A couple of weeks ago, PJ and I took a trip up to Polo, IL to visit my 96 year-old grammie. Grammie calls me “nutri-pie”. Grammie weighs a whopping ~90 pounds, and stands ~5 feet tall. She lives in a 3-story farmhouse and shares the first floor with her dog “Darnit” and her cat [...]
I don’t eat a lot of red meat, in fact, last weekend was the first time I had eaten ground beef in several years. The lack of beef in my life has a little to do with nutrition, but more to do with the fact that I grew up on a small farm in TN [...]
Over the Christmas Break, PJ, the new hubby and I were having a conversation about future plans, goals, etc. As other newlyweds can relate, once you are married, the next question people love to ask you is…when are you going to…run your next marathon! Well, we decided to put one on our calendar for 2009.
I [...]
Last Friday, I participated in our Nutrition and Culinary undergraduate students’ pastry exams. As part of their exam they presented beautifully plated pastries such as the butternut squash creme bruelee, flourless chocolate cake, and poached apple & pumpkin spiced pudding. It was delish.
Yesterday, our Graduate Students presented their “nutrition assessment” projects while we the [...]
I hate to contribute to the Debbie downer talk about the economy and the importance of saving money, but the Thanksgiving meal can be heavy, not only in calories, but on your pocketbook as well.
Here are some tips that might not only save us money, but lighten up your calorie load as well.
1) Recruit help. [...]
So I turn 30 on Sunday, and I am throwing my own birthday party. It doesn’t bother me though, I love birthdays. It’s just another great reason to celebrate. I do have one requirement, a mint chocolate chip ice cream cake from Baskin-Robbins. It has been a staple on April 27th since I turned 5 years old. The [...]
I didn’t think getting engaged would change my already wonderful relationship very much. However, I do believe it has increased the honesty between us! For example, last weekend we traveled to California for my fiance’s national sales meeting. The cumulation of the weekend was an “Oscars” party that all of the members of the company [...]
Christmas 2007 was very good to me. I got a new road bike (his name is Bob) and an engagement ring. So don’t be surprised if many blogs in 2008 revolve around Bob and the planning of a Saint Louis wedding.
To test out our new bikes, PJ the fiance, and I decided to ride along [...]
Well the holidays are here, and the healthy holiday tips are flying. Dietitians are busy helping people sort their way through tantalizing and tempting treats at holiday parties, gifts of fudge and peanut brittle, and finding ways to exercise on those cold winter days.
After an interview on healthy holiday eating I gave last week, I [...]
May is the name of my bike. I named her May because I got her in May of 2006, and did my first long ride in Maystown, IL. I decided to get May for several reasons, but one of the main reasons was to have a decent bike to ride to work. I figured riding [...]