Is that a list of superfoods? No, it is a list of foods that the health action organization, Center for Science in the Public interest released as their list of the top 10 riskiest foods for Americans to eat. Here they are listed in order from the highest risk to the least risk:
1) Leafy greens
2) [...]
I don’t usually like talking about my dreams, because personally, I don’t think people typically care that much to hear about them. So I will be brief, in my first dream (I have many because my sleep is usually interrupted by a night-time bathroom break or my cat Myra deciding that my head would be [...]
Although my husband and family encouraged me to visit Aldi’s or Shop N Save for the $29 week challenge, I chose to go to Schnuck’s because I wanted to see how I could manage my budget shopping at the store which I typically frequent because it is closest to my house. Like the other Food [...]
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 [...]
PJ and I went to Nashville to see my parents for Easter. Because the weather was rather chilly and rainy we ended up playing several card games, and ate our way through a lot of “dips.” Although my mom is fairly health conscious, she had purchased a crab dip (with pseudo crab) and an artichoke [...]
It’s that time of the year again…no, I am not talking about losing an hour of sleep this Sunday, or Spring Break, but Girl Scout cookie time! In the past years, I have successfully avoided the sweet girls who sell these tempting treats, but not this year. Now, I have 11 [...]
Is there an explanation for my “down in the dumps mood today”? Could I be concerned about PJ’s new running injury (yes…on our long run this weekend, he developed some ankle pain and is on the DL this week). Is it the 35 papers I have sitting in front of me to grade? [...]
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. [...]