One of the very few assignments I remember from kindergarten was the creation of our class cookbook. We were each asked to describe the ingredients for our favorite recipe. At the mature age of 5, I told Ms. Ruetabeaga (pronounced like the root vegetable: rutabaga) about the ingredients for my mom’s wilted spinach [...]
Last weekend, I attended the yearly Registered Dietitian National Conference meeting in Denver. At this 4 day conference, you can attend what they call the “EXPO.” At the expo, aisle after aisle of food manufacturers and food companies are in attendance trying to sway the RD’s of our country on their products. With the [...]
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 love bread, and as I savor the homemade cherry walnut bread from our Nutrition and Dietetics cafeteria, Fresh Gatherings Cafe, I imagine how difficult and challenging the gluten-free diet would be to follow and maintain.
I have recently noticed a growing interest in the gluten-free diet and seen a rising number of stars such as [...]
Several weeks ago I volunteered to participate in the “Hunger Challenge 2009″ sponsored by the organization Food Outreach located in Saint Louis. Food Outreach provides nutrition services for people living with HIV/AIDS and cancer. The purpose of the 7-day hunger challenge is to raise awareness for those in our community and country who face [...]
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 [...]
Is it weird that I LOVE to grocery shop? In my single years, half of my Saturday was devoted to grocery shopping. The day would begin at the Soulard Farmer’s Market, move to Sappington International Farmer’s market and then Trader Joe’s, and would wind down at Whole Foods for lunch. In these numerous shopping [...]
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 [...]
In the mood to grab a drink? This is a dwindling question amongst my girlfriends these days. At this stage in my life, many of my friends are or are trying to have children, and avoid our past frequented watering holes. I guess it works out for everyone, I get to introduce them to [...]
Over Memorial Day weekend, PJ and I did a ton of grilling. Our grill is only 1 year old this summer, so we are still trying to figure him out. Grilling is one of my favorite cooking methods and is a great method for cooking low-fat, flavorful foods. We have “tried” to grill everything from [...]