http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:26:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/11/13/7-reasons-to-make-your-own-salad-dressing/ 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/10/28/trick-or-treat-my-trip-to-the-dietitian-expo/ 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/10/09/risky-foods-dare-me-to-eat-them/ 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/09/30/a-diet-i-would-hate-to-follow/ 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/09/02/day-2-dreaming-about-food/ 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/09/02/food-hunger-challenge-day-1/ 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/08/28/the-hunger-challenge/ 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/08/13/eat-like-your-gramma/ 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. ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/07/31/adding-to-the-confusion/ 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 ... http://www.slu.edu/blogs/jennifer/2009/07/08/go-grazin/