Nutrition
What’s So Great About Tropical Fruit?
We tend to think of them as “specialty” fruits for some reason. Maybe it’s because they’re exotic and travel from so far away. Or maybe it’s because we associate them
What’s So Great About Protein?
If you workout, see a trainer or read fitness and health magazines you’re probably well aware of how important protein is in your diet. Certainly, if you have children, you
Lisa’s Letters Home: Whoa Nelly, What’s In Those Burgers?
The big food-related news this week here in England was the discovery of horsemeat (horse DNA) in frozen burgers at some of our major supermarkets: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21054688 I was surprised that this wasn’t
What’s So Great About Carbs?
Two weeks out from the excesses of the holiday feed fest and it might be tempting to jump on the low carb train, headed for Skinny Town, alllll aboard…”no ma’am,
Healthy Habits: How to (really!) keep your resolutions
By Theresa Albert www.myfriendinfood.com This New Year your only resolution will be to change one habit. That’s it. And, if you do it well many, many other habits will follow and you won’t even
What’s So Great (And Bad) About Peanut Butter
I ate my body weight in homemade chocolate peanut butter cups over the holiday. Or at least it was my body weight… until the peanut butter cups… Well you get
Lisa’s Letters Home: Don’t Say Diet, Damn It!
You know it’s the new year when Pinterest goes from deep-fried Nutella-slathered triple layer brownies to nothing but lentils and salad. I’ve heard lots of friends make resolutions to lose
What’s So Great About Chia?
The Best of 2012….. In case you got a chia pet this holiday, don’t bother watching it grow. Eat it. We picked this What’s So Great About post as one
What’s So Bad About Agave Nectar
Wait, what? A couple of years ago I made banana bread for all my clients for Christmas gifts and swapped out the evil white refined sugar for agave nectar. Why?
Healthy Habits: Handling Holidays
By Theresa Albert, DHN, RNCP www.myfriendinfood.com Much of the disastrous 10 pounds per decade (that is suspected of being the foundation of our obesity crisis) is acquired between Thanksgiving and
