My new post was published on Boston Magazine’s Hub Health page today and I think it’s too important not to share on my own blog! Maybe you have heard about the recent Kashi scandal. The company is under fire for using the word “natural” on its products. Why? Because they also contain genetically modified organisms. [...]
April 6, 2012
Eat Your Vitamins (and minerals)
There is a new food trend on the horizon. Supplements are out and food is making its way back to the front of the pack. This news is music to my ears. According to research presented at the Institute of Food Technologists’ Wellness 12 meeting, more consumers want their nutrients from food. The researchers point to [...]
March 22, 2012
Want to Improve Your Overall Health?
If I asked you how many servings of fruits and vegetables you eat per day, what would your answer be? What about how many minutes of physical activity you get every week? You should be eating nine servings of produce a day (think, roughly half-a-baseball- to a full-baseball-sized amount, depending on the type of fruit or vegetable) [...]
February 29, 2012
Dessert for Breakfast?
If you read the latest headlines, you might be thinking eating dessert for breakfast is the way to go if you want to lose weight. But with a closer look into the recent study from Tel Aviv University that sparked the frenzy, you might think twice before you grab a donut or a chocolate-chip cookie [...]
February 16, 2012
Fried Food is Still Not the Best Choice
Imagine a world in which you can eat fried food to your heart’s content and not have to worry about heart disease. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, bad news: it is too good to be true, even despite some recent headlines to the contrary. The headlines are citing a recent study in the British Medical Journal. In it, [...]
February 9, 2012
Wal-Mart unveils “Great for You” Icon
When I moved to Boston, I noticed many differences in the environment, the culture, and the behaviors of those around me. I spent the first few months of my time in Boston in culture shock. Actually, I will just refer to it as shock. Everything in Boston is different from my hometown in Tennessee. I [...]
January 31, 2012
The ‘What!’ and ‘Where?’ of Trans Fat
My journey to become a dietitian started with the discovery of trans fat. Yes, they had been in existence for many years, but I’d been unaware that these unhealthy fats were hiding in my food. It was only after attending a talk on the subject that I made the decision to become a dietitian — [...]
January 19, 2012
Five Ways to Revive Your New Year’s Resolution
Confession: I’m not the biggest advocate for New Year’s resolutions. For me, a New Year’s resolution comes with a sense of impending failure. Maybe it’s my history of vowing to make a change that lasts only a couple of weeks before I am left feeling guilty about my failed attempt. Or maybe it’s that, year [...]
January 10, 2012
Exhale: Lifestyle Magazine for Women
Recently, I was given an opportunity to become the Food Editor of Exhale: Lifestyle Magazine for Women. I can’t say how excited I am about this opportunity and to announce that the Winter, 2012 issue is now on stands! Exhale is a quarterly magazine that is published throughout the Boston area. You can also read [...]
January 5, 2012
Final Video and Podcast for StrongWomen Across America
I spent the majority of the fall working with Dr. Miriam Nelson on the StrongWomen Across America tour. Jessica McGovern and I spent countless hours compiling video footage and editing it into short video vignettes that told a story of each town Dr. Nelson and her team visited. And now, our many hours of work [...]
May 3, 2012
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