The holidays are upon us, and one of the biggest eating occasions in the U.S. is next week. According to the Mayo Clinic, the average American eats about 4,000 calories on Thanksgiving Day. That’s twice the average person’s calorie needs for one day. Think of Thanksgiving as a barometer for healthy eating this holiday season. […]

I recently returned from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference in Philadelphia. Look for a recap soon! In the meantime, check out a few of my most recent articles on Boston Magazine as well as a new site, The Good Calorie. Eight Pumpkin Recipes With Fewer Calories Than a Pumpkin Spice […]

There’s been a lot of talk about the amount of sodium in the foods we eat.  After the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans updated sodium recommendations, the chatter around the mineral has continued to get louder. Recently, Boston Market, a major food chain with over 400 locations, announced it will be removing all salt shakers […]

Have you ever wondered how many grams of added sugar are in the food you’re eating? Would it change what you eat if you knew? A debate about this very idea, labeling added sugar on the Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP), is now heating up. A coalition consisting of the American Heart Association, Center for Science […]

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. […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]