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Healthy Snacks to Eat at Work

Sometimes while at work, we work on autopilot, as well as eat on autopilot. And while snacking can be a healthy practice, many workers fall into the habit of unhealthy snacking on sweets and junk food...

Benefits of a Meal Delivery Service

Nutrition is a confusing subject for many people. There is often conflicting advice in the media as most sources try to simplify or summarize some very complicated nutrition science findings. A meal d...

Seattle’s Check Up Proves Eating Right Does the Body Good

As a woman in my mid-80’s I try to do all the right things to continue on a path of good health. I eat right (check – thanks to Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating), I stay mentally active (also, thanks t...

Avoiding Empty Calories

A calorie is defined as a unit of energy. In the same way that we put fuel into vehicles to make them run, we must also put calories into our bodies to essentially “fuel” them. Maintaining...

Tips for Healthier Grocery Shopping

Have you ever gone to the grocery store with healthy intentions, only to realize later that you’ve brought home bags filled with borderline junk food? You are not alone. Many people don’t grocery shop...

Sedentary Lifestyles Kill 5 Million People a Year

Have you heard? Sitting is the new smoking. According to new research, sitting and sedentary lifestyles account for 5 millions deaths per year. The World Health Organization (WHO) tallies smoking deat...

Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Starting a Diet

Often times, when we hear about a new diet or new supplement in the media, we also hear the warning, “ask your doctor before starting.” This is for good reason.Of course we know that certain supplemen...

Stay Mobile as You Age with a Healthy Diet

There’s yet another reason to eat your vegetables every day and adhere to a healthy, balanced diet.A new study recently found that a healthy diet may help reduce a woman’s risk of physical disability...

Nutrition Quality Vs. Quantity

Which is more important - Eating the right amount of food or eating the right type of food? It’s almost as puzzling as “what came first – the chicken or the egg?” This is an ag...

Whole Grains Health Benefits

Whole grains are truly an amazing food source!Many people don’t realize that whole grains are much more than a so-called “heart healthy” food option being marketed about in great abundance. They have...

Diet Vs. Exercise: What Should I Focus on?

As a registered dietitian nutritionist and someone who studies weight loss, I have learned that diet is hands down more effective at shedding those unwanted pounds when compared to exercise. Why, when...

FDA’s New Sodium Guidelines

Americans have a long-standing love affair with salt. Americans eat about 1 ½ teaspoons of salt daily or 3,400 milligrams. That amount has not changed in years and is nearly a third more than what the...

Healthy Summer Fixes for Your Diet

With Memorial Day behind us, it’s officially summertime and the long-awaited sun is finally out! For many of us, this means cookouts, barbeques and fun in the sun. For others, this means struggling w...

The Healthy Way to Start a Diet

Did you know that many people who go on a diet end up regaining the weight they lost? That may be shocking, but there are many reasons for this. Simply put, diets fail because not enough preparation i...

Good Sugar Vs. Bad Sugar

There are two types of sugar - added sugar, which includes the familiar white granulated “table sugar” (sucrose), as well as concentrated sources like fruit juice, and then there are naturally occurri...

Is Salt Bad for You?

Is salt really bad for you? That is a tricky question. There is some good in it, because it is vital for bodily functions. But too much of a good thing is never good!A small amount of salt on a daily...

Getting More Energy From Your Diet

Energy is something most of us want more of and we often seek it in forms of caffeine as a quick fix, but that only last for so long before crashing. We need extra energy to tackle more of those daily...

Consumers Say NO to Artificial Food Dyes

Recently, Mars - the makers of a popular candy (M&Ms) announced it would remove artificial food dyes from its candy over a five-year period. They are listening to consumer demand for natural ingredien...