Picture this: You are sitting at an outdoor cafe on a cobblestone plaza in a small town in northern Spain. It is a warm, sunny afternoon, maybe around 2pm, with a light breeze to take the edge off of the heat making it quite comfortable for a leisurely lunch. The plaza is full of Spaniards … Continue reading Eating & Pleasure: Why They Must Go Together
When I was growing up, family meals worked like clockwork in our home. We knew that every night around 6 or 6:30 we would all sit down and eat together as a family. My parents would ask us how school was, we would, begrudgingly, give a half-hearted answer of "fine" or "boring", someone would inevitably … Continue reading Spilled Milk and Spaghetti on the Floor: In Support of Family Meals
In my last post, I talked about why body shaming sucks and why we should be more focused on overall health than the number on the scale. And although this is true, sometimes it is necessary to focus on losing weight in order to be healthier. First and foremost, we need to love ourselves for … Continue reading 10 Things NOT to Do When Trying to Lose Weight
Yesterday while I was at work (I work in a hospital dietary office), I was talking to a nurse about a patient's meal options. I was telling her I was unable to order a cheeseburger for a patient as the patient was recovering from open heart surgery (as in the system literally would not let … Continue reading Body Shaming and Why It Sucks
For many of us, as soon as we wake up in the late morning/afternoon on New Year's day with terrible morning breath from the vast assortment of sugary cocktails we indulged in last night, mascara smudges on our eyeballs, fingers that smell like french fries from the 3 a.m. fast food run, and general self-hatred, … Continue reading Can you guess the #1 New Year’s resolution?
Can a person be too into healthy eating? To the point where it becomes obsessive and actually unhealthy? The short answer is yes, and it has even been given a clinical name. Orthorexia nervosa is a term used to describe a person who has an "unhealthy obsession" with eating "right". It is not an official disorder … Continue reading When Wanting To Be Healthy Becomes An Obsession
Sugar is sugar. Heard that phrase before? What it means is that our bodies cannot recognize one sugar from the next. It means that when it comes to digesting, absorbing, and using sugar our bodies cannot differentiate between table sugar versus honey, or between fruit sugar (fructose) versus high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). In this … Continue reading Hey, Sugar
Up until recently the extent of my knowledge about the large intestine has been very limited. We eat and then we poop and that's about it. My interest in poop has only gone so far as the occasional hilarious story of an esteemed adult pooping their pants. They really do get me every time. See … Continue reading 10 REASONS WHY YOUR GUT IS THE SH*&
School is back in session! Summer has ended and has taken all of my free time with it. But I am excited and am welcoming the change in seasons with open arms. My classes are so, so interesting and it is my last year as a dietetics student, which is definitely something to celebrate! It … Continue reading Nutrigenomics: the future of nutritional healthcare?
The word "dietitian" is a bit misleading. I have discovered this after experiencing many uncomfortable situations when what I study is brought up around others, specifically when food is involved. My husband, Tom, and I will be out to dinner with new people and once they find out I am studying to become a dietitian, … Continue reading Dietitians are not the “food police” (and other misconceptions).
