5 Steps to Making a Delicious & Healthy Sandwich
Want to balance your day with a sandwich that bursts with nutrients, fiber and protein? Here are a few tips to build a healthier sandwich: Start off by choosing whole grains, read the ingredient list to make sure the word “whole” is in front of wheat, oats or rye, otherwise you’re not eating whole grain bread. Beat the boredom of bread by…
How to Keep it Healthy: Thanksgiving
Be Your Healthiest This Thanksgiving Don’t let the temptation of a Thanksgiving feast ruin your healthy diet. Try these suggestions for a healthy Thanksgiving meal. Tips for a Healthy Thanksgiving 1: Watch your portions. Take it easy with the carb-laden dishes such as stuffing and mashed potatoes. A serving of most carb-containing foods is: 1 small dinner roll, ½ cup mashed potatoes,…
How to Stay Healthy at the Amusement Park or Fair!
Summer time is here so you know what that means, the kids/grandkids are begging you to go to the amusement park or fair. But between the cotton candy, chili fries, hot dogs and nachos, you are destined for a damaging day packed full of empty high calorie snacks and food. Eating right at an amusement park can seem like an impossible…
Eat to Control Your Blood Sugar
Eating to Control Your Blood Sugar Eating to control your blood sugar isn’t just for people with diabetes; it is an important way to reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and it promotes satiety, increased energy and weight loss. I’m a big fan of prevention, so I’m on board with the idea that we should all eat as though we have diabetes. Controlling blood sugar…
Beyond Breakfast: Countless Ways to Use Greek Yogurt
Greek yogurt a fantastic food that can be used in recipes to decrease calories, pump up the calcium, protein and reduce fat. Greek yogurt is high in protein and calcium with the added benefit of helping you feel full longer. A full tummy is a happy tummy and in turn lead to weight loss. Here are some great ways to add Greek…
How to Keep It Healthy: For Santa
The count down to Christmas is finally here and children around the world will be leaving Santa treats to fuel him for his ride. But don’t forget Santa needs good nutrition too! Just think about how many homes Santa stops at dropping off gifts and drinking a glass of whole milk and two cookies at every stop. Santa will most likely consume more than 7 billion calories…
Healthy Breakfast Ideas for School Kids
Before you send your kids out the door and off to school there may be something they’re missing – and it’s not their backpacks or lunches! Eating breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. Kids who eat breakfast are more alert, perform better on school tests and have fewer behavior problems than kids who skip breakfast. Conversely, breakfast…
Ask a Nutrition Expert – When Should My Kids Eat Snacks?
Unplanned random snacking can lead to problems, especially with weight. Nonstop snacking interferes with kids’ appetites and can disrupt their natural instinct to experience hunger and fullness. On the other hand, snacks can actually help kids achieve a healthy weight when they are timed correctly. Most children and teens need to eat every three to four hours throughout the day. …
Avoiding the Halloween Candy Temptation
Even when you’re trying to be on your best behavior and resist temptation, Halloween candy can be too much. But, it is possible to make a choice that not only treats your sweet tooth but also provides some nutritional benefit with the calories. Single serving M&M packets are a popular candy for trick-or-treaters young and old. Both plain and peanut varieties provide…
Glendale Dietitian Tip – How to Buy the Best Yogurt
Yogurt is most often marketed as a delicious food that promotes health, but is it really healthy? According to some research, yogurt may help prevent osteoporosis, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and yeast infections. While yogurt can be a nutritious food and tasty snack, not every yogurt is a healthy choice. In fact, many commercially prepared yogurts may have as much fat…