By Carolyn Reynaud, MS, RD, LD -- Big Game Sunday is for many the first test in your resolution for a healthier year. It’s day spent not only cheering for your favorite team, but indulging in a buffet of high-calorie snack foods and alcohol. Your average American will take in more...
Read MoreOn the weekend of the Big Game, living rooms, basements and kitchens could be filled by 62 million football fans gathering to watch, according to the most recent data from the National Retail Federation. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) also notes the bowl game day as the second...
Read MoreAround the world, every culture has put its own unique spin on Valentine’s Day, yet at the center is the act of celebrating the ones you love. Oftentimes this is demonstrated with food whether it be an elaborate dinner out, decadent dessert, a box of chocolates or all the above....
Read MoreBy: Ellen Stokes, MS, RD, LD -- Even though the holiday season is just getting underway, it’s not too early to begin making New Year’s resolutions. That’s because setting effective nutrition and exercise goals is a process that takes time and careful consideration. Sometimes when resolutions fall short, it’s not due...
Read MoreIt hits you when you least expect it… the all-too familiar rumbling in your stomach that arrives during your weekly staff meeting, or while running errands in the middle of a busy afternoon. It’s hours from dinner, your blood sugar is plummeting, and the rumbling is growing louder and louder!...
Read MoreThe days of January are starting to slip by us, and if you are like most Americans you fell off the “resolution bandwagon” only a few weeks into the New Year. Most studies show resolutions begin to drop off after a week and only about 40 percent of those who...
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