Archive for the 'Nutrition' Category
Fed Up With Lunch
Posted on March 10, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | Leave a Comment
Maybe you’ve seen this and maybe you haven’t, but I wanted to pass this along. Fed Up with Lunch: The School Lunch Project is a blog by a teacher who is eating school lunch everyday. Read why she’s doing it and some other FAQs.
It’s pretty interesting to see the food that the schools serve and […]
Drinking Sugar
Posted on March 9, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | Leave a Comment
[Image from here via @YoniFreedhoff].
We might want to go easy on the sugar-drinks. Maybe help our kids avoid them too?
Limit Soft Drinks
Posted on February 14, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | 1 Comment
“The bottom line is that limiting consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks can help in maintaining a healthy weight, which in turn will reduce risk of many types of cancer and other serious diseases.”
– Eric Jacobs, strategic director of pharmacoepidemiology at the American Cancer Society, via here.
Just another reminder to take care of ourselves and to […]
Easy Turkey Burger Recipe
Posted on January 28, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment
Made turkey burgers for dinner the other night. Oven-roasted red potatoes along with them. Delicious and easy to make.
Here’s what you’ll need:
1-1.5 lbs Ground Turkey
1 Zucchini
1 egg
Worchestershire Sauce
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Salt
Peppper
Whole wheat buns
Whatever toppings you want.
What I did:
Put ground turkey into a large bowl. Shred up zucchini into turkey. Add the egg, and everything else. Mix together […]
Good Reads
Posted on January 22, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Shout Outs | 4 Comments
Happy Friday. Check out these posts/articles I’ve liked these past few days. Check them out and pass them on.
“I certainly believe if we could stick to these two rules, we’d see a vast improvement in our health.”
– Confused by Fitness Rules? Here’s 2 Simple Health Tips from Dietriffic
“What’s better than eating your carrots with dip? […]
Kitchen Fun
Posted on January 14, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Vegetables | 5 Comments
I had some fun in the kitchen last night. Decided to try something new for dinner and see if it would work out. First, let me post a picture of my little kitchen helper:
And by helper, I mean she found a drawer she liked and took everything out and left it on the floor. Oh […]
NYC Anti-Soda Ad
Posted on December 16, 2009 - Filed Under Nutrition, Prevention | Leave a Comment
I’ve seen this ad all over the place on the internet the past few days. It was made by the New York City Department of Health and hopefully it makes you think twice about knocking back sodas all day, every day.
[Can’t see video? Go here].
Healthy Habits for Kids
Posted on November 30, 2009 - Filed Under Nutrition, Vegetables, healthy lifestyle | 8 Comments
Here’s my daughter devouring her veggies. Looks like she ate most of the peas and greenbeans already. : ) We’re trying to teach her healthy habits early and hopefully she’ll stick with them forever.
What are some things you do with your kids to teach them healthy habits?
Happy Thanksgiving Eve
Posted on November 25, 2009 - Filed Under Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | 1 Comment
Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I bet everyone is getting excited for all the family, food and traditions. I know I am.
I’m hoping to get up early and get a good run in and then hang out with the family, watch some sports and eat some good food.
If you’re trying to eat healthier and need some […]
Yum Yum Avocado
Posted on November 19, 2009 - Filed Under Fruit, Nutrition, Vegetables | 1 Comment
Had some turkey burgers for dinner last night topped with some avocado slices. So good with avocado. I love those things. I should’ve taken a picture but I inhaled the food so fast I couldn’t.
Some info about avocados:
“Avocados, like olives, are one fo the few foods that are both rich in healthy fats and free […]
