Potassium
Posted on September 1, 2010 - Filed Under Fruit, Nutrition, Vegetables | View Comments
Been reading about potassium lately. It’s good stuff.
“Potassium is crucial to heart function and plays a key role in skeletal and smooth muscle contraction, making it important for normal digestive and muscular function, too.”
Most people need about 2,000 mg each day. If you’re eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, you shouldn’t have a problem getting [...]
Portion Distortion
Posted on August 31, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | View Comments
Click the image to read about why checking the serving size on the nutrition label matters.
If you’re on Twitter, you should follow Fooducate.
Healthy Monday – Whole Grains
Posted on August 30, 2010 - Filed Under Healthy Monday, Nutrition | View Comments
Each Monday, a simple health tip and challenge will be posted as part of Healthy Monday. Healthy Monday is a public health initiative founded in 2005 in association with Johns Hopkins University, Syracuse University, and Columbia Univerisity.
Their mission includes ending “chronic preventable disease in the U.S. by offering people and organizations a weekly prompt to [...]
37 or So Ingredients
Posted on August 27, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | View Comments
Check this project out: All the ingredients of a Twinkie in photos. Yum?
What We Eat
Posted on August 19, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, food | View Comments
What the Average American Consumes in a Year:
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Pretty interesting chart. Thought it was worth sharing.
Too Much Salt?
Posted on August 17, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | View Comments
I never used to notice, but now, as my wife and I go out to eat on occasion, we really notice how salty everything tastes. We try to cook and eat pretty healthy meals at home, and we rarely use salt.
Just got to thinking about this after reading the article quoted above. When you’re used [...]
Drew Carey Weight Loss
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Weight Control | View Comments
Drew Carey has lost 80 pounds since January and, as a consequence, has been able to get off his Type-2 diabetes medication. I know this was big news last week, but I was out of town and didn’t get a chance to comment on it.
According to this CNN.com article, Drew Carey eliminated most carbohydrates** from [...]
Creative in the Kitchen
Posted on August 3, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
Two-egg omelet with spinach, onions and tomatoes and a little cheese. Topped with avocado and more tomatoes. So fresh and so good.
This was our dinner the other night after not wanting to make anything that would take too long. Get creative in your kitchen. You never know what you can come up with.
Room for Dinner?
Posted on July 20, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | View Comments
A nice reminder from the NYC Dept of Health. Calories matter.
Healthy Monday – Eat at Home
Posted on July 12, 2010 - Filed Under Healthy Monday, Nutrition | View Comments
Each Monday, a simple health tip and challenge will be posted as part of Healthy Monday. Healthy Monday is a public health initiative founded in 2005 in association with Johns Hopkins University, Syracuse University, and Columbia Univerisity.
Their mission includes ending “chronic preventable disease in the U.S. by offering people and organizations a weekly prompt [...]
