Best Foods to Keep in Your Pantry for Fall
There are many reasons to love fall. It marks the gap between the warmest and coldest months of the year – it’s the happy medium of seasons! Many people partake in “spring cleaning” where they completely gut out their closets and dressers…
An Apple A Day… Does It Really Keep the Doctor Away?
The end of summer and beginning of fall brings cool and crisp air. Apple orchards are blooming, and the ovens are heating up! It's the perfect excuse for us health gurus to bring up the old saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away!”…
Nutrition for Gut Health
I am sure you have heard the saying, “your gut is your second brain”. It sounds funny, but it holds a lot of truth. When we have a healthy and happy gut, we have a healthy body. Think about a time when you had a stomachache or didn’t feel…
How Nutritional Needs Change as We Age
Introduction
Did you know that as we age, our nutritional needs also change? It may seem odd, but as we age, our bodies start to require more of certain nutrients and less of others. This is often the result of the wear and tear our bodies…
New Year’s Resolutions
The end of another year has already passed! It seems like every time another year goes by, the next one passes by even quicker. The end of the year pushes many people to set New Year's resolutions for themselves that they didn’t achieve in…
Crazy for Carotene
With the abundance of nutrition articles available to the public, especially via internet publications, we are all exposed to more nutrition jargon than individuals in the past. Words such as “hydrogenated oils”, “carbohydrates”, and…
The 7 “Most Wanted” Nutrients for Americans
Background:
We all know getting proper nutrition is important, but figuring out what to focus on can be confusing – should you worry about iron? Carbs? Vitamin D? Saturated fats? Cholesterol? Healthy Fats? or what? So to keep things…
Amazing Avocado
Avocados have been very popular for awhile now, and they have a right to be – not only does this pear-shaped Central American fruit possess a creamy texture and subtle buttery flavor, it’s unique from most other fruits. Avocados feature…
Crazy for Cocoa! Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe
Those chilly winter months will be here before we know it. What better way to stay warm this winter than with a cup of rich, velvety hot chocolate!
Homemade hot chocolate brings back fond memories of warming up after a cold night of sledding…
Nutrition’s Role in Surviving COVID-19
Nutrition's Role in Covid-19 Survival
It’s hard to believe that we have been collectively fighting COVID-19 for over two years. It’s safe to say that this pandemic has exhausted us. Fortunately we’ve made it to the point where vaccines…
Squash Nutrition: Apple stuffed Acorn Squash {Favorite Fall Recipe}
Acorn squash are a type of winter squash that are named for their shape, which is like an acorn. Acorn squash provide great nutrition and come in a variety of colors including green, orange, white and a variegated green. When choosing squash,…
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