Five Easy Food Swaps to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Everyone loves easy. The easier something is, the more likely you are going to do it, right? Trust me, I’m right. In the spirit of easy and diabetes awareness, today I’m sharing easy changes you can make to prevent diabetes. These five tips involve slashing sugar, saturated and trans fats, and cutting back on calories [...]

Diet Cycling Leads to Overeating, Anxiety, and Withdrawal

As if you needed another reason to avoid dieting, new research shows that the “cycling” on and off of diets can stress the brain’s system and cause anxiety, overeating, and withdrawal. If you’ve ever been on a diet where you restrict your food intake and avoid specific foods, but allow “cheat days” to release the [...]

Get Organized With a Beginner’s Running Program

It’s National Nutrition Month and the theme this year is “nutrition from the ground up”. I’m offering advice how you can set build a healthy weight from the ground up – without getting duped by any costly “solutions” you’ve seen before. We started out with setting realistic goals and now we’re going to focus on [...]

Parents, Teach Your Children Well. Give Them Fruits and Veggies Often!

As a dietitian, food is my life. I spend much of my time helping people try new foods and improve their eating behaviors. (I love my job!) I especially enjoy working with parents. It’s a chance to show them how eating well with their kids can be fun and help build life long habits. If [...]

Getting Started With a Running Program

It’s National Nutrition Month and the theme this year is “nutrition from the ground up”. I’m offering advice how you can set build a healthy weight from the ground up – without getting duped by any costly “solutions” you’ve seen before. We started out with setting realistic goals and now we’re going to focus on [...]

Eat Well, Choose Foods with Good Nutrition for Calories

As a dietitian, people always want to know what they can do to eat well. Healthful eating is easy if you focus on choosing foods that have good nutrition for the calories. By filling your shopping cart with a variety of vegetables and fruits, you can be sure you are getting a good nutrition “bang [...]

Eat Like Bernie Salazar: Southwest Turkey Burger with Avocado

Hey, hey! Bernie Salazar here… I’m so excited to be working with Avocados from Mexico and share this video blog with you on one of my favorite foods I’ve been eating since losing 130 pounds on The Biggest Loser — The Amazing Avocado! Watch me turn one of my old meals – burger and fries [...]

Dieting 102: Set Yourself Up for Weight Loss Success

It’s National Nutrition Month and the theme this year is “nutrition from the ground up”. I’m offering advice how you can set build a healthy weight from the ground up – without getting duped by any costly “solutions” you’ve seen before. We’re working on a plan for healthy weight management without dieting. If you’re just [...]

Dieting 101: Getting Started for the Last Time

It’s National Nutrition Month and the theme this year is “nutrition from the ground up”. I’m offering advice how you can set build a healthy weight from the ground up – without getting duped by any costly “solutions” you’ve seen before (pills, potions, cleanses, etc.) Let me just start this post series with a statement. [...]

Berry Talk: Is Acai Worth It? Watch Out For Diet Scams

I had a “berry” good conversation this morning with Fox 5 News on the acai berry “weight loss” products that are just flying through the shelves. Watch my interview for the 4-1-1 on acai, berries, what you should try and what you should avoid.