Quick Bite: All Whole Grains Are Not Created Equal
“Whole Grains” is one of the very popular buzzwords in food and health today. It’s no surprise then that the Food Industry is jumping on the bandwagon and advertising whole grains in many products. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has an excellent guide on whole grains and recently got press coverage exposing the problems with labeling of whole grains. Here’s a picture from a friend of mine, one of the rare honest labels out there:
Quick Bite: Ingredients
In an ideal world, everyone makes fresh food every day, from great, fresh ingredients. We all eat whole foods grown locally and plenty of vegetables. HA! Ideal is very often NOT reality. So what is someone to do when they want to be healthy?
Humorous Nutrition Headlines
Seeing as how what I do is all about wellness and food, I read quite a bit on those subjects. Newsletters, RSS feeds, Twitter and magazines all end up in front of me. The sources range from research papers to local newspapers. A day barely goes by where I read a headline and shake my head. Some of these headlines are equivalent to: New Research Shows Benefits of Breathing Air! Here are some that have come across my desk: 100 ...
Quick Bite: Ant Food
Welcome to the Quick Bite! This will be a regular feature on the blog that gives a quick little lesson in food. I’m not the kind of person to get really detailed and tell people exactly what and how to eat, that’s a very personal decision. I’m not into counting calories (or points) although I respect people who do it. I like to give clients and friends simple, easy rules of thumb to think about when shopping. So enough of ...
