February 2014 Challenge: Foolproof Your Ticker
What better way to say, “I love you” than to take good care of your heart? February is traditionally heart-health month, and for good reason, since the leading cause of death in the US is heart disease...
View Article“New-Age” Fruit of the Month
Gone are the days of “fruit-of-the-month” baskets. If you want to gift someone with year-round produce, invest in a community-supported agriculture (CSA) share. Your gift will do more than please the...
View ArticleWhat Will You Do to Celebrate Food Day?
Food Day is about bringing us together to begin a genuine and all-inclusive conversation about the way we produce, consume and think about food in this country. Food encompasses a wide array of issues...
View ArticleHappy National Food Day 2012!
It’s Food Day! Celebrate by eating to protect the planet. I will be spending the day at the UA Food Day Fair. If you are in Tucson, come on down between 10-2 pm on the UA Mall, just outside the Student...
View ArticleDo All Dietians Believe Coca-Cola?
Seriously? No. No, not all Registered Dietitians willingly swallow the heavy sponsorships that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, accepts. Michele Simon published an excellent report detailing the...
View ArticleHow Food Politics Led to Nourishing Results
Please listen to my recent interview on Mrs. Greens World with Marion Nestle. When I was in graduate school I read Marion Nestle’s book, Food Politics. Reading this book was a pivotal turning point in...
View ArticleCooking for One Made Glamorous
Just as autonomy does not equal monotony, cooking for one doesn’t have to be boring. In fact, it’s far from it! It’s time to put a different spin on single life in the kitchen. Whether you find...
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