Food & Nutrition

(#8) Late Night Snacks: Avoid Santa’s Example

Unless you’re wearing a red velvet suit and have a beard, eating cookies in the middle of the night is not for you. Look what it’s done to Santa’s physique! So what should you be munching on in those last few hours of the day before bedtime? This is a key time that can either sink your prior good efforts or prepare you for upcoming success tomorrow. If you are in the habit of reaching for... [Read more]

(#6) Eating Strategies for A Night on the Town

Well with only two weeks left before Christmas I know things are heating up and the parties are in full gear.  So how to go to the office party, the family gathering, the neighborhood party and your aunt Lola’s house with that annoying yappy dog she has, without blowing it all?  Yes there should be some parties on your schedule that are planned as no holds barred, gastronomical celebrations and... [Read more]

What Makes Holiday Weight Gain 51% Worse?

Did you know that 51% of our annual weight gain happens in just a 6-week period? Whether it’s 1, 2 or 10 extra pounds we pack on over the holidays, it turns out it’s not so much how much, but what we do with it (or don’t do with it) that makes holiday weight gain a dangerous proposition. Data from research(1) suggests that we start to pack on a little weight in the pre-holiday months of October... [Read more]

Foods that Fight for Sight

Eyes are a funny thing. They may be windows to the soul, but for some of us they seem to need a cleaning more often than they used to. I’ve often heard people tell me their eyes seemed to start weakening all at once. My sister told me her vision seemed to jump off a cliff on her 40th birthday. Fuzzy text, squinting, needing longer arms to see fine print may seem an inevitable sign of aging, but does... [Read more]

Get Out of that Box! (of cereal that is)

One thing I know is that if we have cereal in the house, my kids want it for breakfast, a snack and even dinner if they think about it.  You may remember how they can negotiate for packaged snacks, and you should see what they do for boxed cereal.  Here is my dilemma, though: I know that breakfast is my first and best opportunity to set them up nutritionally for the day ahead.  It will set the... [Read more]

Frozen Spinach for Breakfast?

Sure, why not? I have frozen spinach for breakfast almost every morning.  I think you should too. Just think, Popeye would have nothing on you! It’s quick, it’s easy and the enormous boost it can add to your health status make it worth your consideration. Now, before I lose you know this – I never taste the stuff. I taste mostly blueberries and bananas. I blend it into a morning smoothie... [Read more]