Nutrition

Every year, do you pledge you’ll find the right diet, the right exercise routine or that you’ll just be healthier? As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I find that small change is usually the most effective kind. So, instead of focusing on conquering your diet, perfecting your workout habits and boosting your productivity, I’d suggest a focus on one small change that could be very beneficial. And here it is: Remake your plate with more protein in the morning.

Improve what you eat and focus on being active: Two simple ideas from the latest edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the science-based advice that helps all of us make choices that add up to better nutrition and lifelong well-being. As a mom and a pediatrician, I know that good nutrition begins with a commitment to healthier choices.

1. What else are you going to dunk your cookies in? Santa isn’t traveling around the entire world in one night for cookies and water. 
2. Cows make funny sounds – even in Christmas carols. You know the part of Away in a Manger with “the cattle are lowing, the baby awakes”?

The National Dairy Council is turning 100 this year. We’re celebrating with 100 things we love about dairy. The October list has arrived, and if you can’t tell, we love dairy so much it’s “scary.” See the first two blogs in the series, from January and June.

Homogenization was invented by August Gaulin in France in 1899. The root word of homogenization is hōmō, which means the same. So, homogenized milk looks the same whether it be in your glass at home, a bottle at the corner store, or in a carton at a school cafeteria. But why does milk need to be homogenized you might ask? Simply, milk that has not been homogenized will separate. All the cream, which is milk-fat, floats to the top and fat-free skim milk is left on the bottom.  To keep this from happening, milk is homogenized. Re

Every few years, a new fad diet comes on the scene, claiming to solve all our health problems. Remember the Atkins diet? How about the Zone, or even South Beach? Unfortunately, rather than promoting balanced food choices, fad diets tend to eliminate entire food groups, leaving our bodies without essential nutrients. 

Today, everyone seems to be “going Paleo.”

What is Paleo?

I’m the proud momma of three wonderful kiddos. And while the beauty and discomfort of pregnancy and childbirth fades over time, there is nothing like reveling in the body’s amazing ability to grow a human. While growing this bundle of joy takes little conscious effort on your part, it does take every bit of extra nutrients to make a perfect new human.

So, what should you eat? And how much should you eat? Here’s some food for thought.

The National Dairy Council is turning 100 this year. We’re celebrating with 100 things we love about dairy. We covered the first 25 back in January; here’s the next batch.

Let’s get in the kitchen with our kids! Why? Cooking with your kids has a lot of benefits. For starters, it’s a great way for your family to reconnect at the end of the day.

Dairy is a key element of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan. Focused on preventing and reducing blood pressure, DASH delivers the potassium, calcium, magnesium, fiber, and protein your body needs to fight heart disease through good-for-you foods. DASH also helps many people manage their weight – and it always tops the list of Best Diets Overall by U.S. News & World Reports.