Dec

6

Eating Less Processed Foods…Worth It?

December 6, 2010 | 4 Comments

I was recently asked this question:
My friend is all about eating less processed foods lately. What’s this about it? Is it worth it?
Eating less processed is definitely a big food and nutrition trend that has been popular for the past few years. Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food, and Food [...]

Nov

22

Avoiding Everything White: Myth or True?

November 22, 2010 | 5 Comments

When the nurse at my OB’s office found out I’m a dietitian–while she was trying to instruct me on how to eat a low-sodium diet, questions started pouring.
One of the questions was: “should I avoid eating everything white?”
My answer was: it depends.
Often, nutrition messages are simplified, packaged into nice marketable slogans, and mumbled all over [...]

Nov

11

Goose Valley Wild and Brown Rice Review

November 11, 2010 | 3 Comments

Whole grains, less processing, and fewer ingredients. All three are trends in food that this product delivers.
I received free samples of Goose Valley Rice: Brown and Wild Rice Fusion, Natural Wild Rice, and Organic Wild Rice. My previous experience with wild rice has been a box of Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Rice. I’ve [...]

Aug

30

Recap on Food, Health, and Fitness Trends

August 30, 2010 | 2 Comments

I can’t believe August is over! For the past month, I have been posting on trends in food, health, and fitness as part of my theme for Healthbuzz.
Today, I wanted to do a recap to highlight some things I talked about, and other things I wanted to but didn’t get a chance to do so.
Fitness [...]

Aug

26

Kiddy Snack with Adult Appeal: Watermelon Cheese Kabobs

August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love crisp juicy sweet watermelons in the summer?
Not sure if this fits in the Healthbuzz theme of trends in food. It is a fun skewer idea that I tried with my son. Sometimes, we just to need to stir things up to make him more interested in his food. He loves watermelon, no [...]

Aug

23

Can Detox Diets Be Done Right?

August 23, 2010 | 5 Comments

As my HealthyBuzz theme for August revolves around trends in food, health, and fitness, I’ve been asked to write about detox diets. Right on spot. Detox diets are predicted by Mintel firm to be one of the hottest health trends for 2010.
While the term “detox” originally referred to the lemon diet–the Master Cleanse promoted by [...]

Aug

13

Trendy Desserts…The Perspective of a Dietitian

August 13, 2010 | 5 Comments

Fancy Cupcakes
Cupcakes are THE cakes for their birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers, and weddings. Cinnabon has even started selling cupcakes! Trendy and fun. But, are fancy store-bought cupcakes worth your money?
I’m not a dessert-hater, but unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket, $29 to $39 a dozen is a lot. A box [...]

Aug

5

The Low Down on Agave, Honey, and Date Sugar

August 5, 2010 | 17 Comments

Georgie Fear, a registered dietitian who writes Ask Georgie, wrote me a comment for ideas on trends in health and food for my HealthBuzz theme this August:
I think a topic you should consider addressing is normal sugar vs other sweeteners (caloric). There are so many people out there blogging about using agave and honey and [...]