So here's an article that seems so unsuspectingly a great benefit to you. It's talking about eating more "Nutrient-Rich foods", when the reality is, while it is sending a great message about nutrient rich foods up front, it's a Trojan horse for nutrient poor foods, and could give you a heart attack! "Nutrient-Rich" Foods I keep hearing ...
Aug
12
KEEPING IT SIMPLE
Food is everywhere. I was in the nail salon the other day, and the food channel was on the TV screen. You simply can't get away from it even if you try. Two other women were watching intently while Jada whipped up her Italian magic. As I was eavesdropping on the conversation, (what else could I ...
Aug
6
One Too Many Bananas!
ONE TOO MANY BANANAS How many bananas is too many bananas? I don’t know but your body knows. You can overdo and overeat the GOOD stuff too. My partner, John Allen, and I talk about this concept all the time. Contrary to that popular belief that “eating healthy doesn’t taste good and is boring” reason/excuse that many ...
Jul
28
Nutrient Density definitions
Nutrient Density is a critical concept in devising and recommending dietary and nutritional advice to patients and to the public. Not merely vitamins and minerals, but adequate consumption of phytochemicals is essential for proper functioning of the immune system and to enable our body’s detoxification and cellular repair mechanisms that protect us from chronic diseases ...
Nutrient-rich foods have a high nutrient-to-calorie ratio, making them nutrition bargains, rather than only calorie, fat or sodium bargains. July 14, 2010|By Sharon Palmer, Environmental Nutrition The latest buzzword in healthful eating is not low-calorie, low-sodium or low-fat: It's "nutrient-rich." What's nutrient-rich eating? Just consider a 100 Calorie Pack of Hostess Twinkie Bites. Sure, it only contains 100 ...
Jul
21
Recipe Simplicity Rules
I don't know about you but I would rather eat a GREEN apple than some YELLOW #6. What the heck is that anyway? Yet, it is in a lot of our refined, processed, American food items and most of us are not even aware of what we are eating. Look at this list: whole grain rolled oats, high fructose ...
Do you find it difficult to eat healthy during the holidays? If so, you are not alone. Most people want to eat better, but they are simply swamped with great tasting foods served with love, that are unfortunately, often times poor in nutrients and in many cases junk. They “give in” for good reasons and are ...
By John Allen Mollenhauer "JAM". We are at a major shift in the nutritional landscape, about how we think about eating, and eating for health, for that matter. For decades, we have been operating on the "nutrient poor" model of nutrition, where nutritional advice has focused mostly on what foods and substances people should limit - saturate fat, ...
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