Stand Up to Work!
How has your office desk been treating you? Office furniture has been a challenge to me ever since I joined the workforce. On my tippy toes, I stretch to 4”11, so a footstool and a below-desk keyboard...
View ArticleBiggest Loser Contests – Health Promotion or Humiliation?
More than once I have been asked to run a local “Biggest Loser” contest since I am after all, a dietitian. And we dietitians are all about massive weight loss, right? And we ARE the Food Police,...
View ArticleScreen-Free – Not Just for Children this Week!
We are in the thick of the 2015 Screen-Free Week according to the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. Back in my public health days it was called it “Break Free from TV Week” but since then,...
View ArticleEating Out of Control? Blame Eating, Not Food!
Today’s post is written by Karen Koenig, author of Outsmarting Overeating: Boost Your Life Skills, End Your Food Problems. I was so impressed by this book that I have scheduled a group coaching...
View ArticleVegan, Vegetarian, Flexatarian, or _______atarian?
One summer a friend challenged me to try a vegan diet. A vegan diet means no animal products (no meat, no dairy, and no eggs.) After a good 3 month effort, I retired from the vegan diet, and...
View ArticleFrisbee Golf (Some Call it Frolf)… I call it Fabulous Fun!
Every Monday I take three young adults frolfing. Or do we go frolicking? Sometimes I have so much fun, I feel like a dancing fairy in the forest! We start by choosing our weapons. J. likes “The...
View ArticleEnergy Drinks – which are best?
This is a great question, and the answer really depends on what you looking for. However, with so many products out there, it is hard to decipher the ingredients against your actual needs. Many...
View ArticleThe Full Circle Garden
We had our first frost the other night, yes in September! I’m so glad I harvested most of my tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and potatoes the last two weekends. Even though I have a rather small garden,...
View ArticleHow to Be Successful with New Year’s Resolutions
Are you one to make New Year’s Resolutions? January 1st has that “clean slate” feel to it, so why not? Depending on how resolutions are made, people can be successful if goals are planned well and...
View ArticlePhysical Activity is Not Always Easy…
Having played sports most of my life, I like to encourage others to give any game a try. When people say they are “uncoordinated” I question that – I tend to believe that with patient instruction and...
View ArticleEggs Set Free in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines
The highlight of the new 2015 Dietary Guidelines was seeing eggs set free from Food Rules Prison. They have been wrongfully accused for being “bad” in association with heart disease for way too long....
View ArticlePolish Coffeecake – Taking Mindful Eating to a New Level
What better surprise could there be on a cold winter day than a a package from my twin sister, Barbara! Inside was a small piece of our childhood food, a family tradition, a beloved dessert…. a slice...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day Smoothie…‘Tis, Green, Green, Green!
Whether you are Irish or not, ’tis always fun to go “green” on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s also the perfect day to sneak Vitamin A-loaded green into your family’s diet! Enter the delicious St. Patrick’s...
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Freelance Pecan-Crusted Walleye and Look…No Calories!
Some of you may have noticed that the recipes in my blog and on my kitchen site are a little different from those of other food bloggers. For starters, I am not rigid about measurements of ingredients....
View ArticleLet’s Stop Calling Children “Picky” Eaters
There are a number of reasons I’m suggesting this, but the main one is this: It’s not very nice. It’s a label given to children who are very selective about what they eat. This can be for a number of...
View Article“I’m Pretty Tired” of Under Armour Ads
Have you noticed that Under Armour currently has a campaign going on, called “I’m Pretty __________” (you fill in the blanks to describe yourself.) It strives to educate people that women are not just...
View ArticleRadish Cocktail, Anyone?
My neighbor Annie is the queen of growing radishes. I have never had good luck with them in my own garden, and she doesn’t even like them, so yes, you guessed it…. I am well-supplied with these...
View ArticleHow to Escape Back to School Shopping and Save Thousands of Dollars
I recently read that the National Retail Federation projects parents will pay on average, $970 for back-to-school expenses. “Back to School” shopping is the second largest retail shopping season next...
View ArticleHow to Be Successful with New Year’s Resolutions
Are you one to make New Year’s Resolutions? January 1st has that “clean slate” feel to it, so why not? Depending on how resolutions are made, people can be successful if goals are planned well and...
View ArticlePhysical Activity is Not Always Easy…
Having played sports most of my life, I like to encourage others to give any game a try. When people say they are “uncoordinated” I question that – I tend to believe that with patient instruction and...
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