Highlights: Allow candy as part of regular meal and snack times vs. eating everything in one night The sugar from candy does not beat out the sugar consumed from sodas, sports, and energy drinks! You don't have to be the one giving or taking an apple, but see if you can hunt down these other options (see below) Pistachios Pistachio Halloween packs What...
In celebration of our gathering of fresh beets from a garden in Eastern Washington, we are featuring Old School's how-to of "Propagating Beet Greens"... Beet greens, though they may seem like throw-aways, are actually comparable to kale and chard and delicious sauteed. Not to mention they fulfill your green veggie requirement for the week and one cup cooked (cooked gets you more bang for...
By: Kristi Tamaki, RD / Best Teen Diets contributor Key Points: We cannot meet the dietary guidelines without paying attention to saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars Choose low-fat, low-sodium and no-added-sugar options Dairy and protein foods are the foods that contribute the most to the excessive calorie intake The problem: If you have made an attempt to track your food intake using...
Food Day events are happening this weekend and throughout next week. Find out what is going on in your community here. ...
Food labeling is kind of a messy issue right now. On one side you have advocates of “Right to Know” fighting for GMO-containing products to be labeled as such. On the other side you have soda companies and fast food restaurants digging in their heels to fight laws that would require further nutrition information posted on vending machines and menu boards. From this...
By: Kristi Tamaki / Best Teen Diets Contributor Would subtracting 150 calories from the 500 you thought you racked up on the treadmill be a bit disheartening? We think so. Not that 350 isn’t an accomplishment. But we like to believe that we are being told the truth, especially if it is good information. When it comes to calorie estimates on the treadmill,...
Alysun Deckert MS, Registered Dietitian & Clinical Dietitian at UW Medicine, explains her opinion of why nutrition is so important during the teen years. ...
By: Kristi Tamaki, RD / Best Teen Diets Contributor http://bit.ly/TcEvVI Have you ever noticed how much you eat when you are watching TV or trying to figure out math homework? What about when you aren’t doing either of those things? It seems like we frequently consume our snacks and meals while trying to complete other things or while trying to make what we...
One of our favorite reasons to smile this season is the abundance of fresh, colorful and did-we-mention delicious fall produce. A number of nutritional rock stars from September will remain ripe this month and next -- we're looking at you, apples -- but there are some healthy picks unique to October, too. Carrots Why we love them: Another great source of eyesight-boosting vitamin A and beta-carotene, carrots are also rich...
October is typically marked by the burnt orange of pumpkins, the deep red of autumnal leaves and ... pink ribbons. With the first of the month upon us, it's once again National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign dedicated to promoting awareness around the disease for more than 25 years. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer (following non-melanoma skin cancer)...
