Mindful eating: What are your barriers?
Mindful eating can be a tremendous tool for avoiding excess food intake while getting maximum
Take your place at the table
The actual arrival of fall is less than a week away, and while I've been
Is my Fitbit stalking me?
I love a good work perk, so when I had the chance to order a
What do you know about food allergies?
Last weekend, the Discovery Channel (which my husband is regularly glued to, watching The World's
On Nutrition: For the birds
Happy Monday! If you have not perused my column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "Nothing nutty
And…I’m back
Long time, no see!Wow, I really needed a vacation. We did some crazy flying back
On vacation
Happy Monday...barely. I'm on vacation this week, both physically (I'll be in the air, on
Busting the great potato myth
I had already decided to write about potatoes this week before receiving an email from
What happens when diets really fail?
One reason that diets don't work is that they promote all-or-nothing thinking. If you're "on
The best first food
Today's the final day of World Breastfeeding Week. I've been doing a lot of reading
Kombucha love
A handful of weeks ago, I received an email from Reed's asking if I would
Orthorexia: Seeking and finding help
So what do you do if you suspect you might be struggling with orthorexia? Maybe
Reading about orthorexia
In researching orthorexia, I was at first surprised at how little has been written about
Orthorexia: The view from both sides
For my column on orthorexia in Sunday's Seattle Times, I spoke with Colorado CrossFit trainer
On Nutrition: Does healthy eating have a tipping point?
Happy Monday! If you didn't catch my On Nutrition Column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "When healthy eating becomes unhealthy obsession," check it out. The topic is orthorexia, a not-officially-recognized eating disorder that can nonetheless cause real mental/emotional/social distress and even physical harm.
Fish tales and red wine fears
I was still in the reading and contemplation phase of my planned post on the
I’m in a baked oats state of mind
One definite upside to my current food service internship rotation is that I get to
Coconut oil: A favorite recipe
I haven't had time to do much cooking for, oh, the last two years. As
Coconut oil: What’s the deal with saturated fats?
The main complaint lobbied by those opposed to using virgin coconut oil* is that is
Coconut oil: What’s in a chain?
Building on my On Nutrition column in Sunday's Seattle Times, I'm going to talk a
On Nutrition: Coo coo for coconut oil?
Happy Monday! If you haven't caught my latest On Nutrition column, "No surefire recipe yet
A chicken-or-egg look at diabetes
I heard about this TED talk by Dr. Peter Attia the other day and watched
Obesity as a “disease”…a mixed blessing?
In yesterday's post, I talked about some of the expert disagreement about the role that
Public health vs. individual health
I spent some time yesterday catching up on the scientific brouhaha surrounding Dr. Walter Willett's
On Nutrition: Advice for fathers (and others)
Happy Tuesday! I'm freshly back from Las Vegas (and feeling fresher now that I'm out
Self compassion
[Gratuitous cat photo alert.] I chanced upon a great TED talk by Kristen Neff on "The
Obesity: Where does the money go?
I was contacted last week by one of the AcademicEarth.org creators of the video "The
Things that make me happy, Part 1
I'm super crazy busy right now (and eternally, it feels), so I grab moments of
On Nutrition: Much Ado About Organics
Happy Tuesday. I hope you had a nice Memorial Day Weekend. I was working hard
Carrie’s Test Kitchen: ALT bars
I know I've mentioned a time or two that LARABAR is one of the few
Delicious bites of wisdom
As I mentioned, I went to see Michael Pollan talk about his new book, "Cooked"
Coming Soon: Food Revolution Day
Are you planning to partake in Food Revolution Day? I was, and was looking forward
When gluten’s not to blame
Yesterday, I talked about the differences between the various gluten-related disorders (wheat allergy, celiac disease,
Sorting out gluten-related disorders
Behold, the hierarchy of gluten-related disorders.As I discussed in my On Nutrition column in Sunday's
On Nutrition: Should you go gluten free?
Happy Monday! And happy Celiac Awareness Month! In case you haven't noticed, the gluten-free trend
That ’70s Show
Last weekend, while I had my nose to the grindstone on this project and that,
An ideal diet?
Under the heading of "better late than never," last week I went to a talk
Nutrition: Who’s the expert?
We all eat, so we're all experts on nutrition...or are we? As Dr. David Katz
Paleo diet: Just the facts
Last week, Jessica Kuzma, MS, RD, a local dietitian who has been following a paleo
Just ducky
Hi everyone! Just a heads up that I'm taking a blogging break this week so
Spring cleaning
It's spring break this week (from school, if not from work), and I've gone into
On Nutrition: Fresh vs. Frozen
Happy Monday! If you have not perused my latest "On Nutrition" column, published in yesterday's
A nutritional allegory
In Seattle, most of our population of robins abruptly departs each August for a sunnier
All the single ladies
Last weekend, I got to play at being a single lady, since Jeff was off
From the Shameless Promotion Department
No, the shameless promotion is not shameless self-promotion...I did that yesterday.Even though I don't have
Whole grains by the numbers
Do you ever wonder how your "whole grain" breads, bagels, and cereals stack up? Good
Happy Registered Dietitian Day!
For today's post, I'd like to give a shout out and a huge "Thank you!"
Diabulimia: A double disaster
I mentioned yesterday that I attended an education session on diabulimia last week. If you
Driving for yogurt
There's been a lot of smirking and giggling lately about the recent attempts to market
Carrie’s Test Kitchen: Quick-cook steel cut oats
I am a huge fan of steel-cut oatmeal. My first foray into the genre came
On Nutrition: Why you should care about choline
Happy Monday! If you didn't catch my On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "All
Real advice from real people
While I was working on a few projects last night, I enjoyed watching this Food
IBS: The nutrition prescription
I said on Monday I would talk more about irritable bowel IBS and the FODMAP
Love your heart…and the rest of you
You thought I was going to let National Heart Month slip by without saying anything
2 days in NYC
Greetings! I think the jet lag has worn off from my weekend in New York
Breakfast obsessions
I know I've mentioned the Oldways website before, but it bears mentioning again. I love
Short and sweet
Easiest (healthy) dinner ever:Cook enough pasta for two people (I used a hair over 3
Diet craziness: Is that all you’re eating?
I've been shaking my head over Ashton Kutcher's ill-fated foray into the fruitarian diet ever
On Nutrition: Bars laid bare
Happy Monday! Are you a fan of "energy" bars (or snack bars or whatever handle
Eggcellent!
It's not a huge secret that anti-egg bias is a bit pet peeve of mine.
Yay for real food!
I loved this video montage of "real food hangouts" that landed in my inbox from
Who can wait for Friday?
I'm a fan of Mediterranean-style diets in general, and the Oldways website specifically ("Health Through
Coming Together…falling apart
I don't know if you saw the, er, controversial "Coming Together" commercial put out by
Eat to beat the flu
This is a second year in a row that I've received an annual flu shot,
On Nutrition: Food labels
Food labels are a wealth of useful information...but not all of it is trustworthy. Some
For the love of lentils
Lentils are the best. They are nutritious, inexpensive and quick-cooking (compared to most other legumes).
Obesity: When “helpful” is “hurtful”
In the context of the ongoing media coverage about the meta-analysis published in the Journal of
Bye, bye, magic bullet
I actually laughed yesterday when I read this quote in The Wall Street Journal article
How does your food make you feel?
Probably the biggest bit of nutrition-related news in the last week or two has been
Chicken soup for the soul…and the rest of you
You know how chicken soup always seems to hit the spot when you're sick? (Unless
Stand and deliver
I hereby proclaim my decision to create a standing desk the best decision I've made
Hello, 2013!
Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you enjoyed the holidays...I sure did. We spent a
Truth in advertising
What happens when the food industry invites an obesity doctor to speak, then says, "Um...nevermind."
Beary interesting
Have you heard about "The Real Bears"? It's a little cartoon video put together by
Memories of a healthy role model
My maternal grandmother died yesterday morning. She was 94. I wasn't going to write about
On Nutrition: Eating for Energy
Happy Monday! If you haven't seen it yet, my latest On Nutrition column for The
An ounce of cancer prevention
I've written about nutrition and cancer prevention, but it's been a while. It's a subject
This just in
I was at a loss for what to write about today (and I didn't think
More on fetal origins of disease
I don't keep up with TED talks as much as I would like, so I
On Nutrition: Healthful Holidays
Happy Monday...and (almost) Happy Thanksgiving!My latest "On Nutrition" column in The Seattle Times gives some
The Office: A Food Minefield
The workplace food environment can be perilous, especially as we move into the fall-winter "food holidays." It starts with Halloween, when everyone likes to bring their extra candy to work to "get it out of the house." That rolls right on to the pre-Christmas free-for-all (which doesn't even wait for Thanksgiving to be over, anymore).
Blast from the nutrition past: Time for Timer!
I don't know why I was thinking about Schoolhouse Rock the other day (and the
Trans fat alternatives: The podcast
For today's post I am pleased to refer you to a newly published podcast I
Eating for pleasure and satisfaction
I absorbed a number of great educational sessions at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics'
On Nutrition: Can you “B” more energetic?
Hi everyone. I'm still at FNCE in Philly, so in lieu of a post I'd
Trans fats: Are the alternatives any better?
For today's post I'd like to direct you to my guest post on trans fats
Exercise: Find your joy
I view getting regular exercise the same way I view drinking enough water and eating
What is the true measure of health?
If you hear the term "obesity epidemic" enough times (which most of us have) you
PDX food adventures
I had the best weekend in Portland. The workshop I went to was great, the
A perfect pair…with pears
There are few things I love more than a really good salad. Since I can't
How much fat should we eat?
Ah, that is the question. Unfortunately, there is no nice-and-easy answer. I wish I could
Fat: What’s in a name?
So, what is fat, exactly? Fat as we know it in our food and in
Greetings from Asbury Park
For real! This picture is the back of the famous Paramount Theater (and convention hall)
New York City: The unfairness of having one stomach
To say that we wanted to eat about 100 times more food than we actually
New York City: Walking and eating
Once upon a time, Jeff and I lived in New Jersey (for two years), and
My trip to Maui: Road tripping to Hana
Warning: This post is not at all nutrition-related, except that at one point on this
My trip to Maui: Swimming with turtles
Not only was our trip to Maui a first, but so was our main activity:
My trip to Maui: Good eats!
Despite inhabiting the West Coast (California, Oregon and now Washington) for 93 percent of my
Gone Fishing
Aloha everyone! I'm in Maui this week, taking a much needed vacation with a much