by C | Mar 5, 2013 | Healthy Eating, Heart Health, Nutrition
Yesterday, I had a conversation with a client that flashed back a memory of my childhood. He shared how each Friday his mom would make popcorn for him and his three siblings. When they had popcorn, and only when they had popcorn, they got to drink SODA. Root beer, to...
by C | Nov 23, 2012 | Healthy Eating, Inspiration, Nutrition
Already regretting your overindulgence in the biggest feast of the year? Why waste the energy? In my experience, even with the best laid plans for watching portions, not going for seconds (who does that on Thanksgiving??), and being hyper-selective, most people leave...
by C | Oct 13, 2011 | Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation
Like it or not, Facebook and all of its colloquialisms has woven its way into our vernacular. “Friending” is an especially ubiquitous FB term. Suddenly we’re “friending” and “unfriending” people left and right. Some friends we...
by C | Jun 2, 2011 | Healthy Eating, Nutrition
I clearly remember, way back in 1992, when the original food guide pyramid made its debut. I had just gone back to college to earn my nutrition degree and RD. I went to school at night, worked in corporate America by day. The building cafeteria placed pyramid table...
by C | Oct 2, 2010 | Healthy Eating, Nutrition
I have 5 amazing nephews, one of whom happens to be a Marine. I was fortunate to spend time with him over the Labor Day holiday when he made an unexpected trip home, brimming with stories of weeks in “the field”, grueling training sessions, and of course,...
by C | Jul 15, 2010 | Cooking, Fitness, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Running
Before my husband and I were even married, there was one characteristic (of many, of course) that particularly attracted me to my then boyfriend. He was physically fit, cared about what he ate, although not in an obsessive, crazy sort of way, and had long been a...
