It took some doing to get me back into blogging. With inspiration from blogger colleagues @karensblog, @robinsbite, @theeverydayrd and so many others, I decided it was time to jump back in. I am a registered dietitian nutritionist by training, a marketer by education, and a communicator by day (and night).
When the Nutrition Facts panel first appeared on food packages approximately 20 years ago, it forever changed the back of the food package. Every food product large and small was required to display the now-familiar Nutrition Facts box with its regulation size, layout and Helvetica font. The purpose of Nutrition
If I could choose only one food to eat, I would pick ice cream. I love its combination of cold and creamy and never tire of trying new flavors. Here's my little secret - ice cream is the first thing that I eat when I wake up in the morning.
On a beautiful Saturday in May, my husband and I spent the afternoon at Crafts at Lyndhurst, a well-established and well-attended crafts festival at one of the historic Hudson River mansions. What I noticed more than the art was the food. Whether the organizers were filling booths or filling shopper
Wow, not that many years ago, most people hadn't heard of hummus, let alone ever tried it. Thanks to companies like Sabra, Tribe, and Athenos, hummus has become ubiquitous in the supermarket. In fact, an article in the Wall Street Journal on April 29, 2013 says that the growing popularity
I am very much a whole grain gal. My mom made our sandwiches on whole wheat bread before it was fashionable to do so. I eat whole grain cereal for breakfast almost every day. And dinner usually includes a whole grain side dish. So I was really excited to see