As I was cooking this week, I thought you might like some Health-Conscious holiday gift ideas from your favorite dietitian (if I’m not your favorite dietitian, I sure want to be). An additional benefit to my search for living a better life is finding more ways to help my clients. Good news! I have found some real gems. You, or someone you know, might like these Health-Conscious gifts too. Kitchen Products My mother gave me kitchen items for Christmas when I was starting out on my own. I still have many of them and think of her with love when I pull them out. You can’t beat good products … [Read more...]
What is The Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load?
Let’s talk about something that so many people misunderstand: The Glycemic Index (and it’s partner Glycemic Load). Has someone told you not to eat carrots because they are full of sugar? Many people quit eating them when the book “SugarBusters” came out. It had to do with the glycemic index (GI). As the low carbohydrate diet fad changed over time we began to hear more about Glycemic Index. Let me tell you what it is, along with the concept of glycemic load. I’ll show you why these concepts are not important to you achieving your goals and what to focus on instead. First, what is the … [Read more...]
Christmas Cookie Recipe: Spicy Christmas Cut-Outs
Your dietitian is actually going to share her favorite Christmas Cut-Out cookie recipe. It’s not sugar-free. No fruit or secret healthy ingredient is added. So why would I do such a thing? I want to share. This is a great recipe that I have been making for over four decades. I love that it’s easy to roll out and work with. It holds my favorite memories. It reminds me of my mother who taught my sister and I to bake. She didn’t love to cook but made dinner for eight every night. Meals were always balanced. When I didn’t know what to major in college she just told me to study nutrition. … [Read more...]