Since I’ve been the bearer of warnings about fish and various unpleasant consequences, I figured I may as well finish the job. After all, forewarned is forearmed. While my previous cautionary tales were about improperly labelled fish and potential tummy troubles, these deal with food safety issues alone – issues you might want to be […]
Earlier this week, I pointed to the research showing a bevy of health perks provided by soup but in case, you aren’t convinced, here’s yet another study on the advantages offered by eating soup. In an investigation of Japanese men, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers assessed the impact of regular […]
While making soup from scratch used to be nothing out of the ordinary for most cooks, nowadays the thought of it can be very intimidating to many. In reality, though, cooking up a pot of soup doesn’t require much in the way of culinary skills. But the real deal does require some good ingredients and […]
Chances are you’ve already come across countless strategies on how to survive the holiday season in roughly the same shape as you started. But there’s one weapon against overeating that’s far superior to others: eating a steaming hot bowl of soup, particularly one chock full of chunky veggies, before you hit the party circuit or […]
In my post Five reasons to put lentils on your plate, I mentioned the 2012 Love Your Lentils Tour and a fun activity the organizers had in store for us – a cooking challenge much like those you see on the Food Network. We, a group of dietitians from both Canada and the U.S., were […]
On Monday I posted about my concern with escolar masquerading as white tuna and butterfish. I did so as a result of a discussion I had on the weekend with a physician who loved butterfish and white tuna but also didn’t know the cause of his occasional stomach upsets after eating sushi. Little did I […]
Though science continues to back the wisdom that fish is brain food, there are times when you need to use your smarts to make it a healthy choice. While most varieties offer a range of disease-fighting perks, there are a few you don’t want to get your hooks into. The problem is that sometimes you […]
I just don’t get it. The miracle of Chanukah is that one day’s worth of oil lasted eight days. How does that translate into eating everything that is fried as a way to celebrate the festival? It simply doesn’t make sense to me. And it’s not because I’m a dietitian. When you consider what Jews […]
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