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Are you finding it challenging to meet the My Plate recommendations to fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables? Consider trying a fruit salsa to highlight summer’s grilled meats. Mangoes, peaches and pineapple are all good fruits to use for your base.  If your meat is grilled plain, add some heat to the salsa […]

This week’s post is written by Erica Carneglia, who is interning with Lunchbox Nutritionist this summer. Erica is a senior dietetics major at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She is a member of the Student Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is a group fitness instructor at the campus recreation center. I’m sure you will

One of the food highlights of summer is fresh strawberries. With their glossy red color and juicy sweetness, ripe strawberries are a treat for the eyes and the palate! They are also full of nutrition benefits. One cup of sliced fresh strawberries has just 55 calories, but provides over 100% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance

Do you know that there are over 200 “aliases” for testosterone that is used in supplements? This is one of the fascinating and alarming things we learned from Dr. Bob Murray at the recent SCAN (Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition) Symposium in Colorado Springs. Supplements are not as well regulated as pharmaceuticals. Dr. Murray said

Olympic athletes struggle with finding quick, easy and nutritious foods to fuel their activities just like the rest of us. Yesterday the Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs opened their kitchen to other RDNs attending the SCAN (Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition) conference. We had 15 minutes

Are you one of the many people who suffer from gas, bloating or diarrhea when you eat dairy products? Many people do not have the enzyme lactase which is needed to break down lactose, the naturally occurring sugar that’s in milk. This undigested lactose is responsible for the symptoms of lactose intolerance.  The simplest solution

A couple of weeks ago I went up to the University of New Hampshire to get an update on milk. A dietitian friend had arranged for a small group to meet with dairy scientist Dr. Peter Erickson. He shared some of the latest science behind milk production and took us on a tour of the

It’s been a long winter, but the sun is getting warm and there are signs of spring here and there.  Time to think about getting back on the water!! Today I met with some teen rowers and their parents to go over sports nutrition tips for rowers. ·         Eat a generally well-balanced diet with plenty of

Despite the biological anomaly, most of us associate Easter with a bunny delivering eggs. And this year there is good news about eggs! For many years nutritionists have urged consumers to limit their consumption of whole eggs because of the high cholesterol content.  New research, however, is showing that cholesterol in food does not translate

 Did you know that up to 74% of high school athletes use some type of supplement? That’s what a survey of 25,000 male and female athletes found. This study, conducted in Louisiana, found teens using the following supplements: 71% protein shakes 38% multivitamins 18% nitric oxide boosters 16% amino acids 16% weight gain products