Eat Right – You Can Eat Healthier – Part 3
In my last two posts I went over the macronutrients; carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Today I am going to cover micronutrients. Micronutrients include vitamins, minerals and trace elements. If you read the first post of the series you understand my goal was to...
Eating Right – You Can Eat Healthier – Part 2
I saved the best macronutrient for last! The much loved and hated Fats. I say, love Fats. It’s like dating, there are some good men out there and some good fats. The bad boys and bad fats just block the view sometimes. Fats are needed for the body to function...
Eating Right – You Can Eat Healthier – Macronutrients Part 1
I speak with people every day who are considering or working on eating healthier. They are often confused by all the information out there on nutrition, healthy eating, diets, etc… It is my goal to simplify Nutrition and healthy eating for you. Why do we eat? At...More resources for parents of overweight children coming soon
While I am so happy to see programs going into schools to teach children the importance of eating right and staying physically active, it is futile if there home environment is not changing. We need to help the parents of overweight children learn healthy behaviors...If the cereal name sounds like a dessert, it is a dessert!
The sugary cereals marketed to children are so unhealthy and adding to the childhood obesity epidemic. Lately, I have seen commercials advertising how healthy most sugary cereals are, because of the whole grain and high fiber content. Moms and Dads, don’t let...About
With Karen's education and eighteen years experience in the preventative health, nutrition, and fitness fields and personal experience battling weight, she could not ignore the growing obesity epidemic, especially after the announcement by the surgeon general stating, this would be the first generation to die before their parents due to obesity. This is not a legacy Karen wants to leave behind. More...