Food Politics Run Amuk?
Note: I don’t usually post on weekends, but I didn’t feel like waiting until Monday
A Healthy Lunch: 545
My local Whole Foods (in South Lake Union) has one of the best lunch deals
Infographic: Cauliflower is the New Kale
Read more about this super-nutritious vegetable!
Banana Republic
I buy a lot of organic produce, but I don't only buy organic produce. I
How Does My Garden Grow?
Bed of "cut-and-come-again" lettuces, braising greens and spicy greensOh, the difference a month makes! On
Recipe Roundup: 6.9.15
A few recipes from around the web that I'm craving:A tale of two egg saladsMoroccan
A Healthy Plate
Since June-uary has given way to early summer in Seattle (with temps just shy of
It’s salmon season!
The term superfood gets thrown around with impunity sometimes, but salmon is one food that
Product of Mexico
Two weeks ago, I was at the Today's Dietitian Conference in Las Vegas. I went
Delayed Gratification
Ages and ages ago (last August) I wrote an article on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Homing instincts
Bonjour! I'm back from Paris and Amsterdam. We actually returned Thursday afternoon, and I'm happy
En vacances
Hello and bonjour! I'm off on vacation to Paris and Amsterdam, and since I'm not taking
Cookbook Review: Recipes for Health
My Cookbook Challenge proved to be a valuable tool for accountability this week when I
Infographic: Supplements vs. Whole Foods
Happy Monday! Once again, a finely crafted infographic is saving my blogging bacon. There was
The canned bean conundrum
I don't know if you ran across the bit of news the other day that
Alcohol and health: compatible, or not?
To drink (alcohol) or not to drink, that is the question. Whether alcohol is part
Mindful eating for the holidays
It might seem that eating mindfully around the holidays is an impossible feat, when there
Recipe Roundup: 12.10.14
Here are a few recipes that have caught my eye lately:Chickpea, Feta and Parsley SaladChicken
In the Kitchen With the Spice Merchant’s Daughter
Behind the scenes of my day spent interviewing, and cooking with, Christina Arokiasamy, chef, cooking instructor and author of The Spice Merchant's Daughter. This woman knows her way around a spice rack!
The sweet potat(o) debate
I meant to write this post before Thanksgiving, but, well, you know, time getting away
Eating for real change
Happy Monday! In honor of Cyber Monday, I'm sharing this great TEDx talk that I
Healthy holiday eating: dos and don’ts
Let me start by saying that not all holiday food is supposed to be totally
Is it a diet or an eating disorder?
This is my third post about last weekend's Renfrew Conference for eating disorder professionals. If
The perils of perfectionism
Happy Monday! I'm home from the Renfrew Conference, which was just as amazing as it
Recipe Roundup: 11.12.14
I'm going to start teaching some cooking classes in the not-too-distant future (I have one
Seeds: Not just for birds
I've long felt that nuts get all the nutritional glory while seeds get unfairly banished
Eat healthy tomorrow…and every day
Tomorrow is National Eating Healthy Day...what's on your menu or in your shopping cart?I'm constantly
Egg salad, elevated with avocados
When I attend the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) each year, I enjoy
Bright and shiny
I don't have a "real" post written for today, because I'm in my clinic every
Recipe: Fall Harvest Salad with Walnuts
This time of the year, as the weather grows cooler and the leaves start turning
Infographic: Breast cancer survivorship
Most information about how diet, exercise and other aspects of lifestyle relate to cancer tends
Yoga: Medicine for mind + body
I almost titled this post "There's no place like home," because I was very happy
FNCE celebrity sighting: Ellie Krieger
One of yesterday's FNCE highlights was getting to meet Ellie Krieger and get a free,
Anxious? Use mindfulness, not food
Yesterday, I “attended” a Center for Mindful Eating teleseminar on “Using Mindfulness to Calm Anxiety,”
Why choose organic foods?
At some point during my nutritional counseling sessions with patients, especially my patients with cancer,
Recipes for fall: Hearty and healthy
I've been accumulating quite a digital "pile" of hearty-but-healthy recipes of late, so it feels
A few juicy questions, answered
A while ago, I was asked some excellent questions about juicing on behalf of Williams-Sonoma.
Weight stigma awareness: Worth more than a week
Last week was Weight Stigma Awareness Week, and I had intended to post about it
Red wine and inflammation
The anti-inflammatory diet is quite similar to a Mediterranean-style diet, and one point the two
A phenomenal, figtastic meal
I'm of the firm belief, borne through study of behavior theory, direct observation and personal
Food Sensitivities and Inflammation
What role do food sensitivities play in chronic inflammation? Here, I spell it out for you, along with why proper diagnosis is essential.
Prediabetes, sugar and cancer
Amongst all the nutrition and health news last week was a report that prediabetes increases
Recipes for pre-fall
When the heat of summer starts to fade, my thoughts turn to cooking. I just
Should you believe what you read?
I've thought about writing this post for a while. I think about it (while gnashing
Recipe: Rustic Gazpacho
I sometimes take leftover soup to work in the cooler months, but never in the summer...until I was inspired by an interview with Penelope Cruz in InStyle to make gazpacho, a dish I've sort of avoided thus far in my life. I had a mountain of ripe tomatoes in my garden to use up, and I was getting tired of spending hours cooking them down into tomato sauce. I wanted something quick, easy and delicious!
On Vacation
Hi everyone! I'm off on a little camping trip getting some much needed R&R. I'll
How moms can save the world
Happy Monday! I meant to share this TEDx talk by registered dietitian Jen Haugen, "How
Identity crisis and mindfulness
I have long advocated against confusing what you do with what you are, especially in
Yoghurt and a movie
If you live in the Seattle area and are looking for something fun to do
Food For Fertility: It takes a village
I spent three months at the beginning of 2013 assisting with the Food For Fertility
A new tool for sleuthing out gluten
If you have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, you are probably already all over
In praise of simple food
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to get together with my sometime partner in podcasting,
Meatless Monday: Tomatoes, greens and chickpeas
Happy Monday! I haven't done a Meatless Monday post in a while, but I made this easy, tasty, meatless recipe last week, planned to share it with you anyway, and then thought, "Hey, why not share it on a Monday?"
How does gluten affect your body?
I thought I wasn't going to get around to posting today, and then I saw
Recipes for summer’s bounty
It's that magical time of the summer when my vegetable garden is booming and I
Bites from the Eating Psychology Conference
This week is the second annual Eating Psychology Online Conference, and I absorbed as much
Dieting, eating disorders and embracing HAES
One concern about our culture’s preoccupation with weight in general, and some of the anti-fat messages that are coming out of the “war on obesity” specifically, is that they may trigger the development of eating disorders in children, adolescents, teens and adults who are predisposed to them.
Health obsession and “body projects”
Have you ever done a “body project”? To some extent, any diet is a body project, but I did an “official” body project four summers ago, dedicating four months of my life to an online fat loss competition. Like, one of those competitions where you post before-and-after photos of yourself wearing not a lot of clothing, with the chance of winning a trip to Hawaii dangled in front of you as a carrot.
HAES and the healthcare system
In yesterday’s post, I presented observations from Lucy Aphramor, PhD, RD, about how society-wide weight stigma and social disparities contribute to obesity. Social determinants of health, which include income and education level, among other things, are a major focus of public health. Linda Bacon, her co-author on the upcoming book Body Respect, said she has observed a failure to turn words into actions in the spheres of health education and public health.
HAES and society: Why weight stigma affects us all
Talk to Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor for an hour in a coffee shop, as I did for The Seattle Times, and you walk away quite clear that the root causes of obesity go much deeper than individual choice and responsibility. Weight stigma and social disparities are profound contributors to the so-called obesity epidemic.
Recipes for the start of summer
This is the first summer in five years that I'm not juggling work and school.
Broadening my culinary horizons
For no rhyme or reason whatsoever, I've never had Malaysian food. I've never been to
A non-recipe recipe for Mexican chicken
Sometimes, I love cooking from a recipe, but other times...I just don't. Like, when I've been busy, or I'm tired, or I've broken my brain working on some project or other. Basically, when I'd rather operate on autopilot rather than think or read my way to a homecooked meal.
Cultivating a herb habit
I have a horrible admission to make.Every single year for the last, oh, 15 or
What healthy diets have in common
In lieu of my own post today, I'm going to kindly direct you over to
Health halos and hypocrisy
Question: What do these two concepts have in common?Whoever can eat the most New York
2 Suitcases + 1 Farmers Market = Vegetable Heaven
When we take quick trips to San Francisco, a farmer's market is always on our itinerary (specifically, we beeline to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market), but taking home gobs of gorgeous produce is usually out of the question...except on this trip.
Four, four, four posts in one!
I'm a big fan of repurposing and recycling, and that goes for my own writing,
Lazy Monday
In lieu of a blog post today, I'm going to point you in the direction
M is for May Mindful Eating Marathon
When I saw this Mindful Eating Marathon infographic on Susan Alber's Eating Mindfully website the
Kitchen inspiration: Food52
I've been on a cooking kick since we got home from Paris. I blame this
Recipe Rescue: How to Pump Up the Flavor
Have you ever followed a delicious-looking recipe to the letter and felt a little let down by the finished product? Like, it needs a little...something. Me, too. Here are some tips from culinary wizard and cookbook author Rebecca Katz for boosting and balancing the flavor in your recipes.
Move it or lose it: Exercise for life!
I mentioned that sickness descended on my house last week. Since both Jeff and I
Postcards from Paris: Part 3
Sorry it took me so long to post this final Paris Postcard. In my defense,
Postcards from Paris: Part 2
When some people think of Paris, they think of gourmet restaurant meals. We, however, did
Postcards from Paris: Part 1
Bonjour! Well, I'm back from Paris, which clearly means I did not succeed in posting
More kale salad? Yes please!
I knew the kale quinoa salad I made Tuesday for dinner was delicious, but I
Eating disorders and the gifted child
With this post, I've finally fully shared the great info I gathered when working on
Time to put the breaks on body talk
It’s no secret that in today’s society, many people feel quite free to offer their
Vive le Kale Project!
I'm headed to Paris in a few weeks, and I love kale, so naturally I
The sat fat saga continues
Since I wrote two newspaper columns on saturated fat in February (along with a little
Book Review: The Pre-Diabetes Diet Plan
Type 2 diabetes runs in my family, and the knowledge that healthy food and regular
Perfect pins
I have shelves full of cookbooks and cabinets full of Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Food &
The art and science of self-compassion
Today I had the good fortune to listen to a most excellent teleseminar sponsored by
The war on women’s bodies
I have a post I'm hoping to get written for (later) today, but just in
Don’t let looks deceive you
Think you can "spot" someone with an eating disorder just by looking at them? Think
The facts about eating disorders
It's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, so for the rest of this week I plan
Easy recipes for Valentine’s Day
If you're the type of person who doesn't like to make a big hullabaloo about
“Natural” doesn’t mean what you think it means
I frequently talk to people who think that the word "natural" on a food package
HAES and why dieting doesn’t usually work
Whenever I bring up the concept of "health at every size" with someone who has
Mindfulness: Lessons from your body
I received a good lesson in mindfulness a few weeks ago when I tweaked my
Why wait to appreciate your body?
I'll admit that I am moved when advertising uses its forces (read: ability to manipulate)
Choosing balance over extremes
While there are some legit reasons for doing a strict detox diet (which I'll get
One of the best quotes ever
I was at the library the other day, and there was a copy of Love
My new tea obsession
While I'm a coffee girl first and foremost (I do live in Seattle, after all),
Two keeper recipes
With a stash of more than 200 cookbooks, at least that many back issues of
A new idea for a New Year’s resolution
Do you like to make New Year's resolutions? I do, too, even though I know
Wishing you a happy, healthy holiday!
I feel fortunate this year that I get to see almost all of my family
Be balanced, be merry
If you celebrate Christmas, your plans for tomorrow probably include feasting. To squeeze maximum enjoyment
For vitamins, turn to Mother Nature
If you caught the news last week about vitamin and mineral supplements being, well, pretty