Book Review: Wellness, Not Weight
I recently had the opportunity to review the new book Wellness, Not Weight: Health at
Mindful eating vs. dieting
As our society moves faster and faster, our tendency to seek instant gratification intensifies. So
Mindful eating: Tools and resources
As with many skills, mindful eating takes practice and patience to develop. You may have
Does weight determine health?
I almost titled this post, "Oh, here we go again." That's exactly how I felt
The joy of cooking
Thursday was the first time in six years that I hosted Thanksgiving. While I didn't
T-day minus one
Happy Thanksgiving, or Thanksgivukkah, a day early. I'm hosting this year, so preparations are already
For the love of persimmons
Earlier this year, when I won an award from the Washington State Academy of Nutrition
Renfrew wrap-up
As I've mentioned, last weekend I attended the Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders annual
Mindfulness vs. multi-tasking
Last week I listened to a teleseminar from The Center for Mindful Eating, "Multi-Tasking and
Bringing the cancer-prevention diet home
Happy Halloween! Yesterday I talked about the science part of the American Institute for Cancer Research
The best cancer-prevention diet
I listened to a great webinar yesterday from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR),
Silencing a sweet tooth
Yesterday, I came across Dr. David Katz's "The Case for Taste Bud Rehab," and the
I’m not the Diet Police
So I met two friends for happy hour late last week. I hadn't seen either
Book Review: Foodist
I'd been meaning to read Darya Pino Rose's Foodist for months, and finally had the
Meatless Monday: Meals from the pantry
Happy Monday! Shopping my pantry is going swimmingly. Too swimmingly, actually. I'm so well stocked
Moving beyond diets
Diets may not lead to eating disorders in most people (because most people, fortunately, are
Shopping My Pantry, or Tales of a Food Horder
I admit, I'm embarrassed. I openly endorse having a well-stocked pantry, but things are a
Meatless Monday: Do you tofu?
I'm a pretty good cook. I have more than 200 cookbooks, piles of back issues
All about oatcakes
I had planned to write a specific post for today, but decided it made more
Eating well on a budget
I think it's safe to say that most people don't have unlimited food budgets. Even
Carrie’s Test Kitchen: 10 minute barley
Several months ago, I decided to investigate some of the quick-cooking grains available at Trader
OMG…GMOs
I had to opportunity to attend a showing of the documentary "GMO OMG" last night
Mindful eating: What are your barriers?
Mindful eating can be a tremendous tool for avoiding excess food intake while getting maximum
Take your place at the table
The actual arrival of fall is less than a week away, and while I've been
Is my Fitbit stalking me?
I love a good work perk, so when I had the chance to order a
What do you know about food allergies?
Last weekend, the Discovery Channel (which my husband is regularly glued to, watching The World's
On vacation
Happy Monday...barely. I'm on vacation this week, both physically (I'll be in the air, on
Busting the great potato myth
I had already decided to write about potatoes this week before receiving an email from
What happens when diets really fail?
One reason that diets don't work is that they promote all-or-nothing thinking. If you're "on
The best first food
Today's the final day of World Breastfeeding Week. I've been doing a lot of reading
Kombucha love
A handful of weeks ago, I received an email from Reed's asking if I would
Orthorexia: Seeking and finding help
So what do you do if you suspect you might be struggling with orthorexia? Maybe
Orthorexia: The view from both sides
For my column on orthorexia in Sunday's Seattle Times, I spoke with Colorado CrossFit trainer
Fish tales and red wine fears
I was still in the reading and contemplation phase of my planned post on the
I’m in a baked oats state of mind
One definite upside to my current food service internship rotation is that I get to
Coconut oil: A favorite recipe
I haven't had time to do much cooking for, oh, the last two years. As
Coconut oil: What’s the deal with saturated fats?
The main complaint lobbied by those opposed to using virgin coconut oil* is that is
Coconut oil: What’s in a chain?
Building on my On Nutrition column in Sunday's Seattle Times, I'm going to talk a
A chicken-or-egg look at diabetes
I heard about this TED talk by Dr. Peter Attia the other day and watched
Obesity as a “disease”…a mixed blessing?
In yesterday's post, I talked about some of the expert disagreement about the role that
Public health vs. individual health
I spent some time yesterday catching up on the scientific brouhaha surrounding Dr. Walter Willett's
Self compassion
[Gratuitous cat photo alert.] I chanced upon a great TED talk by Kristen Neff on "The
Obesity: Where does the money go?
I was contacted last week by one of the AcademicEarth.org creators of the video "The
Things that make me happy, Part 1
I'm super crazy busy right now (and eternally, it feels), so I grab moments of
Carrie’s Test Kitchen: ALT bars
I know I've mentioned a time or two that LARABAR is one of the few
Delicious bites of wisdom
As I mentioned, I went to see Michael Pollan talk about his new book, "Cooked"
Coming Soon: Food Revolution Day
Are you planning to partake in Food Revolution Day? I was, and was looking forward
When gluten’s not to blame
Yesterday, I talked about the differences between the various gluten-related disorders (wheat allergy, celiac disease,
Sorting out gluten-related disorders
Behold, the hierarchy of gluten-related disorders.As I discussed in my On Nutrition column in Sunday's
That ’70s Show
Last weekend, while I had my nose to the grindstone on this project and that,
Paleo diet: Just the facts
Last week, Jessica Kuzma, MS, RD, a local dietitian who has been following a paleo
Just ducky
Hi everyone! Just a heads up that I'm taking a blogging break this week so
All the single ladies
Last weekend, I got to play at being a single lady, since Jeff was off
From the Shameless Promotion Department
No, the shameless promotion is not shameless self-promotion...I did that yesterday.Even though I don't have
Whole grains by the numbers
Do you ever wonder how your "whole grain" breads, bagels, and cereals stack up? Good
Happy Registered Dietitian Day!
For today's post, I'd like to give a shout out and a huge "Thank you!"
Diabulimia: A double disaster
I mentioned yesterday that I attended an education session on diabulimia last week. If you
Driving for yogurt
There's been a lot of smirking and giggling lately about the recent attempts to market
Carrie’s Test Kitchen: Quick-cook steel cut oats
I am a huge fan of steel-cut oatmeal. My first foray into the genre came
Real advice from real people
While I was working on a few projects last night, I enjoyed watching this Food
Love your heart…and the rest of you
You thought I was going to let National Heart Month slip by without saying anything
2 days in NYC
Greetings! I think the jet lag has worn off from my weekend in New York
Breakfast obsessions
I know I've mentioned the Oldways website before, but it bears mentioning again. I love
Short and sweet
Easiest (healthy) dinner ever:Cook enough pasta for two people (I used a hair over 3
Diet craziness: Is that all you’re eating?
I've been shaking my head over Ashton Kutcher's ill-fated foray into the fruitarian diet ever
Eggcellent!
It's not a huge secret that anti-egg bias is a bit pet peeve of mine.
Yay for real food!
I loved this video montage of "real food hangouts" that landed in my inbox from
Who can wait for Friday?
I'm a fan of Mediterranean-style diets in general, and the Oldways website specifically ("Health Through
Coming Together…falling apart
I don't know if you saw the, er, controversial "Coming Together" commercial put out by
Eat to beat the flu
This is a second year in a row that I've received an annual flu shot,
For the love of lentils
Lentils are the best. They are nutritious, inexpensive and quick-cooking (compared to most other legumes).
Obesity: When “helpful” is “hurtful”
In the context of the ongoing media coverage about the meta-analysis published in the Journal of
Bye, bye, magic bullet
I actually laughed yesterday when I read this quote in The Wall Street Journal article
How does your food make you feel?
Probably the biggest bit of nutrition-related news in the last week or two has been
Chicken soup for the soul…and the rest of you
You know how chicken soup always seems to hit the spot when you're sick? (Unless
Stand and deliver
I hereby proclaim my decision to create a standing desk the best decision I've made
Truth in advertising
What happens when the food industry invites an obesity doctor to speak, then says, "Um...nevermind."
Beary interesting
Have you heard about "The Real Bears"? It's a little cartoon video put together by
Memories of a healthy role model
My maternal grandmother died yesterday morning. She was 94. I wasn't going to write about
An ounce of cancer prevention
I've written about nutrition and cancer prevention, but it's been a while. It's a subject
This just in
I was at a loss for what to write about today (and I didn't think
More on fetal origins of disease
I don't keep up with TED talks as much as I would like, so I
The Office: A Food Minefield
The workplace food environment can be perilous, especially as we move into the fall-winter "food holidays." It starts with Halloween, when everyone likes to bring their extra candy to work to "get it out of the house." That rolls right on to the pre-Christmas free-for-all (which doesn't even wait for Thanksgiving to be over, anymore).
Trans fat alternatives: The podcast
For today's post I am pleased to refer you to a newly published podcast I
Eating for pleasure and satisfaction
I absorbed a number of great educational sessions at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics'
Trans fats: Are the alternatives any better?
For today's post I'd like to direct you to my guest post on trans fats
What is the true measure of health?
If you hear the term "obesity epidemic" enough times (which most of us have) you
PDX food adventures
I had the best weekend in Portland. The workshop I went to was great, the
A perfect pair…with pears
There are few things I love more than a really good salad. Since I can't
How much fat should we eat?
Ah, that is the question. Unfortunately, there is no nice-and-easy answer. I wish I could
Fat: What’s in a name?
So, what is fat, exactly? Fat as we know it in our food and in
Greetings from Asbury Park
For real! This picture is the back of the famous Paramount Theater (and convention hall)
New York City: The unfairness of having one stomach
To say that we wanted to eat about 100 times more food than we actually
New York City: Walking and eating
Once upon a time, Jeff and I lived in New Jersey (for two years), and
My trip to Maui: Road tripping to Hana
Warning: This post is not at all nutrition-related, except that at one point on this
My trip to Maui: Swimming with turtles
Not only was our trip to Maui a first, but so was our main activity:
My trip to Maui: Good eats!
Despite inhabiting the West Coast (California, Oregon and now Washington) for 93 percent of my
Gone Fishing
Aloha everyone! I'm in Maui this week, taking a much needed vacation with a much
What’s in an egg?
I love eggs, and not just because my three backyard hens obligingly provide them for