On Nutrition: Food, Health and Travel
Happy Monday! If you missed my On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "How to
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
2015 Cookbook Challenge: (Cooking local in) June
Happy June-uary! (Actually, I don't mind the return of the Seattle rain so much...it's good
Product of Mexico
Two weeks ago, I was at the Today's Dietitian Conference in Las Vegas. I went
On Nutrition: Food Addiction
Happy Monday! Did you read my column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "Can you be addicted
Delayed Gratification
Ages and ages ago (last August) I wrote an article on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
2015 Cookbook Challenge: April-May Wrap
My April Cookbook Challenge bled into May, largely because I’ve barely been home this month
On Nutrition: Myth busting
Happy Monday! I'm in Las Vegas right now at the Today's Dietitian conference, but I
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
On Nutrition: Food guilt
Happy...Tuesday. I've been at a conference so didn't get around to posting this yesterday: My
On Nutrition: Dietary Guidelines
Happy Monday! If you haven't read my On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "New
2015 Cookbook Challenge: April (in Paris)
Another month, another three cookbooks. I didn't fully delve into all three of my March
Cookbook Review: Recipes for Health
My Cookbook Challenge proved to be a valuable tool for accountability this week when I
On Nutrition: Are you getting enough protein
Happy Monday! The topic of my On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "Protein: Are
A few recipes I’m loving
I know I'm supposed be cooking from this month's three anointed cookbooks (and I am),
2015 Cookbook Challenge: March
"Isn't there supposed to be a month between January and March?" you ask. Why yes,
On Nutrition: Slow cooking for health
Happy Tuesday! I had a nice feature-slash-column in Sunday's Seattle Times, "Yummy slow-cooker recipes promote
On Nutrition: Food combining
Happy Monday! If you didn't catch my latest On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle Times,
On Nutrition: Sleep and nutrition
Happy...Tuesday. I was swamped yesterday with a photo shoot at my house (fun but a
On Nutrition: Meal timing…does it matter?
Happy Monday! If you didn't see my latest On Nutrition column in Sunday's Seattle Times,
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
On Nutrition + Plant-Powered book reviews
Happy Monday! I hope you had a chance to read my latest On Nutrition column
2015 Cookbook Challenge: January
I make no secret that I own a lot of cookbooks. In spite of having
Alcohol and health: compatible, or not?
To drink (alcohol) or not to drink, that is the question. Whether alcohol is part
My 2015 intentions: Part 2
In yesterday's post, I talked about some changes I want to make on this blog
My 2015 intentions: Part 1
I have mixed feelings about making New Year's resolutions, especially since (like most people) I
On Nutrition: Habits of healthy eaters
Happy Monday! I hope you had a nice weekend and/or holiday. Mine was pleasant and
Happy Holidays!
I'd like to offer all of you, my readers, a heartfelt "Happy Holidays!" I'm taking
5-Point Plan for mindful holiday eating
In yesterday's post, I shared some of Marsha Hudnall's insights on eating mindfully during the
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!
On Nutrition: Spice it up for health!
Happy Monday! If you didn't see my On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "How
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
On Nutrition: Healthy holiday foods
Happy Monday! If you haven't had a chance, check out my latest On Nutrition column
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
Raising healthy eaters: Parents as role models
During my interviews for Sunday's Seattle Times column, "How to help a college student with
On Nutrition: Eating disorders and Thanksgiving
Happy Monday! If you missed my On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "How to
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
Finding nutrition wisdom above the din
Recently, a patient told me how confused she was about how to eat. She was
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,
On Nutrition: Is a calorie a calorie
Happy Monday! I'm still in the thick of things at the annual Food and Nutrition
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.
On Nutrition: Eating seasonally
Happy Monday! If you didn't read my On Nutrition column in Sunday's Seattle Times, "Why—and
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
Podcast: The Science of Nutrition
I mentioned a few weeks back that my partner-in-podcasting Seth Yoder and I met up
Yoghurt and a movie
If you live in the Seattle area and are looking for something fun to do
Food For Fertility: Diabetes and PCOS + male fertililty
OK, I'm laying it out for you here...this post will be a little long (I've
Food For Fertility: Building a Nutritional Foundation
In Sunday’s column on the Food For Fertility program, the focus was primarily on women
Food For Fertility: It takes a village
I spent three months at the beginning of 2013 assisting with the Food For Fertility
On Nutrition: Food For Fertility
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. If you didn’t have a
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.
On Nutrition: Food Allergies
Happy Monday! If you didn't have a chance to read my latest On Nutrition column
Four, four, four posts in one!
I'm a big fan of repurposing and recycling, and that goes for my own writing,
New hope for food allergy sufferers?
I'm getting in a post for Food Allergy Awareness Week just under the wire, which
Lazy Monday
In lieu of a blog post today, I'm going to point you in the direction