How Pollan’s famous first line creates tension within the most earnest (and health informed) individuals trying to lose weight (and those trying to support them). Still Quoted, Still an Influence This post is not to critic or review the 2008 best selling book “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan. I respect the awareness this […]
How to Lose Weight
Product Review: What is Mirin and why is it a nutrition staple in my kitchen?
I was first introduced to mirin in my “Whole Foods Production” cooking class during graduate school and it has been a staple in my pantry ever since. I don’t do much cooking with drinking varieties of wine (reds and white) for two reasons: one I don’t love the flavor drinking wines add to dishes, and […]
CARE Member Question: Integrating CARE with Paleo, or Vegan, or….
Integrating CARE with Paleo ... Or Vegetarian, or Flexitarian, or Vegan, or Gluten-Free CARE Teaches You How to Make the Choices that Best Fit Your Personal Lifestyle One of the nutrition principles learned in CARE Weight Loss & Lifestyle Program is how to balance macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein, and fat) for weight loss. CARE also offers [...]
Why Meal Planning: Make and Compare Your Own List (plus FREE meal planning template)
Why Meal Planning? To Always Be Prepared for Your Next Meal Before It’s Time to Eat Last night, despite feeling like making popcorn and watching a movie, I grabbed a pen and scribbled out a quick meal plan, went into the kitchen and started to cook. Within 10 minutes I had the music turned up a [...]
How I Get in the Kitchen When I Don’t Want to be in the Kitchen
How I Get in the Kitchen When I Don't Want to be in the Kitchen My Trick – Set the Microwave Timer for Just 20 Minutes Spending time in the kitchen can be a lot like trying to be more active. It’s really hard to get started some days but once I do it’s really [...]
Making Changes: Define Your True Reason for Health
Making Healthy Changes: Define Your True Reason for Health How My Love for Nutrition was Born Making long-term changes is hard. Knowing what to do to be healthy isn’t the biggest challenge that we face. It’s knowing how to do it – consistently – that’s the challenge. And knowing how to do it must first [...]
To Get Support, Ask for Support
To Get Support, Ask for Support Asking the first question is always the hardest, but the spark you get back makes it worth it. In November, I made the decision to transition the Perfectly Produce web site and CARE program to a brand new learning management system. I knew going in that I had limited [...]
Trying to make healthy lifestyle changes? You’ll need a daily distraction.
Trying to make healthy lifestyle changes? You'll need a daily distraction. Is Your Healthy Lifestyle List Complete? Restore healthy body weight – check! Eat 8 + a Balanced Plate – check! Move More – check! Always be prepared for my next meal before it’s time to eat – check! Define my daily distraction, my ‘fun [...]
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