It feels like 2017 is progressing at a galloping pace and I can’t believe that May is here already. I have been out of sync with my monthly round-ups and blogs because life has been busy and lots of change on the horizon! As always, there is SO much news and an abundance of articles being published ...
Keep It Smart & Simple (KISS) Plan: Your Ultimate Guide to Healthy Eating for the Holidays and Beyond (Infographic)
If you are familiar with my blog, you will know that I am not a fan of labelling foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ or of unnecessary dietary restrictions. On the other hand, I am a proponent of evidence-based advice and enjoying foods mindfully. While writing these posts, I am reminded again and again just ...
Enjoying Life Bite by Bite
Summer is officially over and after spending 3 months in Canada we have returned to Nicaragua. I have been sorting through the hundreds of photos we’ve taken to select a few to print. While reliving these recent adventures I have been struck by the regularity by which food appears in our ...
Be The Change: Reflections from the International Dietetics Congress
I am writing this post suspended 3000 feet up in the air somewhere over the Atlantic. As tends to happen on long flights (when you’re not tirelessly entertaining young children), my mind has wandered. I am on my way home from the International Dietetics Congress, a 3-day meeting held in Granada, ...
“Is This Food ‘Good’ or ‘Bad’ for Me?”: A Dietitian Responds
I instruct an introductory nutrition course. During the first week of class, I ask students to share one thing that they hope to learn by the end of the 12 weeks. Invariably a large proportion will state that they want to be able to pin-point which foods are ‘good’ and which are ‘bad’. As we proceed ...
June Round-up
I am currently enjoying time away from the computer, hence my tardiness in posting June’s round-up of interesting news and articles from around the web. However, despite my absence from social media I have still managed to collate a great list; some will only take a few minutes to read, while others ...
A Look Beyond the Headlines: The Paleo Diet vs. Healthy Eating Guidelines
Fad diets come and go but the Paleo diet has been around for over a decade. If the media attention it garners is an anything to go by, its popularity shows no signs of waning. However, the media coverage usually focuses on anecdotes from celebrities or must try Paleo friendly desserts and not so ...
May Round-up
There never seems to be a dull moment when it comes to nutrition news and May was no exception. This month may have garnered more controversy than usual, from government nutrition guidelines to genetically modified crops to obesity recommendations. I also came across several touching accounts of ...
Nicaraguan Staples that Pack a Nutritional Punch
The mention of Nicaragua usually conjures thoughts of political instability and poverty but with the growth of tourism this perception is slowly changing, and it is fast becoming known as a beautiful land of lakes, volcanoes and beaches. However, it does not have a reputation as a culinary ...
A Look Beyond the Headlines: Diet and The Gut Microbiome
As an individual with more than a passing interest in nutrition (okay, I’m a total geek when it comes to this stuff) it is easy to become trigger happy with pressing the ‘share’ button on social media when I read about exciting new research results. But I have quickly learned to curb my enthusiasm, ...
April Round-up
I'm sure that I'm not the only one that feels overwhelmed by the amount of information in traditional and social media news feeds each day. My attention is often grabbed by a headline and I fleetingly think, “that sounds interesting” but when I sit down, hours later, I can no longer find the link or ...
Eight Valuable Things My Mother Taught Me About Eating Well (That I Did Not Learn in My Nutrition Degree)
With over a decade of post high school nutrition education under my belt, I have more than a passing understanding of the complex relationship between the food we consume and our health; I may even be considered an expert in the field. However, I have come to understand that when it comes to eating ...