Fall is here and the cooler temperatures mean cold and flu season is upon us. While nutrients from food are always best, multivitamins can help fill those nutrition gaps in the daily diet. With so many children’s multivitamins on the market, it can be difficult to sift through the best products. You can confidently choose […]
Reasons why you shouldn’t leave the grocery store without them! “Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…LOOK!” On your grocery store shelves…SUPER FOODS! Eggs – One large egg contains 113 mg of Choline, an essential nutrient for brain health. This super food is also high in Vitamin A, Vitamin D, potassium and protein. […]
Reasons why you shouldn’t leave the grocery store without them! “Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…LOOK!” On your grocery store shelves…SUPER FOODS! There are many foods that have become popular for their “super” properties, such as preventing disease, reducing inflammation, or even decreasing hunger. Though these foods aren’t going to make […]
Summertime is a great reminder of our body’s easiest way to get Vitamin D – through the sun! Before you go slathering on the sunscreen when you go outside, remember that it only takes about 15 minutes of sun exposure on your hands and face to absorb the sun’s natural rays and provide your body […]
In 1992, the USDA introduced the food pyramid. The purpose of the food pyramid was to provide Americans with nutritional guidelines separating the “food groups” into hierarchal sections. These sections are smaller or larger based on the percentage a person should consume daily of each “group.” In effect, the pyramid represented an order of nutritional […]
Bones and Sponges, what do they have in common? I am teaching lessons on nutrition and healthy eating to the campers at JCYS Grand Slam Tennis Camp in Highland Park this summer. Last week, my lesson was about calcium and healthy bones. We did a relay race and the kids ran to fill up a […]
Photo: isayx3 from FlickrRecently, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) established new guidelines for Vitamin D. Also known as the “sunshine” vitamin, vitamin D is essential to maintain bone health. The vitamin functions to maintain normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in our body in order to keep our bones strong. Consuming too little vitamin D […]
Grilling season is here, the weather is warm, this is the perfect time to indulge in fish for a light, healthy dinner. Cedar plank salmon is one of our favorite summer meals. See here for instructions on how easy plank cooking can be. Omega-3 Craze The nutrition world is buzzing about the potential health benefits of omega-3 […]
You may have been hearing a lot of hype about Vitamin D lately, for good reason. Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and healthy bones. Many times labeled “the sunshine vitamin”, exposure to sun causes the body to make Vitamin D. Avoiding the sun or using sunscreen may prevent getting enough Vitamin D from […]