Good afternoon, all! Tomorrow marks my first test of the spring semester in medical nutrition therapy. In the past, you all have expressed interest in reading about what I’m learning in my nutrition coursework (see the ABCs of Energy Needs and Multi-Tasker). So today I present you with a little lesson in Food & Drug [...]

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The 80-20 rule. Cheat meals. Dessert shots. Aside from their common foundation in weight loss culture, all these things share something else: an emphasis on moderation. Indeed, one of the main tenets of healthy eating doctrine is that a healthy diet is a diet of neither deprivation nor indulgence. Moderation in the diet can be [...]

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Poor whole wheat pasta. It seems that every day someone comes up with a new excuse not to eat it: “It tastes like cardboard!” “It’s high in carbs!” “It has gluten!” Let’s address each of these accusations individually, shall we? Years ago, when whole wheat pasta first became available, many brands did have an unmistakable [...]

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