Dietitians in the Grocery Store

How pleasing to see an article in the Times over the weekend that focused on having dietitians actually working for franchise grocery stores with the intention of helping shoppers learn to make better food choices. Some even offer programs where the participants pay a fee and get a shopping list with prep tips; these can […]

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How Much Does Inactivity Play a Role in Weight Gain?

It’s an age old question:  What’s more important, exercise or eating well?    Can one ‘get away’ with eating a poor quality diet if they exercise like a fiend to ‘make up for it’?  Perhaps some think they can, in terms of the number on the scale staying at a relatively consistent and ‘healthy’ one, […]

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Dried Fruit & Nuts…A Good Snack?

Nell, Can you clear something up?   I have been Paleo for going on four weeks…or so I thought.  My co-worker, also relatively new to Paleo, but for a longer period than I, has been giving me a hard time about my snack of choice- dried fruit with nuts.   I’ve been doing great and […]

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Deep Fried Filet Mignon and Other Forms of Adultery

Take Paleo out of the picture for a moment; some food preparations are just…wrong!   I walked past a restaurant the other day and had a quick peruse of the menu; deep-fried filet mignon was one offering that caught my eye in particular. Why would you do that to such a gorgeous piece of meat? […]

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