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Nifty Nutrition
WHY to Change the Way You Cook and Eat!!!
WHY to Change the Way
You Cook & Eat!
ENEMIES to your
Health... including a
FREAKY look at some Fast Food!! (be prepared
to be grossed out!!) If you needed a good
nudge in the right direction, here you
go!
No Way Jose!!
Why is corn
regulated by the EPA as an insecticide?!?
Here's a look at genetically engineered
foods, and what you can do about it!
Let's Get Cooking...
My top choices of Cookbooks to
ROCK your SOCKS off!!!
For
reasonably healthy food that's minimally
processed & tastes GOOD, this is how I
roll.
Mommy-Made Baby
Food... Have
you ever tried store-bought baby food?
Blech! No wonder kids hate their veggies.
Get your baby off to the best start with the
most nutritious, DELICIOUS baby food! (It's
surprisingly doable, and SO worth
it!!)
Healthy Meal Plan Choices... Here are a few ideas for simple day-to-day healthy meals.
HOW to Change the Way You Cook and Eat!!!
The Balancing
Act... Forget the
old food pyramid, here's the one I use from
Harvard, based on the latest science and
unaffected by business interests.
Spring Cleaning for
GMOs!! Rid your
pantry of genetically engineered food! Here
are my favorite resources for being an
informed food shopper!
Eating
Fresh... Here's how
to get the most from your produce!
Healthier
Preparation... The way you
cook your food affects nutrition, here are
some simple swaps to make!
Your Guide to Kid's Nutrition
Healthy Toddlers, age
1-2 Here's what
you can do to help develop a healthy food
interest, and what you need to leave up to
him.
Meet Dr. Denmark, the longest practicing pediatrician in the US!
Recommended
Reading...The Nutrition Source: A great online resource for Healthy Eating, maintained by Harvard School of Public Health.
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
by
M.D. Walter C. Willet... This
book shows that current national guidelines
represented in the USDA Food pyramid are flawed,
being influenced by business interests and out
of date research.
He presents the healthy eating pyramid
instead. Chapter
1 is available online, here. And
you can read an article over the book,
here.
Eat, Play, and Be Healthy (Harvard Medical School Guides)
by
M.D. W. Allan Walker... The sequel to the
book listed above, written for healthy eating in
children's diets from birth to age eight. A
must-read for any parent!
- Wiki Weight Watcher: A site with weight watcher's points (& calculator) and restaurant nutritional facts. Of the two sites this one's easier to navigate.
- Dottie's Weight Loss Zone: She has posted nutritional info for each food item offered at most any restaurant you can imagine.
