Recently I was working with a client who had been caught up in following the latest fad diet and celebrity cleanse. We had just finished talking about using the term diet to indicate “ways of eating,” and not a calorie restricted meal plan one goes on (and then off) in an effort to lose weight [...]

(source) I remember when I was first diagnosed with Lactose Intolerance my mom would say it took her twice as long to go grocery shopping, because she’d have to read every. single. label. This was before the improved food allergy labeling that we have now, where boxes clearly state if a product contains dairy, or [...]

(source) Tomorrow officially marks my 7 year anniversary as a dietitian. Cue the confetti! I still remember the morning I took my RD exam at some local college’s testing center. When the screen shut off and notified me that I had passed, I ran outside to where my mom was sitting, quietly cheered (people were [...]

I am a firm believer that small changes = big results, whether it comes to eating right, training for a race, or redecorating your house. When we bite off more than we can chew (heh heh) we usually get frustrated with the process and give up on our big-change goals. But baby steps stick, and [...]

(source) I usually like to keep this blog a place where I chit chat about my food life through recipes, restaurants, food tours, traveling, and conferences. And if I want to share my opinion about a specific food, or stand on my soapbox to talk about a nutrition issue, well, I save that for paying [...]

Last week, in honor of National Dietitian Day, I – along with the Membership Committee for the Massachusetts Dietetic Association – organized a Dining in the Dark event at the Hampshire House in Boston’s Beacon Hill. I heard about “dark dining” a few years ago when it became trendy in major cities, but when my [...]

It’s March and that means not only is it my Birthday Month, but it’s also National Nutrition Month! For dietitians like me, this is exciting stuff. We wait all year to have our own month, and even a National Dietitian Day on March 9th! This is our superbowl. Kidding. Sort of. This year’s theme is [...]

Just a quick post to share with you some new foods I tried this week: Pomelo and Chayote squash. I love spotting new produce at the grocery store and usually don’t hesitate to bring it home before figuring out what to do with it. After asking around on twitter what the heck a Pomelo is, [...]

I subscribe to a fair share of food and nutrition magazines: Vegetarian Times, Eating Well, Prevention, Shape, Fitness, and Nutrition Action Health Letter to name a few. But the other day I received a new nutrition magazine in the mail, ChopChop, and it’s content, pictures, and colors blew me away. ChopChop is a quarterly food [...]

I have exciting news! I was invited by Oldways to blog (and eat) my way through the Whole Grains conference in Portland, Oregon on January 31 – February 2nd. The Whole Grains Council holds a major international conference about every year and a half. I’ll be there with chefs, health professionals, food scientists/writers, and one [...]