Sunday, November 25, 2012

What's Really In Your Favorite Chinese Dish?

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends.

This week, I'm keeping it short, sweet (& spicy) and to the point. I've come across a nice resource I want to share with you, called Restaurant Confidential: Chinese Restaurant Food - Wok Carefully. This guide from Nutrition Action Healthletter breaks down the nutritional profile of "a few dozen popular dinner-size dishes from a typical Chinese restaurant menu." Find out the calories, saturated fat and sodium content of some of your favorite Chinese menu items so you can make an informed meal-time decision the next time you go for Chinese food.

This informative piece by Jane Hurley and Bonnie Liebman also provides some useful tips, like this one:

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Piece o' Pumpkin Pie: 10 Tips for Tackling Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving is less than a week away and all around me people are starting to put their holiday plans into action, heading out of town and picking up their groceries for the big meal. The long holiday weekend and going back home can mean slipping back into old habits, for better or worse, but spoiling all the work you've done for your body and health doesn't have to be a requirement of Thanksgiving Day. In fact, it's a great time to practice enjoying yourself while still maintaining your healthy habits. You should absolutely enjoy the foods you have been waiting for all year long but that doesn't mean you need to end up feeling bloated & regretful a week from now! So, let's check out some of my tips for Turkey Day. 

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Join Me on the Next Step of This Voyage!

Hello Friends,

I hope that you and your loved ones made it through Hurricane Sandy safely and are receiving the support you need.

It has been a few weeks since my last post so I'll catch you up on what's been going on.

At the end of October I took a short break from posting to focus 100% on studying for my Dietitian Registration exam. That break was extended when my husband and I ended up temporarily moving out of our apartment as an indirect result of the hurricane. My test was initially canceled due to the storm but eventually I did take and pass the RD exam. So, now I am officially a Registered Dietitian!

It has been a long road to get to this point.