[podcast src="https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7306592/height/200/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/f20707/" width="100%" height="200" scrolling="no" class="podcast-class" frameborder="0" placement="top" use_download_link="" download_link_text="" primary_content_url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/cancerdietitian/introwithmusic.mp3" theme="custom" custom_color="f20707" libsyn_item_id="7306592" /]Welcome to The Cancer Dietitian … [Read more...]
Amount of Protein In Various Foods: Charts and Lists!
As far as I can tell, everyone loves a chart or a list! In the past, I wrote a series of articles on protein needs. Today’s topic builds these other two: How Much Protein Do I Need? How much protein should you have at breakfast? This time, I am providing you with information on how much protein are in various foods. First off, I want to remind you that more protein is not necessarily better. What we are looking for with protein is a quality source, and making sure that you … [Read more...]
My Spiralizer Experience!
Spiralizer - My new kitchen tool! I went to a really cool workshop that was a joint effort of the American Institute for Cancer Research and The Smith Center for Healing & The Arts. We learned a LOT of really amazing recipes and tips. One was a spiralized zucchini recipe, but it wasn't one I made. It seemed like such a fun way to eat zucchini I wanted to try it at home. I bought a spiralizer from pampered chef when I hosted the fundraiser for Cancer Services. But I still … [Read more...]
Apricot Pits and Vitamin B17: Can They Cure Cancer?
This is a guest post from Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD, dietitian and author of NoNutritionFear.com. Suzanne is someone who has been one of my "go-to research/evidence interpretation people" for much of my career. She has a master's degree in epidemiology and stays on top of the data regarding nutrition and cancer. I have had people ask me this question, so when I saw Suzanne's explanation, I thought it was great! I figured my readers would like to know the truth. What's … [Read more...]
The Dirty Dozen List and Organic Foods
Have you heard of the "dirty dozen" list? Many of my class participants and clients have, and they ask if they should shop by it. First of all, here's a few things I think is important about this concept: I'm not a fan of calling food "clean" or "dirty." There is a certain amount of ethical and moral value we apply to ourselves when we use these terms and I would prefer we not think of food as if it makes us clean or dirty. There is a fair amount of debate regarding how … [Read more...]
