In case you missed my article on this topic a few weeks ago, you'll want to check it out: When Someone Has Poor Appetite: Tips for Making Nutrition Supplement Drinks Taste Good Today's recipe is another smoothie idea to use with nutrition supplement drinks (like Ensure, Boost, Carnation Instant Breakfast or store brand drink). I love this one because it's a great way to take a canned/boxed nutrition drink and add some fresh ingredients that will provide extra nutrition … [Read more...]
Choose Food by Color for Cancer Fighting Nutrients Part I: Red, Purple and Blue Foods
First off, to understand why the color of your food is important, you MUST know the basics on nutrition and cancer. If you're not sure, read this short article I wrote a few months ago called Nutrition and Cancer 101: The Basics. Don't have time to read it? The Bottom Line for Cancer Fighting Foods: Phytochemicals, also known as phytonutrients, or plant nutrients are the KEY to a health promoting diet. The more the better! Food sources of phytochemicals come … [Read more...]
Cancer Fighting Spices: Oregano
A Family Favorite! Oregano is such a great spice! You can add it to almost anything including soups, pizza, sandwiches, and eggs. Just last night I made a "Real Italian Pizza" as inspired by Elizabeth's Pizza here in Winston Salem. I put olive oil on the crust with some crushed garlic, added tomatoes, onion, green pepper and sprinkled oregano, basil and crushed red pepper to it. Yum! Oregano can be grown in your yard very easily. Or, for an even more instant use, you can used the … [Read more...]
Antioxidants for Cancer Prevention
Blogging Dietitians! Before I get started on Antioxidants, I want to celebrate Registered Dietitian Day! Today I am part of an RD blogfest to celebrate our profession! Registered Dietitians are the food and nutrition experts and have the training to provide you with scientific knowledge and evidence-based information about how food and nutrition affects your health! An RD blogfest means that several blogging dietitians are getting together and sharing their posts. So if you're … [Read more...]
