Protein is a hot topic these days! Everyone seems to be told they need to have a "high protein diet". That they need "more, more, more protein." But that's not actually what nutrition science shows! 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 are having it spread throughout the day, and not just loaded up in your dinner meal. The truth is that you … [Read more...]
Should I Drink Almond Milk? Or Soy Milk? Or Regular Milk?
One role of a nutrition professional is to provide consumers with science based resources where they can get nutrition information. A really great resource for this is Nutrition Action, a low cost newsletter created by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Nutrition Action updates the public on nutrition related news, as well as provides tips and strategies for healthy eating. We highly suggest you make the investment and subscribe to the print newsletter! This … [Read more...]
What is an Optimal Breakfast?
First off, I feel that it's important for me to say ... ANY BREAKFAST IS BETTER THAN NO BREAKFAST! Of course, there's always qualifiers... but the point is that you really should not skip breakfast. Why? There are lots of reasons, but here are a few of the things that we have evidence for, regarding the benefits of breakfast: From this 2009 review article in the Cambridge Journals: "The evidence indicates that breakfast consumption is more beneficial than skipping … [Read more...]
How much protein should you have at breakfast?
Recently I gave a talk for the Hillsdale Civitans. It was a flury of information for them. I had 20 minutes to cover two topics: An overview of Cancer Services, the non-profit agency that I work for. FYI - we are a 100% local agency providing education on cancer prevention and healthy survivorship as well as direct assistance to people facing cancer. I am so honored to be a part of the amazing team that we have. Plus - I get to write this blog as part of my job. WOOHOO! An … [Read more...]
