Balanced Eating
By Theresa Stahl, RD, LDN

Happy Memorial Day weekend to all! A sincere thank you to all of the heroes who protect our country, help to keep us safe and sacrifice for our freedom! And the Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial beginning of the picnic and outdoor gilling season

Since many people will be celebrating Easter with chocolate this weekend, how about a few fantastic chocolate facts.   At a recent seminar on the health benefits of chocolate, Dr. Debra Miller, PhD, RD of the Hershey Company, laid out the latest research

March is National Nutrition Month.  And no matter how old you are, making healthy food choices and being physically active will help you feel your best.  The American Dietetic Association offers these tips: Make your calories count.  Think nutr

Today I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of Parish nurses at my local hospital.  Parish nurses are awesome people who use their nursing expertise in their churches to bring preventive health education to members of their church congregations. It's

Eating well and exercising during the holidays may be important keys in the prevention of obesity. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health¿s (NIH) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Diabetes and

Cranberries are beautiful, filled with healthy phytochemicals and  a staple of holiday season meals. Because the berries are tart, many recipes are high in sugar.  I love this lower-sugar  cranberry-onion relish taken from Eating Well magazine's December

It's pomegranate season! I'm always so excited when I see fresh pomegranates in my grocery store and even more excited to taste their juicy, tangy, sweet, refreshing flavor. I hope you're enjoying their great taste and reaping all of their great health be

Pumpkins make great fall decorations, but did you know they are a fabulous source of beta-carotene?  Beta-carotene is an important antioxidant that may help decrease our risk for diseases such as cancer and heart disease.  To bake fresh pumpkin, choose a

During the American Dietetic Association's National Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Chicago last month, the USDA released its new Food Guide Pyramid for Preschoolers (2-5 years old).   By entering your child's sex

Yesterday I attended an interesting seminar about celiac disease, an auto-immune disease triggered by eating gluten-containing grains (wheat, rye, and barley) in genetically susceptible people.    Some of the symptoms of celiac disease incl