Dear Darling,

love ice cream and you

I hear there is a lot of body angst going on whilst we’ve been holed up watching Netflix and buying the right face mask that perfectly encapsulates our personality.  Some bodies have stayed the same, but facial hair has gone free-range (me). Some bodies have created a brand new shape (no judgment either way), and…

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Hard To Get, Hard To Keep

Hard To Get, Hard To Keep. In almost thirty years of teaching health, I find that I still want to talk about health stuff. You’d think I would be sick to death of trying to help people feel better. But, I’m a stubborn little know-it-all and I can’t stop myself. So here goes. I was…

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What should I eat for breakfast?

We nutrition educators go on and on about moderation, nutrients, and calories when all you want is an answer to the simple, What should I eat for breakfast? Let’s do this in the easiest way possible. What should I eat for breakfast? It’s 5 O’clock somewhere. Well, it’s lunch and dinner somewhere too. [Tweet “What should…

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Eating Healthy Shouldn’t Be A Career Choice

Eating healthy shouldn’t be a career choice. ~ Alana Jo Abate Hitchens wrote this too me when we were chatting on Facebook and I thought, Yep, it shouldn’t be. More and more when I’m teaching my Nutrition classes, I find myself teaching my students how to combat the craziness surrounding food. Stick with this post and…

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A Sneaky Secret About Maintaining or Losing Weight

  A Sneaky Secret About Maintaining or Losing Weight Can you believe the balls in that statement, as if I know the secret? I mean really. But, I know one secret and it’s this–you have to be bold to fight against weight gain. Here’s the deal. If we’re talking about weight loss…and who isn’t these…

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