by Christine McKinney, RD LDN CDCES
If you read food labels, you have noticed that Nutrition Facts label got an update. This is the first major change since 1994. Larger food manufactures have already rolled out the updated Nutrition Facts label. All food products should have the new label by January...
by Asha Gullapalli, MS RD LDN CDCES
It is a known fact that type 2 diabetes and other chronic metabolic disorders can be prevented and managed with a healthy diet and lifestyle changes. People with prediabetes have an opportunity to improve their health through balanced healthy meals before progressing...
by Christine McKinney, RD LDN CDCES
No matter if you consider your eating pattern low-carb, paleo, flexitarian, or Mediterranean-style, there is one thing we can all agree on – we need to eat more vegetables. Vegetables are loaded with nutrients that help to prevent disease. When you eat more...
by Christine McKinney, RD LDN CDCES
The term cholesterol still causes a lot of confusion. So, what exactly is cholesterol? Cholesterol is in every cell in your body, it’s made by the liver, and travels in your blood. Cholesterol is a good thing – it has many important roles like fat absorption,...
by Christine McKinney, RD LDN CDCES
Is it possible to eat more fat and lose weight? The answer is yes according to all the “keto” claims. The keto diet craze is the latest diet hype, but it isn’t a new diet. The ketogenic diet originated as a treatment for epilepsy in the 1920s. While the diet is still...
