by Asha Gullapalli, MS RD LDN CDE
Every cuisine has its own history. Mexican cuisine can be traced back to 7000 BC, when hunter-gatherer indigenous people lived in present-day Mexico. The most common plants were chili pepper and corn. Corn was treated with lye to make it soft for grinding, which...
by Asha Gullapalli, MS RD LDN CDE
Happy and healthy new year! I am sure a vast majority of you made new year resolutions. These may have entailed a new “diet” or a new gym membership to lose weight . Weight loss is the second most common category of resolution after physical health. Study after study...
by Asha Gullapalli, MS RD LDN CDE
The Mediterranean diet is inspired by the eating habits of people living near the Mediterranean Sea. It has been of interest since the 1950’s when Dr. Ancel Keys found that people living in these regions had lower instances of heart disease, reduction in...
by Christine McKinney, RD LDN CDE
“What’s for dinner?” is one of the top questions in our households now. We are cooking at home more and to make it complicated, taking fewer trips to the grocery store. Hopefully, you have some time to cook and experiment in the kitchen and maybe even found comfort in...
by Christine McKinney, RD LDN CDE
We are all spending more time at home due to our current situation of the COVID-19 global pandemic. For many people, this means balancing a lot, including caring for family members, working from home, and more cooking at home. While we are social distancing, there is...
