By Carol Berg Sloan
Columnist
Well, the summer has flown by, but end-of-season produce is still available. So run, don‘t walk ( for exercise purposes) to the produce section or local farmers market to grab a bagful of corn, tomatoes, peaches and green beans.
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Summer Good Eats
August 20th, 2010 · No Comments · nutrition
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Pizza fan?… No ‘knead’ to pass on it if you’re looking for nutrition
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Nutrition Nuggets, nutrition
By Carol Berg Sloan, RD
Nutritionist
Just returned from a trip to New York and, believe it or not, it was the first time I actually had New York-style pizza!
I received several recommendations and ended up at Patsy’s Pizzeria on 23rd in Chelsea. I had no expectations, but was surprised when the pizza arrived with a very [...]
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Eat Your Fruits and Veggies? Yes? No? Maybe?
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Nutrition Nuggets, nutrition
By Carol Berg Sloan, RD
A recent study found that fruit and vegetable consumption is only weakly linked to decreased cancer risk. For a dietitian, this is bad news– we have been telling everyone for years to eat their fruits and vegetables, and then one of the strongest risk-reduction messages is shot down.
What to do? First, [...]
Treasure Box program offers low-cost grocery packages to community
April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Health, News, nutrition
Sometimes the most essential things in life are hard to come by. Providing affordable and quality meals to hungry individuals and families in communities throughout Southern California and beyond is a service The Treasure Box takes very seriously. Its mission is to improve the quality of meal time and bring communities together, one Treasure Box [...]
A wake-up call to keep kids fit
April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Health, Nutrition Nuggets, food, nutrition
By Carol Berg Sloan, RD
I don’t know about you, but I am thrilled that First Lady Michelle Obama has gotten on the bandwagon to bring the childhood obesity onto center stage with the Let’s Move Campaign (letsmove.gov). I sometimes wonder if Americans realize what a health crisis the number of overweight children is now and [...]