Try It Tuesday: Reading Food Labels
March 21, 2017
A couple months ago, we wrote a post about added sugars. Like most of our sugars posts, it garnered quite a bit of discussion on social media. One comment really…
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Try It Tuesday: The “Buddha Diet” and Intermittent Fasting
February 21, 2017
What is the Buddha Diet? The Buddha Diet was popularized in 2016 when a book was published summarizing the Buddha’s teachings about the modern diet. The Buddha Diet is characterized…
Try It Tuesday: The 80/20 Diet
February 7, 2017
If you haven’t heard of the 80/20 diet, it’s a pretty simple concept. Eat healthy at least 80 percent of the time, and allow discretionary or “cheat” foods 20 percent of…
Try It Tuesday: 5 Fruits and Vegetables a Day
January 23, 2017
New Year, new Try It Tuesday, and for our first installment of 2017, we’re making small dietary changes with a big payoff. It’s “getting the recommended five fruits and vegetables…
Try It Tuesday: The Blue Zone Diet
September 27, 2016
Have you ever heard of Blue Zones? They aren’t places where people are sad, but instead can tell us a lot about healthy diets and longevity.
Try It Tuesday: Outsmarting Mindless Eating
September 20, 2016
It seems like everyday life is moving faster and faster. We need to do more, travel farther and sleep less. So in this hectic life we live, when can we…
Try It Tuesday: Proper Hydration, Less Fatigue?
September 13, 2016
For this “Try It Tuesday,” I decided to experiment with my fluid intake. I love being active, but I often find myself feeling tired or suffering from a dull headache…
Try It Tuesday: Getting Less Than 10 Percent of Daily Calories from Added Sugars
September 6, 2016
It’s been a long time since I’ve kept a food journal. While training to be a registered dietitian, food journaling and dietary assessments are two things I became quite familiar with. But it…
Try It Tuesday: The Weekday Vegetarian: A True Tale
August 30, 2016
Last week I decided to take a different approach to Try It Tuesday. Unlike the paleo diet, where I cut out meat, dairy, and grains for the sake of a blog…
Try It Tuesday: The Vegetable “Green Monster” Smoothie
August 23, 2016
We all know how important fruits and vegetables are in a healthy diet. With micronutrients like vitamins A, B6, and C, antioxidants, and fiber, fruits and vegetables are vital components to a…