About: Audra Losey, MS, RD

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Get a Plan: My New Year’s Resolution

What’s my new year’s resolution? I want to get better at planning, really, any kind of planning. I tend to live day by day, which definitely has its benefits, but drawbacks it has too. What am going to plan? I want to do a better job at planning for the week’s meals ahead of time…meaning before 6 o’clock at night when I’m scrambling to throw together yet another dinner “creation.” I could start with planning the whole week, but that is
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Still enjoying Christmas leftovers?

If they've been in the refrigerator since Christmas, it may be time to toss them. Holidays typically bring an over abundance of food.  This year, I hosted my first Christmas dinner.  It was a small crowd – just six of us.  But we all like different things and I wanted everyone to enjoy their holiday meal.  We had a roasted turkey, half a ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potato casserole, green beans, whole berry cranberry sauce, and two types of rolls.  For dessert,
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Who Finished the Chips? A Guide to Snacking in the Car

Wait a second, it was me. Curbing your in-car snacking can be a challenge, but it is nothing a little preparation can't fix. If you're in the car for more than a few hours, you're inevitably going to get bored, or at least I do. If you aren't prepared you too may end up polishing off a bag of chips without thinking twice.  With the holidays approaching, I can't help but think of the long car rides we take to visit family. Unfortunately all those
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