Category Archives: Nutrition

Cheating Calories

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A major component to losing weight is to eat less food or in other words decrease your calorie intake.  I know easier said than done, but small changes really can make a big difference. Gradual weight loss, between 1-2 pounds per week, is what is recommended to improve your chances of sustained weight loss.  Fad diets encourage you to lose weight quickly and by drastic changes that are not sustainable.  Sustainable weight loss begins with making small practical and realistic changes to the way
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Helping Our Kids Maintain a Healthy Weight, Part 2

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My previous blog kicked off a three part series discussing behaviors likely to cause children to consume too many calories and become overweight.*   Approximately one third of children are overweight or at-risk for overweight, leading many parents to wonder what they can do to help their children maintain a healthy weight.  Last month, I focused on reducing the frequency of eating out and gave some practical hints to make that happen in your busy family.  (Click here to read my June
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The Skinny on Beef

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I had the pleasure of attending a three day conference with 30 other nutrition professionals, sponsored by the Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri Beef Councils in Kansas City this summer.  It was an incredible experience.  I learned so much about beef, and would love to share my information with you. Beef is the original diet food.  There are 29 cuts of lean beef that compare in fat to a skinless chicken breast.  That means that you could prepare a different cut of beef
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