The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans was recently released and while many of the recommendations are not shockingly different from the 2005 guidelines, there were a few interesting changes. What caught my eye is the discussion, albeit it short, on reducing our intake of refined grains. Previously, not much was mentioned about refined grains in these guidelines; instead there was […] read more »
‘Managing Diabetes’
It Happened This Week – New Dietary Guidelines, Lousy Labeling, and Wearing Red
New dietary guidelines were released by the US Government on Monday, encouraging Americans to eat more fruits and veggies, mind their portion sizes, drink more water, and consume less salt. Also stressed are increased exercise, switching to low or fat free milk based products, consuming more whole grains, and choosing seafood over meat. Sounds like what we’ve been doing at […] read more »
Healthy Cooking Wednesday-Fruit Sweetened Cranberry Sauce
We’ve been going crazy playing with cranberries in the Green Mountain at Fox Run kitchen these days. You might have seen my grown-up gravy alternative, the Cranberry Balsamic Jus, which I’ve enjoyed on turkey, pears, salmon, butternut squash puree, and rice since its development a couple of weeks ago. It’s a keeper…as is this one, Chef Jon’s foray into sweetener-free […] read more »
Meals, Snacks & Your Metabolic Rate
In class yesterday, one of our participants was wondering if eating five or six mini meals is better for her metabolism than eating three major meals. At Green Mountain we work with three main meals, but also give people the opportunity to add snacks throughout the day as needed because everyone is different in terms of their nutrition needs. However […] read more »
It Happened This Week: Fad Diets, Fortified Junk Food and BlogHer
This week, we’ve talked a bit about our past diet foibles. We’ve all had them, whether it’s cutting out carbs or adult weight loss camps like the Biggest Loser. In the archived post “Requiem for a Fad Diet Author,” Marsha wonders why we keep falling for fad diet schemes. The Onion has a funny take on the school lunch debate: […] read more »
It Happened This Week: Full-Figured Fashion, Bogus BMI and Drop Dead Divas
We’ve featured a few posts about plus-sized fashion this week. Last week marked the first-ever Full Figured Fashion Week (see models for the event posing on the left). The Daily Beast has interviews with the designers while The Frisky says: “Plus-Size Women Get Their Own Fashion Week, But Is That Enough?” Check out this healthy advice from the world’s top […] read more »
Diabetes Care Gets High-Tech: Gadgets Help You Manage
We ran across this product recently and thought it was an interesting preview of things to come in terms of health care for people with chronic illnesses. We’re not endorsing it or this method of diabetes management — we haven’t seen or tested it — but thought you might find it interesting, too. Research underscores that a healthy lifestyle is […] read more »
It Happened This Week: Cookbooks, Miley, Beyonce and Oprah
Diabetes Daily reviews “You Don’t Have to Be Diabetic to Love This Cookbook.” Teen idol Miley Cyrus created a stir on Twitter by writing about her jiggling thighs. The LA Times reports that insurance giant Kaiser Permanente now has farmers markets at many of their medical centers. The Calgary Herald says that one of Canada’s top obesity doctors says it’s […] read more »
It Happened This Week: Vitamins, Chicken and Fat-Friendly Docs
Green Mountain director Marsha Hudnall dishes her secrets for healthy living to USA Today: “The key is to understand what we really want. Sometimes it’s the doughnut, and sometimes it’s not.” While the notion of taking small steps may seem to conflict with the research Marsha discussed in Wednesday’s post, it really doesn’t because she’s talking about small steps as […] read more »
It Happened This Week: Diabetes Books, Frozen Goodies and Reality Shows
We’re jazzed that sustainability maven Alice Waters has introduced a new line of frozen foods. Each entree comes with an “oven-ready terra-cotta plate rubbed with garlic and sprinkled with salt” and “laden with seasonal vegetables.” Now that sounds like a winner! Link via Civil Eats. Diabetes Mine reviews the Real-Life Guide to Diabetes, recently published by the ADA, which is […] read more »
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