Favorite Asian Cuisine Packs Calories

Favorite Asian Cuisine Packs Calories

 Picture from http://www.maybusher.com/Bests.aspx  The International Examiner, a free publication in the International District, published an examination of popular Asian dishes and the nutrients they provide. It’s not really a disheartening article – we...
Favorite Asian Cuisine Packs Calories

Gluten-free Knedliky

Christmas is all about wonderful holiday traditions and food. For example, when my family celebrates Christmas, we dine on knedliky, which is a Czech potato dumpling that my mom grew up making. I find myself longing for those not-so-light spheres of dough every...
Favorite Asian Cuisine Packs Calories

Gingerbread People and Houses

Nothing says Christmas like building “gingerbread” houses from graham crackers and decorated Nyakers gingerbread cookies. World Market allowed us to quickly assemble a fun Christmas cookie decorating party without much effort. The hardest part was deciding...
Favorite Asian Cuisine Packs Calories

Recent Writings

It’s been a busy 6 weeks, so I’m sorry, Reader and Friend, that there hasn’t been much to see. I promise that I’ll add some insights about teaching, learning, and living of late. Here are some recent articles I’ve written for Livestrong....
Favorite Asian Cuisine Packs Calories

Registered Dietitians and Gluten-Free

Celiac disease affects about 1 in 133 people in the US (Gluten Intolerance Group, 2010, “Celiac Disease”), and SPINS, a natural products industry information company, reports that the gluten-free segment of the food industry is worth $921 million (2010,...
Favorite Asian Cuisine Packs Calories

Metabolic Syndrome

Belly fat can have serious health effects. Abdominal overweight, increased cholesterol, high blood sugar and inflammation are part of a condition called metabolic syndrome. When an individual appears to have metabolic syndrome, he has an increased risk of developing...