When planning healthy meals, learning to shop is an important part of planning. Here are some tips before heading to the grocery store: Plan weekly menus Make your grocery list […]
Nutrition Tips
Cooking With Peppers
Interested in spicing up your meals with peppers? This depends on just how spicy or “hot” you like your food. Anaheim, Banana, and Pablano peppers are milder, while Chipotle, Serano, […]
What Gives Produce Bright Colors?
The color of fruits and vegetables is important. Look around the produce section in Market Basket and notice all the different colors. Phytochemicals are what give produce bright colors. Phytochemicals […]
Tips On Boiling Easter Eggs
How long can you keep your boiled Easter eggs? Don’t forget to store the eggs in a refrigerator where they are good for up to one week. If left unrefrigerated […]
Spring Fruits and Veggies
Make better nutrition choices by eating 2-5 servings of vegetables a day. ½ cup cooked vegetables or 1 cup raw vegetables is considered one serving. What is your nutrition score […]
Healthy Water Intake
Why do I keep hearing that I should drink 8 glasses of water per day? This is because 60% of your body is made of water and water is lost […]
Healthy Calories vs. Empty Calories
Join Registered Dietitian, Carolyn Bell, for a free nutrition session at Market Basket Select at Phelan and 23rd in Beaumont on Saturday, March 15th at 11:00 AM. Carolyn will have […]
National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month! On Saturday, March 15th, plan to join me for a nutrition session focusing on National Nutrition Month’s theme “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right”. By […]
Food Companies Working to Improve Consumer Health
Shoppers, food companies are working to improve the health of buyers. Many of these companies joined The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), which is led by CEOs and whose goal […]
Shopping Right in the Grocery Store
Shopping right in your grocery store can add more energy and help ward off depression. Exactly where can you shop to make this happen? Right down the aisles of beautiful […]