I love healthy eating, but I am no dietitian. I have a degree in film—probably the furthest area of study from nutrition as you can get. Since most of my food knowledge comes from personal experience, I always enjoy hearing from people who have spent some serious time studying the science of what we eat. I met Atlanta-based dietitian …
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I spend a lot of time in grocery stores. I doesn’t matter if I’m carting around a major haul to stock the fridge, or just lightly perusing the aisles looking for something to strike my fancy. I genuinely enjoy the sights, sounds, feel, and smells of shopping for food. Needless to say, I was …
I stood in the changing room feeling uncomfortable and ashamed. It was the start of third grade, and I was experiencing the annual unpleasantry of getting fitted for my Catholic school uniform. At some point I had gone from normal kid size to “husky,” the politically correct term used to describe fat kid pants. Several …
Riding the momentum of Whole30 Week 3, I felt like the last week (actually ten days) of my Whole30 pretty much just flew by. For the most part, I just stuck to making some classic dishes while keeping my eyes on the prize. Week 4 Highlights It doesn’t have to be hard. Some meals that I know …
While Whole30 Week 2 left me feeling a bit exhausted, I seemed to turn a corner during Whole30 Week 3 in terms of energy and meal preparation. I continued to focus on cooking large meals that would feed me for a few days, but I also took some adventurous culinary detours here and there. Week 3 Highlights No Soup …
After the glow of Whole30 Week 1 wore off, things started to get real during Week 2. I spent a lot of time in the kitchen attempting to prepare meals that kept things fresh, but also provided nourishment. At times it wasn’t easy balancing this with my work schedule and still trying to have a life, but …
It’s a little crazy to think about, but I’ve been eating Paleo/Primal for over four years now. During that time I’ve had periods where I’ve been pretty hardcore about what I eat, and other times where I’ve been a little lax. The past few months have been more of the latter. I was eating out way …
Imagine a sweaty, chubby kid sitting in a sweltering 7th grade classroom, too afraid to raise his arm for fear of what hideous aromas might be lurking underneath. Yeah, that was me. I’ve had a tumultuous journey with deodorant. I can remember plastering my pits with Speed Stick when I was younger to cover up the slightest hint of odor. …
A recent study published in The Quartley Review of Biology concluded that (gasp!) carbohydrates were a part of a caveman’s diet. The researchers argue that carbs, particularly from cooked starchy tubers, played a vital role in the evolution of the human brain. This did not come as shocking news to a lot of us. Of …