By Susan Bowerman, MS, RD, CSSD

Just because foods have less fat, sugar, or calories doesn’t make them healthy foods.

Remember when carbs were the bad guys? The food manufacturers do, I’m sure. A few years back, when everyone was doing the Atkins thing, we were deluged with everything from the impossible-sounding low-carb bread to carb-counter’s chocolate fudge. Trouble was, everyone was too focused on the details – in keeping close tabs on their carbs, they lost track of calories. And many of them gained weight. Read more »

 Spend some time around kids – or your household pets – and you’ll see that frequent grazing is more the instinctual way to eat over the course of the day. Read more »

One of the biggest complaints people have about eating healthy is the perception that it requires more hours in the kitchen to prepare nutritious meals.  But there are so many convenience items available now that preparing healthy meals is a snap. Read more »