Nutrition Blog

Baked Oatmeal – Baked oatmeal is a great heart healthy recipe! Oatmeal is touted for being high in soluble fiber which can help lower cholesterol. It’s also a great hot breakfast on a cool fall or downright cold winter morning. If you are just cooking for yourself – a batch of this may last you […]

It’s Almost spring (or so I am hoping!)  To celebrate I am going to share with you my salsa recipe so that you can enjoy fresh tomatoes too (canned or jarred salsa uses cooked tomatoes, and personally I like the fresh stuff better). This salsa recipe is highly requested by my friends… when it just […]

  Print Recipe Banana Yogurt Pops  A delicious and healthy snack that kids can make on their own (or with a little help).  Only 4 ingredients, easy to make, and ready to eat in just a few minutes!  These are sure to be a hit with kids – and a fun frozen treat that parents […]

  Print Recipe Roasted Vegetable Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken Noodle Soup is comfort food, one of those foods you just crave when you want to relax or warm up.  The weather report is calling for a cold weekend in northern New York, so what better to do than make homemade roasted vegetable chicken noodle soup, […]

Meal Planning is a wonderful thing.  If you have already read my article on Meal Planning 101 – you already know many of the benefits of meal planning.  Now let’s explore some tools that will make the process as easy as possible.  I have found these tools over the years meal planning – and they […]

Meal planning is great for many reasons! First, it reduces stress during the week – no more walking in the door from work, and thinking “what are we going to have for dinner” – and then digging through the refrigerator trying to figure out what ingredients you have and what you can make with them. […]

  This time of year, sometimes it seems like you are just bombarded with food and goodies everywhere you go. There are sweets at work, holiday parties with lots of food, desserts and drinks – and who doesn’t love baking cookies for the holidays. All the exposure to soo much food can leave your willpower […]

Have a friend or loved one on your gift list that is working toward a healthier lifestyle and wondering what to buy them? Here are a list of healthy gift ideas my fellow dietitians and I love to gift (and get as gifts – if we don’t already have them). Foodie Gifts: 1. Healthy Recipe […]

It’s Pumpkin Carving time… and you know what that means… LOTS of Yummy Pumpkin Seeds! A great snack if you save them, clean them up a bit, and try one of these easy recipes. You might be thinking to yourself, ” really, clean out all those pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin… seems like a lot […]

Mmmm, sugar – that yummy stuff that makes things sweet! Well, it may be doing a lot more than sweetening your foods. Recent research shows that added sugars (those not naturally occurring in foods) may be a part of what’s expanding many Americans waistlines to go along with the increased risk of type 2 diabetes, […]