October 7th, 2008 — , Foods, Health & Fitness from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. I am a proponent of Farmer’s Markets and growing your own produce. However, being new to a suburb, I have not yet figured out how to garden our backyard. So, in the meantime, I have been taking advantage of our local Farmer’s Market. When we [...]
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September 25th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Weight Management from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. I am a proponent of finding ways to work out while at work. Be it taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking farther away from your office if feasible, or finding the farthest restroom from your desk are a few ways to get some extra [...]
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Shape Magazine and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation are hosting “Pilates for Pink“, a day in which women across the country will be doing pilates to raise money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Mark September 28th on your calendar, and take a Pilates for Pink class [...]
September 12th, 2008 — , Babies, Health & Fitness, children from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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The topic of childhood cancer is close to my heart. Not only do I counsel children with cancer and their families, but as a teenager, my best friend lost her life to cancer. The statistics show that 12,500 children will be diagnosed with cancer each [...]
August 25th, 2008 — , Cooking, Health & Fitness, Recipes from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Over the past few months, my husband and I have been eating at Ethiopian restaurants more frequently. Not only do they serve appropriate portions, but they use lots of spices for flavor and use many healthy ingredients (lentils, split peas, vegetables, etc).
So, being that I am trying [...]
August 20th, 2008 — , Eating Disorders, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, children from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. As I watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I realize how important it is to teach your children (and yourself!) about healthy body weight. I found this article in the LA Times on the weight and height of several Olympic gymnasts (actually, only US and China). [...]
Related StoresAugust 3rd, 2008 — , Miscellaneous from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. How many times have you attempted to prepare dinner and then realized that you didn’t have a key ingredient to make the meal? By avoiding that ingredient, you wonder if it would change your recipe that much or if you could do without it. So, [...]
Related StoresJune 17th, 2008 — , Foods, Health & Fitness, Miscellaneous from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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As you know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Starting your day with a good breakfast can help energize you and provide you with a lot of key nutrients. With that in mind, I like to test products to determine which ones [...]
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June 9th, 2008 — , Foods, Health & Fitness from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. One of the best parts of Saturdays during the summer is our local Farmer’s Market. Each Saturday (when we are free) during the summer, my husband and I enjoy walking to the Farmer’s Market, checking out the produce and purchasing some of our favorite foods. Not [...]
Related StoresJune 3rd, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Self-Support, Weight Management from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Many of us have the privilege of a daily lunch “hour” to eat, run errands, check email, etc. If you are in an environment in which your lunch break is truly your own, how do you spend it?
If you do not do so already, have you [...]
May 27th, 2008 — , Cooking from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Ok, so as a registered dietitian, you’re probably wondering why I’m writing a post about an oven. Well, it all ties in together doesn’t it (food -> nutrition -> cooking -> ovens!–they’re all related!).
I came across this Turbochef 30 inch Doublewall Speedcook oven in a magazine recently [...]
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May 21st, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Miscellaneous, Weight Management from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. This week, all across America, Nintendo Wii is launching the Wii Fit, a video game that is geared to help you do just that–get fit! The game comes with a Balance Board, which is used for all exercises. You can do Yoga, aerobic exercises, balance exercises, [...]
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Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Recently, I discussed what Anorexia Nervosa is and what you can do if you suspect that someone you know is anorexic.
When you have kids, many people advise you to check out what websites they seek out and are frequently on. You might have blocks up so [...]
May 13th, 2008 — , Miscellaneous from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Contrary to what many people think, eating disorders are not just about food. Psychological, behavioral, and social issues may contribute to an eating disorder. Often times, when a person feels like they have no control over any other aspect of their life, they turn to [...]
Related StoresMay 6th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Motivation, Self-Support, bodies, diet, dieting, healthy eating, self-image from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. May 6th is International No Diet Day, a day that “encourages people to adopt healthy, fulfilling lifestyles, regardless of size and weight” (per the National Eating Disorder Information Centre based out of Canada). Although it is a Canadian day, I think that everyone, everywhere, can celebrate [...]
Related StoresMay 2nd, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Weight Management from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Osteoporosis, or a disease in which your bones become more porous and therefore break more easily, will affect 1 of 3 women and 1 of 5 men over the age of 50 years. Are you at risk, and what can you do to lessen your risk [...]
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Are you plagued by the Fast Food Devil? Do you feel like you can’t get enough of Fast Food? What DO you do?
My husband loves fast food–KFC, Taco Bell, Arby’s, and Wendy’s are a few of his favorite places. Before we had our “no [...]
April 22nd, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Self-Support from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Have you ever wondered what the differences are between HMOs and PPOs and whether it’s even worth it to have health insurance? Have you wondered what routine tests you should get for your health and which ones you probably don’t need?
“Stay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely–Making [...]
April 22nd, 2008 — , Health & Fitness from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. I wanted to follow up from my Spring Cleaning post on cleaning out cupboards and the fridge/freezer. I forgot to mention that you should dispose of expired medications!!!
Go through your medicine cabinet (or wherever you keep your medications) and refrigerator (for example, I store Peptobismol® in [...]
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April 20th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, News from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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Tuesday (April 22nd) is the 29th annual Earth Day. Take some time today to try to make the world–or at least your life–a better, cleaner place.
What are some nutrition-related Earth Day points?
Do you usually buy bottled water? One step you can take for Earth Day is [...]
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Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Tomorrow, April 21st, is the 112th Boston Marathon, run on Patriots’ Day. This race is the oldest annual city marathon in the world and is one of the most prestigious races in the world.
How this marathon differs from most marathons is that in order to run, [...]
April 14th, 2008 — , Cooking, Foods, Health & Fitness, Weight Management from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. How many of us want to eat healthy food but don’t have the time or the ability to cook “good” meals? Well, I stumbled upon a cookbook recently that gives a lot of “down-to-earth” recipes but that are healthy and tasty at the same time. [...]
Related StoresApril 8th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Self-Support, clothes, spring cleaning from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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Recently, I wrote about how we need to clean out our cupboards, refrigerators, freezers, and spice racks and keep only those food items within date. Well, we also need to take time to clean out our clothes closets!
Although this post is not necessarily “nutrition” focused, I [...]
April 7th, 2008 — , Foods from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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Ah, Spring has sprung! Many of us are preparing for the warmth of the summer months by cleaning up our yards and homes. But in the midst of the vacuuming, laundry, and mulching, how many of us clean out our cupboards and refrigerators?
That’s right! [...]
April 1st, 2008 — , Foods from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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One of the things I enjoy is tasting new product on the market; my husband will attest to my supply of coupons and list of foods that I want to try. I will be honest and tell you that a lot of the foods I try are [...]
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March 31st, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, cholesterol, eating right, mypyramid, national nutrition month, registered dietitian, saturated fat from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. As March comes to a close, National Nutrition Month® also ends. This month’s theme, “Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact” focused on getting your nutrition information from facts (i.e., evidence-based medicine) and not just “believe everything you hear.” There were 10 key messages this month, and I [...]
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March 30th, 2008 — , Foods, Health & Fitness from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Variety to your diet is key to a healthy lifestyle. However, sometimes we would like to know if our diet really does add up to give us the nutrients we need.
MyPyramid.Gov now has a “menu planner” feature (MyPyramid Tracker), that, once you’re logged in (for free), [...]
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March 28th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, national nutrition month, nutrition, quiz from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. So, now that we’ve gone through all of the key messages for the month, with the “Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact” theme, let’s see what you have learned! Click here to take a quiz and test your nutrition knowledge. I hope that by [...]
Related StoresMarch 28th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health & Fitness, Kids, calories, fitness, joints, jumping rope, muscle, osteoporosis, workout from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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Remember when we were little and got our first jump rope? How fun was it to think of different jumps we could do? Who would think that jumping rope burns calories and is a great workout? So, instead of just giving your kids a jump [...]
March 26th, 2008 — , News, building nutrition, goals, healthy eating, marathon, national nutrition month, training from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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Today is the one year anniversary of Building Nutrition! THANK YOU for reading our site and learning from us! We appreciate each and every one of you and, as always, welcome your comments and feedback.
So, today, I’m going to take a different approach and post about [...]
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March 25th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Kids, Meals, activities, children, family, fun, healthy, nutrition, vegetables from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. How can you bring nutrition into the home and teach the family about the importance of nutrition?
Bring Nutrition onto the Table
Eat breakfast each morning and make sure your kids eat a healthy breakfast too
Make a fruit and vegetable for lunch and dinner each day
Encourage your kids to [...]
March 24th, 2008 — , ADA, Health & Fitness, dietitian, games, national nutrition month, nutrition from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Nutrition isn’t always boring or stressful, I promise! We dietitians also like to have fun! And with that in mind, the American Dietetics Association has a few good games to play online in honor of National Nutrition Month®.
One game that is popular nowadays is Sudoku. The [...]
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March 23rd, 2008 — , Cooking, Foods, Health & Fitness, cholesterol, eggs, family history, heart, heart disease, heart health, mypyramid, registered dietitian from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
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Recently, my friend Joe emailed me with this question:
“When I was growing up, we used to have eggs all of the time for breakfast. When I got older, I stopped eating eggs because I didn’t think they were healthy; I heard that eggs had cholesterol, which is [...]
March 22nd, 2008 — , Exercise, Health & Fitness, elliptical trainer, family, fun, physical activity, running, treadmill, walk from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Take some time today to do something active with your family and/or friends. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2005) recommend that as adults we should engage in physical activity at least 30 minutes each day. Most of us think that we have to do something defined, [...]
Related StoresMarch 22nd, 2008 — , Food, Foods, Forever Diet, Meals, Sleep, Stress Management, Weight Management, breakfast, eating, energy, mypyramid, nutrient, nutrients, nutrition, snack, snacking from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. A friend of yours may tell you that you shouldn’t snack between meals; someone else may tell you that you should. Who’s right?
Do you know the difference between snacking and having a snack? In my definition:
Snacking is continuously eating or picking at food throughout the [...]
Related StoresMarch 21st, 2008 — , ADA, Foods, Health & Fitness, american dietetic association, chocolate, dessert, national nutrition month, nutrition, recipe from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. So, it’s March Madness, and everyone around us is getting into the excitement of basketball playoffs and spring time. You may be hosting a spring gathering or may just want a quick and easy recipe to make for dinner so that you can spend time outside. The [...]
Related StoresMarch 19th, 2008 — , Cooking, Foods, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, calories, fat, heart disease, saturated fat, trans fat, unsaturated fat from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. As we continue along through National Nutrition Month®, our final key message is: Find the healthy fats when making food choices. By choosing polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats, you can keep your saturated fats, trans fat, and cholesterol low.
Not all fats are created equal. Some fats can help [...]
March 19th, 2008 — , ADA, Foods, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, calories, carbs, diet, dietitian, fat, fiber, food label, healthy, mypyramid, national nutrition month, nutrients, nutrition, nutrition label, protein, registered dietitian, salt, saturated fat, sodium, trans fat, vitamin from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. The next to last key message being promoted for National Nutrition Month® 2008 is:
Read food labels to get nutrition facts that help you make smart food choices quickly and easily.
It is important to know how to read a food label in order to know [...]
March 18th, 2008 — , Cooking, Food, Foods, Health & Fitness, cancer, chocolate, heart disease, love, milk, nutrient, nutrients, recipe, vitamin from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Walk into most stores this time of year, and all you see is chocolate. I must admit, I love chocolate and eat some every day (everything in moderation, right?). This week is American Chocolate Week, and in celebration of this week, let’s talk about the [...]
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Many of you may be cooking Irish food today and/or eating/drinking Irish cuisine. I have a few strategies to this feast day:
Eat whatever you want, treating today as a “cheat day”, and not change your physical activity
Eat whatever you want, treating today [...]
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March 16th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, calories, physical activity, walk from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. How many times are you at work, standing in line for the elevator? How often do you take the elevator or escalator at the mall or at the workplace instead of taking the stairs? For those of us who are able to take the stairs, why don’t [...]
Related StoresMarch 15th, 2008 — , Food, Foods, Health & Fitness, USDA, breakfast, dessert, fat, frozen, fruit, healthy, ice cream, nutrient, nutrients, nutrition, nutritional value, sodium, vegetables, vitamin from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. I often get questions as to whether frozen foods are as nutritious as fresh foods. Many times, they are. What foods can you buy frozen and not worry about losing nutritional value, and what should you buy fresh?
Fruits and Vegetables
These two food groups are just [...]
March 13th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health & Fitness, Sleep, Stress Management, Weight Management, calories, diet, eating, energy, fat, goals, hydration, nutrient, nutrients, training, weight loss from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Watching The Biggest Loser each week, I notice that contestants lose between 0-15 pounds a week (and even these numbers vary). For the average person trying to lose weight, are these numbers realistic? And, do you, the viewer of The Biggest Loser, get discouraged when [...]
Related StoresMarch 12th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, Research, cancer, colon, colorectal, diet, disease, fat, fiber, healthy, national nutrition month, nutrition, smoking from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Although I have been talking a lot about National Nutrition Month®, it is not the only event in March! Another theme for this month is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and since cancer and nutrition are related, I wanted to take some time to focus on this disease.
What [...]
March 11th, 2008 — , ADA, Food, Health & Fitness, Weight Management, calories, carbohydrate, diet, eating, fiber, healthy, national nutrition month, nutrient, nutrients, nutrition, protein, vegetables, weight gain from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Welcome back to yet another day of National Nutrition Month®! To keep with the theme of “Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact”, I would like to discuss another key message (this is key 8 of 10, so we’re almost done!):
Don’t fall prey to food myths and [...]
March 10th, 2008 — , Foods, Health & Fitness, USDA, eating, food safety, healthy, national nutrition month, veg