Pumpkin Consumption 101

How to healthfully enjoy everyone’s favorite fall flavor | By  Jamie Rametta| September stirs Fall excitement. And Fall equals pumpkin paradise! We load up on pumpkins for decoration, pumpkin pie, pumpkin frappuccinos and pumpkin spice scents. As for this foodie dietitian? My pumpkin excitement centers around all the vitamin A, fiber and taste this fall vegetable can deliver. In only 3 tablespoons of this orange … Continue reading Pumpkin Consumption 101

Must-Haves for a Healthy Lunchbox

| By Jamie Rametta | When I think of August, I think of back to school. Even if we’re not currently students, we feel the energy change with the start of each academic year. Advertisements flood our email inboxes and mailboxes with sales on colored pencils and 3-pronged folders, traffic patterns change and we see children waiting at bus stops in our neighborhoods. As a … Continue reading Must-Haves for a Healthy Lunchbox

What’s Way Better than the Keto Diet?

| By Jamie Rametta | Recently, the ketogenic diet has been getting lots of attention — and in my professional opinion, way too much of a following. With a diet high in saturated fat and low in carbs and fiber, there’s good reason to be concerned about getting high cholesterol down the road on the keto diet. However, so many people are jumping on board … Continue reading What’s Way Better than the Keto Diet?

5 Tips to Make Healthy Food Tasty

| By Jamie Rametta | People know they should eat healthy. But there are many reasons it may not happen despite good intentions. For one, they think it won’t taste good. But nutritious food can — and should — taste delicious. We should make an effort to make our nutritious food enjoyable in order to make the change last. So how can we make nutrient-rich … Continue reading 5 Tips to Make Healthy Food Tasty

True or False? 5 Tips to Find Accurate Diet Advice

| By Jamie Stolarz | I recently watched this Facebook video showcasing different diets — Bachelorette style. A woman “dated” the diets (Keto, Paleo, shake, point system, etc.) to figure out which one to keep. Each diet was portrayed by a different person. So many of the diets were contradictory. I found it comical, yet insightful. At the end, “balance” made a brief appearance. I was … Continue reading True or False? 5 Tips to Find Accurate Diet Advice