by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jul 17, 2024 | Blog Posts, Nutrition and Health
Parenting is a complex and challenging role that demands much from you emotionally and psychologically. Anxiety can seep from your day-to-day interactions into your children's experiences, affecting their emotional well-being. Recognizing and managing your anxiety is...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Apr 6, 2024 | Nutrition and Health
In 2016, The United Nations declared Pulses as Superfoods. Four years later, they are still as healthy as ever. And they are also delicious, inexpensive, and easy to cook with. If you're wondering what a pulse is, and you are also wondering what constitutes a...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Mar 20, 2024 | Nutrition and Health
Fatty Foods Can Be Healthy I have good news for you. Fatty foods can be healthy. Notice I said “can.” The fact that fatty foods can be healthy doesn’t mean that doughnuts or deep-fried Twinkies have suddenly become health foods. Not at all! What it does mean is that...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Mar 8, 2024 | Nutrition and Health
There is a lack of understanding as to how food pantry's function, as well as misconceptions about who uses and is eligible for food emergency assistance. The federal food emergency assistance program (TEFAP) that was established in 1983 helps to ensure that surplus...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Mar 5, 2024 | Nutrition and Health
Food Bank vs. Food Pantry What is the difference between a food bank and a food pantry? A food bank is the main source of incoming food distributed to qualifying participants of TEFAP (the Emergency Food Assistance Program). A food bank is a non-profit organization...
