by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 27, 2022 | Cooking Tips, Nutrition and Health
Do you wish you could replicate some of the fun meals you have enjoyed at restaurants? Eating dinner at home does not have to be boring. Meals that taste great and are fun to eat need not become a long and complicated project. You also don't have to spend a lot of...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 24, 2022 | Cooking Tips, Nutrition and Health
When you think of your favorite meals, you probably immediately associate these comfort foods with weight gain. It is true that if you eat traditionally hearty, stick-to-your-rib types of meals prepared in the way that one would expect them to be made, you will be...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 20, 2022 | Cooking Tips, Nutrition and Health
Who doesn't love a BLT? The classic bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich never goes out of style and is a perennial favorite with bacon lovers. Well now's your chance to give your BLT sandwich a healthy makeover! So, you love bacon, but you are also trying to watch your...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 19, 2022 | Education Materials, Homeschooling
New Learning Tools to Help You Homeschool Your Kids Gone are the days when devices were considered a distraction to quality education. Education is becoming increasingly digital, now that 75% of U.S. classrooms are using desktop computers. Societal trends are shifting...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 17, 2022 | Cooking Tips, Nutrition and Health
Tacos are all the rage these days, and for good reason. You can even find t-shirts that express your love of tacos to the world. And while the American tradition of boxed taco kits featuring a crunchy hard corn tortilla shell lives on, these days the taco bar has been...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 15, 2022 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
I have a picky son who absolutely loves Alfredo Sauce. But traditional Alfredo Sauce is through the roof with fat, saturated fat, and calories. Since he eats so much cheese, I've been concerned about his heart health. Children today are so much less active than they...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 13, 2022 | Cooking Tips, Nutrition and Health
Healthy Recipe Makeover: Pizza Pizza is a lot of fun, but we all know it's a food to avoid if you're looking to shape up, drop some pounds and improve your cardiovascular health. Ordering pizza from the local Italian restaurant is always tempting. But now you're...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 10, 2022 | Cooking Tips, Nutrition and Health
Healthy Recipe Makeover: “Grand Slam” Breakfast with Eggs, Pancakes, and Breakfast Meat Every once in a while, you've just got to have one of those big breakfasts. But that seems pretty impossible when you're trying to eat healthy and work on weight loss...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 8, 2022 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
Why Are Kids Picky Eaters? While training to become a Registered Dietitian, I learned all the “tricks” to deal with a picky eater. OR SO I THOUGHT! I was basically under the impression that picky eating was the result of poor parenting. HAAA! This is so...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 7, 2022 | Nutrition and Health
Of course, there are lots of reasons for eating more fruit. However, to keep it simple, Here are 6 reasons you need more fruit in your diet. All fruits are high in potassium which is an important mineral for fluid balance in your body. All fruits are good sources of...
