Farewell, in good health
A new year and a new season. A time for a fresh start. Normally, with the first-of-the-year articles,…
Healthy You: Producing with produce in the summertime
Summer is a unique time, when we have different encounters with the foods of the season. From barbecues…
Healthy You: Considerations for Traeger, barbecue cooking
Do you ever have a nutrition question that hovers around the edges of your mind for a time…
Healthy You: Changes with the power of hope
Hope. It’s a powerful emotion, a potent fire that can burn in a very dark place. It looks…
Healthy You: Dipping into the benefits of chocolate
Mother’s Day just slipped by, and it’s likely that many of you indulged in a food hailed as…
Healthy You: Solutions to youthful snacking
I’ve written about kids and snacks before, but I thought I’d address it once again. It’s a frustrating…
Learning to listen to those gut feelings
How often do you move in a day? I’m not talking about the frequency of your exercise routine,…
Try these treats for a sweet Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is almost here, a time to celebrate the sweet things in life with the ones we…
Four tips for achieving your health goals in the new year
Here we are again, at the start of a new year! No doubt you, like so many others,…
It’s never too late to get it together for your health
The year 2021 has been unprecedented for its amount (and rate) of change, controversy, lack of control and…
Foods can play significant role in helping to avoid breast cancer
October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Call me late to the party, but as I considered all the…
’Tis the season for all things pumpkin
Dietitian Cathryn Arndt is eager to help local residents get answers to questions about nutrition and food health.…
The barbecue-and-cancer question: Is there a connection?
Do you ever have a question about nutrition that hovers around the edges of your mind for a…
Creating a healthy menu from discount groceries
Grocery shopping and cooking used to be a real hobby for me. I shouldn’t say “used to be,”…
Kids and snacking: Finding a happy, healthy balance
Kids and food – it’s a tricky topic. There are a whole host of issues with kids and…
Shopping, food planning can be challenging for everyone
People sometimes think that being a dietitian makes eating healthy automatically easy for me. It doesn’t. I struggle…
Juices, smoothies can be good ways to consume fruits and veggies
We know that adding more fruits and veggies into our diets are good for us but how do…
‘Healthy substitutes’ can replace sugar, if understood and used correctly
We have just come off of Valentine’s day and Easter, a time when we often bake up some…
Gluten-free diet may not be answer for everyone, and must be done right
I still remember the first time I heard about the gluten-free diet. It was from a new acquaintance,…
Though ‘toxic,’ with proper preparation lectins can provide great nutrition
I remember it distinctly. Three years ago I received a lot of questions regarding a certain doctor’s book…
When focusing in on new year, avoid these diet pitfalls
We have turned the corner! 2021 is (finally!) here! If you haven’t read last month’s article regarding several…
Making healthy changes can sometimes mean step at a time
It’s never too late to get it together when it comes it eating healthy! The year 2020 has…
Shopping, food planning can be challenging for everyone
We all want to know how to eat well during the seasonal festivities don’t we? Regardless of how…
Autumn note: Don’t ‘fall’ behind in your veggie consumption
It seemed as if a light switch was flipped after the recent fires. The smoke and haze that…
Which is better – three square meals or snacks throughout day?
Three square meals or 5 small ones…which is better? There are many different diets available out there, but…