Baby Nutrition: Going Baby Gaga for Solid Foods!
Introducing solid foods is an exciting stepping stone for your growing baby. Whether you’ve been breastfeeding, giving formula or doing both, there are lots of nutrient-packed foods out there that I know you absolutely cannot wait to introduce to your eager baby! And remember, try to introduce baby food early! You can start introducing solid foods [...]
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5 Ways to Jumpstart Your Morning
I’m a big proponent of the power of a routine. The reliable order of the tried and true is calming amidst everyday chaos and the unpredictable. A morning routine is just what I need to get going strong on my way to a healthy and productive day. Here’s my top 5 essentials for my morning [...]
5 Tips for Healthy Eyes
As we learn more and more about the relationship between diet and disease, we’re realizing that good nutrition can help with many health concerns, at any age. A lot of research is being done with macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness, to find ways to prevent this condition through proper nutrition. In particular, lutein [...]
Black Bean Soup
Here is my family’s favorite black bean soup recipe which is included the book I co-authored, The All-Pro Diet, with NFL Future Hall of Famer, Tony Gonzalez. Black Bean Soup Makes 6 servings 2 teaspoons macadamia nut oil 1 large onion, chopped 5 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon ground cumin 2 [...]
5 Reasons to Eat Your Easter Eggs
With spring right around the corner the commonly celebrated holiday of Easter is also soon approaching. If you have kids, that typically includes dying and decorating eggs as part of your festivities. But there’s much more to this incredibly nutritious food than just being able to decorate it—be sure to eat it too! Here are [...]
3 Biggest Keys to Weight Maintenance
In our world, we are bombarded with mixed messages from the media regarding healthy weight management. Flipping through the channels on TV, there’s tantalizing advertisement for McDonald’s Big Mac, and the next ad is thin women describing her weight loss using diet pills. Clearly, our society is a little confused about the best way to [...]
4 Reasons to Eat the Inca Gold: TRY Quinoa!
A whole-grain seed with South American roots, and referred to by the ancient Incas as their “mother grain,” quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is gaining tremendous appeal among the health-conscious. Packed with essential nutrients including protein, vitamins E and B6, and magnesium, the quinoa plant has ties to uber-healthy greens like chards and spinach. Here are four [...]
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5 Ways to Get Calcium if You’re Lactose Intolerant
Approximately 25% of adults in the United States have a limited ability to digest lactose, the naturally occurring sugar in dairy products. Because of the symptoms that occur when they consume lactose, they tend to avoid dairy – which poses a problem because they are then at risk for calcium insufficiency! Calcium is required by [...]
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5 Keys for a Cereal Makeover
It’s that time of the year again…Springtime, when you can’t help but want to clean your closets, pantries, basement storage, attics and garages out. When you’re all of a sudden feeling adventurous and have this unusual desire to give yourself a makeover. This Spring, why not give your breakfast cereal a little makeover? According to [...]
6 Ways to STOP Sweet Cravings
I’ll admit it—sometimes a sweet craving just cannot be resisted. Fortunately, I’ve discovered a few tricks to keep the little cravings from turning into full-fledged junkfests. Here are my top 6 ways to curb those sneaky cravings: Avoid Triggers and Remove Temptations Whether we’re under stress or flying high, different things can trigger us to [...]
