I grew up on milk like most of us. My favorite was dipping Oreos or chocolate chip cookies in it. Yum. However, when I became a mom, I became more interested about the food I was feeding my children. First, I started reading food labels. I thought it was weird that regular pasteurized milk was […]
No fat. Low fat. We’ve all been conditioned to think that these words lead to good health. The truth is that we NEED fat. Yes, the saturated fats such as meat, dairy products, some oils (olive and coconut) and tropical plants (coconuts and avocados). In fact, when you eat fats as part of […]
That little white box labeled Nutrition Facts gives us important information that tells us about the food we buy. OK, but what does it all mean and what should we really be looking for? Serving Size– This indicates an assumed serving for a person on a 2,000-calorie daily diet. Beware of the amount you would […]
Re posted from March 8, 2012 Know what you put in your body and read your food labels! When you go to the Supermarket, try to shop the perimeter. There, you will find more wholesome foods with fewer ingredients. Yes, less is more. As you enter into the middle of any supermarket, that’s where the […]