Category Archives: Health Care Providers

Gluten: Villain or Victim?

This is a synopsis of a presentation made by Lori Brizee MS, RDN, LD, CSP [...]

Pediatric Overweight: Facilitating Lifestyle Changes that Last

Presentation to Oregon Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pediatric Practice Group. Key points in this [...]

Tips for keeping your blood glucose from skyrocketing after breakfast

Do you ever check your blood glucose 1-2 hours after breakfast? For many people with [...]

Childhood Obestiy–A Preventable Problem Part 3: Teaching Our Kids Healthy Eating Habits: How, When and Where to Eat

In Parts 1 and 2  I wrote about ways to prevent obesity by decreasing sitting [...]

Childhood Obesity–A Preventable Problem Part 5: Teaching Our Kids Healthy Eating Habits: Building Blocks of a Healthy Diet: Breakfast

For parts  1 through 4 of Childhood Obesty–A Preventable Problem, I’ve been writing about ways [...]

Childhood Obesity–A Preventable Problem Part 4: Teaching Our Kids Healthy Eating Habits: Building Blocks of a Healthy Diet: Fruits and Vegetables

In Parts 1-3 of Childhood Obesity—A Preventable Problem I’ve been writing about ways to decrease [...]

Childhood Obesity–A Preventable Problem Part 1: How and Why to keep that Screen-time Down!

“Television causes childhood obesity!” This headline that would not be far from the truth. Childhood [...]

Childhood Obesity–A Preventable Problem Part 2: Keeping Our Kids Active

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about the importance of decreasing “screen time” [...]

Flavored Milk in School Lunches has Become Quite the Controversy

You may have heard that many people want to ban flavored milk in school meal [...]

Choose My Plate

www.choosemyplate.gov is the new version of mypyramid.gov This website is from the United States Department [...]