Archives for Nutrition
Caffeine: How Much is Too Much?
You may not have heard, but as they do every five years, the has recently released the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This year they added something new - the…
Food & Fitness
March is National Nutrition Month. There is certainly no lack of nutrition information on the web. But how do you know what is good information? Paleo, low-carb, clean eating, and…
What’s On Your Plate?
The food pyramid is now part of our history! This morning was the long-awaited unveiling of its replacement. Well, long-awaited by me anyway. As a teacher of nutrition, I was…
They Can Get That at Home
It is no secret that I am a family and consumer science teacher. I believe what I teach is not only important, but absolutely vital. But every so often I…
Welcome to My World
Yesterday a student in one of my classes asked a very interesting question. We were discussing nutrition, specifically Vitamin D. I mentioned some new things I had just read about…
By Popular Request – Cheese Sauce
Of all the recipes we have made in my classes over the years, this one is by far the most requested. I have had students request a copy of this…
What Are You Drinking?
It has been a very hot summer where I live. We all know that with high heat it is especially important to have plenty of fluids. But what will be…
Food Pyramid Podcasts
I'm sure all of you know about the food pyramid. While I'm not generally a fan of this particular food pyramid, the mypyramid website does have a lot of interesting…
