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26 04, 2021

Cookbook Review: Low Carb Mediterranean

By Rosanne Rust|2024-01-10T05:38:43-05:00April 26th, 2021|Book Review, Family meals, Food Trends, Weight Management, Wellness|1 Comment

In her upcoming cookbook, The Low-Carb Mediterranean Cookbook: Quick and Easy High-Protein, Low-Sugar, Healthy-Fat Recipes for Lifelong Health, chef and registered dietitian Michelle Dudash offers delicious recipes to help you add healthy variety to your diet. Now, I'll be honest, I've never loved the term "clean eating" (and [...]

8 11, 2019

Is a Keto Diet for Weight loss or Diabetes Right for You?

By Rosanne Rust|2023-10-11T11:03:45-04:00November 8th, 2019|Food Trends, Health Professionals, Weight Management, Wellness|2 Comments

Everyone's still talking Keto right? If you haven't heard, the "Keto Lifestyle" is gaining popularity. "Keto" is short for Ketogenic, and is being touted as the best weight loss diet around. It is also being promoted on social media sites as a cure for diabetes, heart disease, and [...]

23 02, 2018

Grains: The Misunderstood Food Group

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:43:05-04:00February 23rd, 2018|DASH Diet/Wellness, Food Facts, Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|1 Comment

I attended a food and nutrition conference in which Julie Miller Jones spoke about popular weight loss diets in a session sponsored by the Grain Foods Foundation, but the following thoughts and opinions are my own. With the popularity of the "keto diet" fad and other low carbohydrate [...]

3 01, 2013

New Year’s Resolution: Use Common Sense – 7 Easy Tips

By Rosanne Rust|2023-12-19T14:36:17-05:00January 3rd, 2013|Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on New Year’s Resolution: Use Common Sense – 7 Easy Tips

There are so many "sources" of information these days. You can search for any type of information on the Internet. What you read is published by all sorts of people. Some are experts ("displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience") some are journalists, and some [...]