Want to learn more about the spice trade? Read along as I explore its origination. We all remember learning about the spice trade in history class, when Portuguese, Dutch, and British ships sailed the waterways in search the best routes to bring the lucrative spices back to their home ports. Since we’ve spent much ofContinue reading “Tracing the Spice Trade from Ceremony to Culinary Uses”
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Coffee: An Interesting History from Around the World
Coffee has an interesting history. Read on as I share my experiences with coffee from around the world. Coffee: An Interesting History from Around the World A local coffee shop in Decatur, Geogia is named Dancing Goats. I never thought much about the name as I sipped coffee in the shop, but thanks to SandyContinue reading “Coffee: An Interesting History from Around the World”
How to Eat Well, Move Well, and Be Well on a 4-Month Cruise
By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RD, World Traveler in 2025 Is it possible to eat well, move well, and be well on a long cruise around the world? Bottom line is yes! We embarked on a 4-month cruise as our 50th wedding anniversary gift to ourselves. We are now a month and a half in, andContinue reading “How to Eat Well, Move Well, and Be Well on a 4-Month Cruise”
Want to live longer? Your mindset about aging matters.
Sure, we all want to live longer. Your mindset about aging matters. How many of you have joked about having a “senior moment?” How many of you complain about the effects of aging on your looks, your joints, or brain? I admit it, as a 73-year-old woman I often join in the conversation with myContinue reading “Want to live longer? Your mindset about aging matters.”
Celebrating a year of fifties
Time to celebrate a year of fifties! First, is fifty is a celebration of fifty years as a dietitian and a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. I just returned from the annual food and nutrition conference in Minneapolis. I reflected on a September morning fifty years ago as I started my dieteticContinue reading “Celebrating a year of fifties”
What is BPA and should you avoid it?
BPA is in the news, and many want to know it should be avoided. You might remember the famous scene in the 1987 movie, The Graduate, when aimless college graduate (Dustin Hoffman) is given this advice, “I want to say one word to you, just one word. Plastics. There is a great future in plastics.”Continue reading “What is BPA and should you avoid it?”
H is for Herbs, Culinary Herbs
Simple, Practical, Science-Based Tips for a Long Healthy Life Beyond parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme (apologies to my favorite Simon & Garfunkel album) there is a world of herbs to get to know and use in cooking. I admit, I am a novice, so I took an herb class at our local botanical garden asContinue reading “H is for Herbs, Culinary Herbs”
P is for Processed Foods and U is for Ultra-Processed Foods
Simple, Practical, Science-Based Tips for a Long Healthy Life from Experts in Nutrition and Exercise Science “What’s the difference between processed and ultra-processed foods?” That was the question on the minds of my fellow exercisers at the YMCA last week. I immediately thought there must be another study with alarming headlines warning against the dangersContinue reading “P is for Processed Foods and U is for Ultra-Processed Foods”
C is for Carb Confusion
Simple, Practical, Science-Based Tips for a Long Healthy Life from Experts in Nutrition and Exercise Science Post written by Dr. Bob Murray Carbs are good for us. No, carbs are bad for us. We need carbs for energy … but carbs are fattening. We should limit carbs in our diets. Wait, carbs are what mostContinue reading “C is for Carb Confusion”
B is for Breakfast
Simple, Practical, Science-Based Tips for a Long Healthy Life from Experts in Nutrition and Exercise Science Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? It is an impossible question to answer for many reasons: what is breakfast? A cup of coffee? A donut? Or traditional U.S. breakfast foods like waffles or eggs or cereal?Continue reading “B is for Breakfast”
