Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Chief Blog Organizer
Barbara is a registered dietitian with a masters in Clinical Nutrition. She also worked as a Program Reviewer for Child Nutrition Programs for the Alaska Department of Education in INDIAN & ESKIMO VILLAGES on the North Slope of Alaska.
As a research nutritionist with the military’s tri-service medical school, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, at the Human Performance Laboratory, she tracked trace mineral, vitamin and macronutrient research with active military members to include with the Navy SEALS’ BUD/S Training Program and active Navy SEAL Teams in Coronado Island, California.
Barbara is the former nutrition performance consultant to the University of Louisville Athletic Department (10 years) and the United States Navy SEALs (8 years). She is the author of Fast Facts on Fast Food For Fast People and High Energy Eating Sports Nutrition Workbook for Active People. Her books and materials have been used by the University of Louisville, University of Tennessee Lady Vols and the Tennessee football program, the LSU basketball program, the Buffalo Bills, the Cleveland Browns and by the United States SEALs.
Weekly health & fitness radio show, Health News You Can Use, on WKJK 1080 AM, iHeart Media, featuring Barbara ran for 14 years. In addition, Barbara had a regular TV segment on WHAS’s Louisville Tonight Live for 5 years and WAVE Sunrise for 4 years.
She has designed and presented employee wellness programs to small and large businesses like UPS, Anthem, Humana, LG&E, Fort Knox, PNC Bank, Jewish Hospital, Louisville Water Company, Ford, Brown Foreman, and many more. Barbara also wrote a weekly nutrition column for her Christian Church’s Southeast Outlook for 10 yrs.
Currently, Barbara is working with Veterans Lodge (www.VeteransLodge.org) on the Fundraising Committee and handles their social media. Barbara is also writing a cookbook for performance nutrition tentatively entitled, Veterans Lodge Performance Nutrition and Recipe Guidebook. This book will be sold as a fundraiser for Veterans Lodge and will be used by Veterans Lodge for Veterans seeking health care & job retraining.
To contact Barbara, go to our Contact page or email healthydaybydayliving@gmail.com
How to Make Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Wash
How to Make Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Wash By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. We had this discussion with my pickleball group about how to clean your
Corn Jalapeno Guacamole
Corn Jalapeno Guacamole By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. I live in Indiana and homegrown corn season is all summer long. The Aces bi-color corn is our
The Health Benefits of Blueberries…My Favorite Fruit.
The Health Benefits of Blueberries…My Favorite Fruit. By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Blueberries have lots of health benefits and they taste good, too. Blueberries are high
Time to Get Serious About Downsizing that Ring Around your Waist
It’s time to get serious about downsizing that ring around your waist. Eating better and become active every day will help you to reach your goals and you will feel better and have more energy to do all the things you want to do each day. Knowing how many active calories you are burning each day will be helpful accomplishing your goal of waist management!
The ABCs of Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine because of a sensitivity to gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats. This hereditary disorder interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
When persons with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine.
Black Bean Sweet Potato Cornbread Pie
This recipe combines two of my favorite foods: sweet potato and black beans. It’s easy to make and great warmed up. I like to serve it with a spinach salad. I typically use Martha White® Gluten Free Yellow Gluten Free Cornbread mix since my husband, my son and my granddaughter have adult celiac disease.
