My Favorite Fish is Salmon: Wild or Farmed Salmon Which is Best
My Favorite Fish is Salmon: Wild or Farmed Salmon Which is Best? By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. My favorite fish to eat is salmon! When we lived in Alaska when my husband was in the Army, we would eat freshly caught salmon, sometimes king salmon sometimes silver salmon. Yum! Sometimes, we caught the salmon and had […]
Almond Crusted Salmon
Almond Crusted Salmon By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Salmon is my favorite seafood. It’s high in omega-3 fatty acids and high in protein. Here’s a quick and easy recipe to make. You can use different nuts like walnuts or pecans. You can use different types of fish if you would like. Image from: https://www.dishbydish.net/almond-crusted-salmon-gluten-free-dairy-free/ […]
Revisiting Label Reading the MAHA Way: Decoding the Ingredient List
Revisiting Label Reading the MAHA Way: Decoding the Ingredient List By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. As a registered dietitian and health educator, I taught my patients, clients, and readers how and why they should read the food label. For many years my emphasis had been on the Nutrition Facts Label which included portion size, calories, […]
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Quick & Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. This recipe is an easy-to-make recipe that my family especially my grandkids love. It can be frozen and eaten at a later date. I have a very picky granddaughter and she and her best friend had 2 big servings! That’s when I knew I had […]
Kefir: A Excellent Probiotic Supplement to Help Support Your Immune System
Kefir: A Excellent Probiotic Supplement to Help Support Your Immune System By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Kefir is fermented milk which has probiotics added to and also contains bioactive compounds that can help support digestion, reduce inflammation and fight infections and help create a healthy gut microbiome. These beneficial bacteria can fight the harmful bacteria and […]
Flaxseed is a Nutritional Powerhouse
Flaxseed is a Nutritional Powerhouse By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Flaxseed is a nutritional powerhouse because you can get more bang for your buck when you eat flaxseed. Nutritional information: 1 tablespoons of ground flaxseed have 30 calories, 3 grams of fat, 2 grams of carbohydrate, 2 grams of dietary fiber and 1 grams of protein. […]
Is Natural Flavor a Healthy Ingredient for You and Your Family?
Is Natural Flavor a Healthy Ingredient for You and Your Family? By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. If you want to take control of your health and the health of your family, you must become a Total Food Label Investigator. In the past, many dietitians and nutritionists were recommending patients and clients read the Basic Food Label […]
Jump Start Your Immune System with Green Smoothies
Jump Start Your Immune System & Get More Bang for Nutritional Buck with Green Smoothies By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Making homemade green smoothies will help to add vitamins, minerals, a wide range of antioxidants, dietary fiber, and protein to help jumpstart your immune system to help make a healthier you. If you are having a […]
It’s Back: The Incredible Edible Egg
It’s Back: The Incredible Edible Egg It’s Back: The Incredible Edible Egg By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. One egg has 6 grams of the protein and it contains all nine “essential” amino acids. That’s important because those essential amino acids are the ones your body can’t make by itself. The egg white holds about half that […]
Avocado: A Nutrient Superstar Food
Avocado: A Nutrient Superstar By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. I love Mexican food and have become an advocate of eating avocados in some manner every day. The avocado is a nutrient superstar which provides a lot of health benefits. One of the superstar nutrients in avocados is dietary fiber. Eating ½ of an avocado adds 7 […]
