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
Mexican Cheeseburger
This is a very quick and easy grandkid-loving recipe my grandkids love to eat especially the college grandkids who are doing their own cooking. Included is an excellent homemade sauce recipe but full disclosure, my college grandkids, just use their own store purchased toppings like thick salsa, mayonnaise and ketchup instead of making their own sauce. If you want to lower the calories, you can use reduced fat cheese and use thick salsa instead of the sauce. You can also stack the Mexican Cheeseburgers to make a double.
Keeping a Daily Food Diary Can Help You Lose Weight
In today’s world there are calorie counting apps you can add to your I-phone, I-pad or Android which makes keeping track of your foods and beverages easier. Some of the calorie counting apps are really good but many now are charging a monthly or yearly fee.
Peloton® App is a Great Christmas Present
I have been doing spin classes for over 25+ years…ever since Spinning became a fitness craze. In fact, I used to love to go to the Spin Classes. I have had a professional spin bike for 15+ years but always preferred going to in-person classes. But during Covid-19, I needed to find an alternative.
Easy-to-Fix Meatloaf Cupcakes
This is a very easy recipe to make. These cupcakes are easy quick meal for family. Meatloaf cupcakes are great to take for school or work lunches. You can add a microwave baked sweet potato and salad with blueberries or sliced strawberries to round out the meal. My grandkids like ketchup so they always add ketchup.
The Gift of Health Bean Soup with a Kick
By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D.
For a special Christmas present this year, you can mix dry beans together and give the festive bags with the attached recipe as a gift of health. Beans are a great source of both soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber can help to lower your cholesterol and insoluble fiber helps to prevent and treat constipation. Beans are low fat and high in protein, folate, magnesium, potassium and iron.
Salsa Chicken & Brown Rice Casserole
My husband and my grandkids absolutely love this recipe! My husband says it tastes like Mexican Bowl he gets at Chipotle, plus it’s homemade and much cheaper. He likes to put the casserole in a bowl with mashed up corn tortilla chips or on a corn tortilla. Adding more salsa, fresh leafy greens, guacamole and low-fat sour cream adds taste and an array of additional nutrients. Plus, it’s a gluten-free recipe.
