Give me something GOOD to eat! And on Halloween, the definition of good is anything sugar, chocolate, or candy coated. Unless, of course, you are one of THOSE homes who hands out raisins or apples! Please, let us– I mean, the kids- have their fun, NO apples. NO raisins. We say “trick or treat” but we really only mean treat. Raisins are a trick. Read the rest of this entry »

At the stroke of midnight, all your exciting dreams return to banal reality, your glass slippers will turn into tattered sneakers, and your magical coach will turn into a pumpkin.  Honestly, what did a sweet little pumpkin ever do to the Grimm Brothers to earn such a debased and lackluster reputation as the frog prince of harvest fruits? Read the rest of this entry »

We all know the action figure GI Joe- but I have a personal GI Joe: Pasham (Turkish for My General, as his adoring fan club calls him) is the beloved father of a close friend of mine. He is a recently retired 2-star general of the United States Air Force (talk about action hero!) and is still in impeccable shape. However, just like the rest of us working to achieve 2-star status, Pasham has one small health issue to work on: high blood sugar. Enter: Nutritionista to redefine GI for the civilian world: Glycemic Index. Read the rest of this entry »

Raise your hand if you’ve ever eaten a big bite of wasabi thinking it was guacamole.  Oh, you haven’t? Um…right, neither have I…  A lot of people steer clear of Wasabi because it is so potent, but next time you eat sushi, you might just want to consider adding a smidgen of the green gook to your spicy tuna roll, and here’s why: Read the rest of this entry »

Something magical happens when a person learns that they can indulge in an ice cream bar without also indulging in the guilt of 40g of sugar; they go nuts and this “magic” ingredient begins to pop up in everything from chocolate to instant oatmeal. Today’s Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever eaten ice cream that tasted so far from the delicious creaminess of Häagen-Dazs that you begin to wonder how it can even be called ice cream? It cant! Congratulations, you have just discovered a very interesting regulation that the FDA calls a “Standard of Identity.” Read the rest of this entry »

You: “Amy, I’ll take Sodium Scandal for $1000 please.”
Me: “Answer: This common food is one of the leading contributors other than table salt of sodium to the average American’s diet.”
You: “What is…um…well, uh…”

I’m sure you would have answered correctly given adequate time to Google or speak personally to your trusty nutritionista. But given the time restraints, I’ll just help you out.

Surprisingly, the food that is one of the leading contributors of sodium to the average Read the rest of this entry »

Knock, Knock.
Who’s there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad Amy is a nutritionist instead of a comedian?

Ha. I usually try to make myself laugh, and eat one orange every day. Mission one, accomplished (see joke above). Mission two, in progress (see orange fingernails and sticky fingers).

Oranges, the fruit touted to boost your immune system when it’s taking a beating, really have a lot going for them nutritionally. Not only does Read the rest of this entry »

We all want to be “strong to the fin-ich cause I eat me spin-ach” but our hero Popeye never mentioned that gritty feeling on the teeth after downing some leafy greens. What is that anyways? Ever felt it? The strange residue left coating your pearly whites after eating spinach? You aren’t imagining it, there is, in fact a unique residue on your teeth. Read the rest of this entry »

Tuna Trivia.
Let’s skip the ubiquitous info on how great Omega 3 is for our health and focus on why some ocean dwellers have more of it than others. You may have been able to please mom by eating fish sticks as a kid, but face it- your Filet-O-Fish sandwich won’t reap the same Omega 3 reward as salmon or (gasp & gag) sardines. Why? Read the rest of this entry »