KTK-Nutrition

Getty Images/TODAY Introduction:   In the nutrition class I teach, students were asked to write a blog post on a nutrition topic.   One of those students, Sophia Cable, wrote an interesting blog post on a whole grains.   Students were also asked to conduct some of their own “research” on their nutrition topic and that research is shared in her post.     I welcome Sophia Cable as a guest author for this week’s blog post. Grains are commonly thought of as bread, rice, pasta, and oats.   Many people think that they should not be eating bread daily, or that they should never eat a plate of spaghetti.   This is not true. Foods like this can be very healthy and beneficial to incorporate into your diet.   The only thing is to make sure to choose the healthier options.   You may be asking how can bread or pasta ever be healthy?   The answer is simpler than you would think…choose whole grains. To gather a little more information about what pe...

Who isn’t ready for Thanksgiving with all that great food to eat?   We have some great cooks in our family and they cook up a storm and bring lots of different main dishes, side dishes and desserts.    Last year I provided some tips on how you can enjoy the Thanksgiving feast and all those leftovers without ending up gaining weight over the long weekend.   Not exactly an easy thing to do but some of these tips may help you stave off groaning when you get on the scale after the Thanksgiving break.   No, I am not recommending dieting – who wants to skimp on all the good food?    And Thanksgiving is a day not to be on a diet but a day we can enjoy every bite but not gain a lot as a result.   A couple of years ago I blogged about enjoying a guilt-free Thanksgiving.   How can you make some slight modifications in your Thanksgiving feast and still enjoy a tasty meal? What are some suggestions for enjoying all the food but not tip the scales days la...