KTK-Nutrition

Summer is here and many of us are out and about enjoying some time off.   Many are enjoying more meals out or grabbing something to eat while running errands.   Or, we are going on vacation and then eat more grab and go foods.   How can you eat healthy when you are away from home?   Eat Right from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has some useful tips.   Actually, they have a month’s worth of tips and here are some of them. Plan ahead – a relative is going out of town on a business trip.   She knows the conference is offering a hotel breakfast.   But not really “breakfast” as it has been sweet rolls, juice and coffee.   Not really a healthy choice. So, she brings bananas, some granola bars and eats her breakfast in her room.   When we travel, we often bring breakfast items with us and healthy snack items like peanuts, whole grain crackers and fresh fruit.   Some hotels do offer a healthier breakfast such as oatmeal, real cow’s m...

Who doesn’t like pizza?   Is pizza healthy?    How can you make healthier choices and still enjoy pizza?   Many people, including some nutritionists, ban pizza thinking it is unhealthy.   But we enjoy pizza at least once a week.   We make modifications to our pizza to make it healthier and we add some healthy sides.   Consumer Reports had a great article on the Best Frozen Pizza .      They taste tested 26 frozen pizzas and found some that are reasonably healthy.   Yes, ordering out and having that pizza delivered is great.   But many of us enjoy a frozen pizza a couple of times a month.   If you do, what are some of the highly rated frozen pizzas and how can you “doctor” them up to be healthier? What are some healthier options in frozen pizza? Frozen pizza would probably not be considered a “health food” but there are healthier options.   Choose a plain cheese pizza or a veggie pizza if you want a healthier cho...

Hungry before going to bed?   Checking out what snacks are on hand?   Is it bad to eat before you go to bed?   Growing up I always ate my dessert late, usually just before bed time -   a hard habit to break.   The New York Times has an article, What are the Best Snacks Before Bedtime?   A reader asked them, “I know it’s not good to eat close to bedtime, but I get hungry.   What are the least harmful things I can eat – or drink – say, an hour or two before going to bed?”   Most of their bedtime snack suggestions were low fat and healthy so I adapted some of their suggestions and also added some real life snacks for real people.       Calories – if you are trying to keep off the pounds or lose a few pounds, limit the bedtime snack to 100-200 calories or 300 calories max, says Isabel Maples from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.   If you are trying to bulk up, then adding snacks to your day is a good way to add some cal...