By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Happy hour can get less happy when you realize all your healthy eating throughout the week is sabotaged by your cocktail choices at the bar and your favorite jeans are feeling more snug than usual. A night on the town doesn’t have to mean wrecking your diet. The key is […]
By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Alcohol is a part of many social occasions, from holiday parties to birthday celebrations, to family dinners and sporting events. Does being healthy mean abstaining from alcohol altogether? Is it possible to keep your figure and have your drinks too? Numerous scientific studies have shown that people who drink
By Rennie Aranda, Skinny Gene Nutritionist Sugar in regular soda or artificial sweetener in diet soda…Which sweetener is healthier? The soda debate! Whether you call it soda, pop, soft drink, etc., it is no doubt that these drinks are highly consumed in the U.S. But the big question for these avid soda drinkers is…diet soda or regular
By Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC The month of December, right on cue, is flying by! The parties have begun and will continue all month long, and of course, into the New Year! You may have the same old thought recirculating through your mind this holiday season, how are you going to enjoy the season without upsetting your
I don’t know about your house, but having a spirited 6 year old means that the naughty and nice list comes up a lot during the holidays. I’m the one making a list, and my daughter is the one checking it twice ( or twenty times) a day. If her behavior is less than ideal, then
First, there was the post-Thanksgiving sales event Black Friday, and then the online version, Cyber Monday. Now, charitable groups have started a new holiday tradition — it’s called #GivingTuesday, and it starts this TUESDAY! We love the idea of #GivingTuesday, because it is like giving season’s “opening day”. It’s a time in which people can come
Create a healthy Thanksgiving Day menu with these Thanksgiving recipes. Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for family, friends, good health and great food. This year, instead of serving the old standbys — turkey smothered in gravy, candied yams, buttered corn and pumpkin pie — try healthier recipes. The following healthy Thanksgiving recipes have
By now, you probably already have your Thanksgiving menu planned. But before you run out to the store to buy all of the necessary ingredients for your fabulous feast, take a few minutes to look for ways to make simple substitutions or changes that will ensure “love” is infused into your favorite dishes without adding
It’s World Diabetes Day! We talk a lot about the impact diabetes has on our country, but the fight against diabetes is a global issue. Right now, 382 million people around the world are living with diabetes, but this is expected to increase to 592 million people over the next 22 yrs. But…We can fight
The American Diabetes Association released new research that the annual cost of diagnosed diabetes has risen 41% since 2007 and now costs an estimated $245 billion. When we are talking billions, a 41% increase in 5 years is a lot! As you’ll see in the article linked below, the experts explain that one of the