by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jan 20, 2021
Guest post by Alexa Guelig Start the new year by kick starting new kitchen habits. With our everyday bustling lives and these unprecedented times that have thrown our schedules completely off, our food choices can often be put on the back burner. Meal planning is an...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jan 19, 2021
I’m hard pressed to find a photo like the one above that truly represents my feelings and emotions in 2020. I spent a lot of time pretending everything was OK, doing my best to take one day at a time, trying to adjust to the new normal. Like most of you, I...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 24, 2018
A recent market study found that American meat consumption has decreased 19% since 2004.1 Perhaps that’s because reducing intake of meat has been shown to lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and some cancers.2...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jan 23, 2018
I recently divulged on social media that my blood pressure (BP) had been consistently quite high, to the point where I thought I’d either soon be hospitalized or have to start taking meds. While I’m not opposed to conventional pharmaceutical methods to...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jan 16, 2018
When it comes to the first meal of the day, it seems the easiest go-to food, especially if you’ve inadvertently smacked the snooze button one too many times, is cereal or a muffin…unless you’re one of those people who skips breakfast altogether (in...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Sep 12, 2017
The field of dietetics is either getting trickier or simpler by the minute, depending on how you look at it. The profession itself includes the word “diet,” but many Registered Dietitians are trying to promote overall health versus a focus on the number on...
