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These shortcuts to healthy eating are the simple diet hacks you need to bring better nutrition to the table with more ease and less frustration. I see you juggling busy schedules, taking care of family members, cooking, cleaning, driving, and desperately hunting for a few…
You ask: are starchy vegetables bad for you; do they spike your blood sugar; how much is okay to eat; and what’s on a starchy vegetables list? What do potatoes and tomatoes have in common? What about pumpkin and zucchini? From my perspective – the…
Stop spending hours in the kitchen adding more veggies to your diet. Here’s how to eat more vegetables with healthy convenience foods. When do you feel like a broken record? Could it be when you say any of these? “Have you done your homework?” “No,…
You want to know how to add more veggies to your diet! These fast and simple ways will make you the leader of the pack. Imagine sitting around a table with a big spread of food and 9 of your friends and relatives. You enjoy…
Trying to eat healthy, but you don’t know how? You’ll know what to eat when you let the plate method guide you. You push yourself to follow your strict eating plan and deprive yourself of all things yummy. But you’re pulled to give it all…
One-pot meals are perfect for the busy holiday season. And this healthy chicken stew recipe provides nourishing yumminess even while eating on the run. And that’s no easy task! I’ve been making some version of this stew since my children were very young. It’s become…
Family meals are worth the trouble. I promise. Here are 6 reasons to make family meals a priority and 8 tips to make them doable. My daughters are both young women now. And we still cherish family meals. All of us, not just my husband…
Put Your Best Fork Forward! This is the theme for this year’s National Nutrition Month®, sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. When it comes to good nutrition, there are lots of forks to put forward. Today’s post is about the “cooking fork” and…
Genetics plays a big part in developing type 2 diabetes. People who have hispanic or Latin roots are at high risk for the disease. I interviewed my friend and colleague Lorena Drago MS, RD, CDN, CDE, an expert in nutrition, diabetes and hispanic cultures. Lorena is the…
It’s National Diabetes Month! Here are some tips to make diabetes meal planning less daunting. As part of my series to feature people important to the diabetes community, I interviewed certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian Hope Warshaw, author of Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy. Jill: You’ve…
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Hi there! I'm Jill, a nutrition & diabetes expert and the author of 4 books.
I believe simple changes in health habits can bring you life-changing rewards.
And I believe willpower is way overrated.
Right here is where you can discover the mindset and habits to stick with healthy lifestyle choices most of the time - and drop the guilt when you don't.
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