http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com“To eat is a necessity, to eat intelligently is an art.” — La RochefoucauldenThu, 12 Nov 2009 07:42:10 PSThttp://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5hourly1NutritionForTheNaivehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/09/the-truth-about-calories/Body CompositionHealthWeight losslifestyleCaloriescholesterolAmyJoFri, 04 Sep 2009 12:24:30 PDThttp://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/?p=726photo by Masala Cha Photography I was walking through the mall the other day and I saw a stand selling all kinds of books and products for something called the “cookie diet.” I laughed. Out loud. Are you serious? Yes, they are… that is the sad part. People are so confused when it comes to weight [...]http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/09/the-truth-about-calories/feed/1http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/08/keen-waa/FoodHealthComplete ProteinQuinoaAmyJoTue, 04 Aug 2009 12:25:44 PDThttp://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/?p=722photo by mel bedggood Zach and I did something so fun this week. We had our first tasting for the wedding! It was amazing. But what really got me excited was when I saw Quinoa (pronounced: keen-waa) on the menu. It sounds weird, I know. But to your trusty nutritionista, quinoa is like candy! Most people think [...]http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/08/keen-waa/feed/0http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/07/fake-fiber/FoodHealthfiberAmyJoFri, 31 Jul 2009 09:39:36 PDThttp://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/?p=713photo by essentialeating I’d just like to talk for a minute about something that drives me nuts. That would be things that like yogurt, juice, and ice cream that are not naturally a source of fiber, but suddenly claim to be “a good source” of the roughage. What? Who wants fiber ice cream? Yuck. Fiber is awesome. [...]http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/07/fake-fiber/feed/0http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/07/bone-up/FoodPreventing sicknessAntioxidantsBone DensityAmyJoTue, 21 Jul 2009 12:17:59 PDThttp://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/?p=708photo by Terri Tu Not to brag, but I’ve never broken a bone. Never. Not even a toe. And I’d like to say that it’s because I drank gallons of milk as a growing child, but honestly, milk was never my thing. Carrots, however were. And even though most people don’t think of carrots as bone-strengtheners, [...]http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/07/bone-up/feed/0http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/07/cherry-picking/FoodHealthWeight lossAntioxidantsFruitAmyJoWed, 15 Jul 2009 12:34:58 PDThttp://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/?p=702photo by Lara Ferroni Cherries are about as all-American as apple pie. Minus the fat and laborious effort to prepare a good crust. And because I’m flat out sick of the exotic berry craze stealing attention from other great super-foods, I’m about to toot some cherry horn. Like other berries, cherries contain plentiful antioxidants, but that’s just [...]http://www.nutritionforthenaive.com/2009/07/cherry-picking/feed/1