Food & Faith

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476740632053100942024-08-31T06:05:16.698-05:00Food & FaithA blog discussing biblical based health practices, with nutrition advice, focused on cutting through the confusing, trendy and often incorrect diet fad advice in today's world.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-71194570107709620482013-07-07T19:04:00.000-05:002013-07-07T20:13:51.866-05:00I'm Back and My Calves are Killing Me

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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-58892904396419877602012-12-02T21:48:00.001-06:002012-12-02T22:53:56.859-06:0030 Day Holiday Health Challenge: Week 1

Last week I put a challenge to myself. I decided to take on my health during the month of December. Some may say it’s crazy to do this before Christmas. Some may say it’s impossible. I say it’s neither. The challenge includes: 1.       I cannot eat out during the work week. 2.       I must work out at least once a week. 3.&nbsp

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-43405371876451461392012-11-25T22:49:00.003-06:002012-11-26T19:25:31.380-06:0030 Day Holiday Health Challenge

I currently work with dialysis patients. Their diet is so important that if it's not followed, they could have a cardiac arrest or over time develop bone disease. So holidays are a scary time for me as their dietitian. They also make me think of my own eating during the holiday season. Now only a fool would create and accept her own health challenge during the holidays. But, perhaps if I am

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-30498338951094616092012-09-23T17:22:00.002-05:002012-09-23T18:00:54.964-05:00Top 10 Weight Loss Tips

I am huge fan of queso and since I live in Texas, it’s everywhere! My cholesterol will thank me later. Last night I attempted a homemade queso. The problem with most of my cooking initiatives is that I always make recipe modifications to decrease calories. What I learned from my queso adventure is that you shouldn’t use fat free half n’ half. Much to my dismay, cheese and fat must coexist. We

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-62849386353646583122012-09-17T22:52:00.000-05:002012-09-17T23:05:32.645-05:00To Medicate or Not to Medicate?

That is the question. Dietitians are...um…opinionated. Armed with a stack of controversial and repudiated facts, we will debate any nutrition idea. You can think of it in terms of liberal vs. conservative. (I hate to use the terms democrat vs. republican as these terms hold little meaning anymore as to which stands for what.) There are the "idealist” dietitians, or those who push for organic

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-81511177053586288712012-09-10T22:01:00.004-05:002012-09-10T22:24:48.313-05:00Will all the Drama Queens Please Stand Up!

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone,” Romans 12:18. My morning reading produced this lovely verse that stuck with me all day. In fact, I chuckled when I read it. Don’t get me wrong; it’s a great directive. The part that made me chuckle was “as far as it depends on you.” How many of us have ever been in the presence of a drama queen? I would not

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-78542512392207217252012-08-07T22:42:00.003-05:002012-08-08T07:02:57.787-05:00Lessons from the Greatest Sports Movie Ever

I wouldn't exactly say I have writer's block. Well since I don't think I'm an actual writer, I should say, "I wouldn't exactly say I have faux-writer's block." (Yes, faux is in.) I have plenty of thoughts and ideas in my head. Plenty of things to say. None of them feel right at the moment and I can't seem to finish them. So I decided to flip through an issue of Shape magazine in hopes of being

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-86520304295811511472012-07-02T22:45:00.002-05:002012-07-02T22:47:08.775-05:00I am a Stress Eater. How about You?

You never know when the next stressful blow is going to hit, as I have discovered in the last two months. I never would have anticipated starting over in the city I just moved to a year ago. With a new place and a new job, life is certainly moving in a wildly different direction than originally envisioned. Don’t get me wrong. These changes are now exciting! But I first had to endure some stress

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-48786905685325353232012-06-13T19:11:00.000-05:002012-06-13T19:11:16.711-05:00Quick Bite: Should the Government Tell You What to Eat?

Last week, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed an initiative to limit soda portions to 16oz. Individuals and business will be fined if they don't comply with this initiative once passed. They are know considering limits on popcorn and milkshakes. This comes from a city that already banned trans fats and smoking in public. At which point does this stop? Soda companies now provide "

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-16524865911920434702012-06-05T00:00:00.000-05:002012-06-05T00:09:41.204-05:00Mystery Food Cures of the Bible

One day while perusing through Half Priced Books, I stumbled upon a book called Miracle Food Cures from the Bible. Being the geeky dietitian that I am, I knew I must immediately possess it. I thought I would share a few tidbits. I take this information to be more in the spirit of fun rather than scientific fact. Although the author is pretty convinced of each remedy’s effectiveness. There is not

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-69891442540559109112012-05-22T22:04:00.001-05:002012-05-22T22:09:44.366-05:00Quick Bite: Fat Talk

(Quick bites are small snippets of info I find in between formal blogs. They could be recipes or things I find interesting.) Have you ever stood in a circle of women only to find yourself in the middle of the competition in which everyone is trying to outdue each other with fat talk? You know, the "Oh, I wish I had your hips. Mine are way too big and make it hard to buy jeans." Or "Ugh, I

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-20136424755661284922012-05-18T12:07:00.000-05:002012-05-18T12:17:46.367-05:00Is Sugar Toxic?

I have spent the last week and a half moving. Moving is awful. The new place is great!  Im happy to be here, but the act of moving is awful. One unexpected side effect of moving, is the increased amounts of eating out. Either I am too busy to cook or as in the case right now, there is no food in the new fridge.  So with an increase in eating out comes an increase in sugar intake.&nbsp

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-14731164841512884932012-04-30T22:06:00.001-05:002012-04-30T22:06:44.888-05:00The Importance of Community

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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-11347826193106089982012-04-24T23:26:00.003-05:002012-04-25T06:53:28.855-05:00Superfoods are Super-Mighty!

I will admit that when I pick the titles for my next blogs I actually haven’t planned anything out for that title. My thought process has been, “Well that sounds like a good title and I think I can ramble on about that for 500 words.” This is probably not the best approach to blogging and I forsee it being a problem in the future. Like all avoidance tactics, I will wait till it actually becomes

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-81125357389455606482012-04-22T13:38:00.002-05:002012-04-24T19:44:50.669-05:00The Battlefield in the Grocery Store

Queso is a dangerous food. For me, at least. And I live in Texas so I feel surrounded by my enemy. One jar of Tostino’s queso in the house causes complete abandonment of any food intake norms. Avoiding the purchase of queso is another battle of its own. The chips and dip aisle is my first pass after produce. It’s not fair. They trap me. Most days, I am thinking clearly and can move on passed it

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-8400101373411735422012-04-20T18:32:00.002-05:002012-04-22T13:11:16.333-05:00Pack Your Tool Belt! Online Tools and Resources for the Savvy Health Fanatics

Today, I flew by helicopter to one of the offshore platforms for the weekend. I periodically get the fantastic opportunity to provide dietitian services to the employees out here for work. As I am sitting in the gym, I hear a news report on a 30-yr old woman who ingested 2 gallons of Coke a day died from a heart attack. (Read the full article). It’s a very sad thing as it appears she didn’t

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-39128481186361808312012-04-15T19:47:00.000-05:002012-04-16T07:15:17.653-05:00How to Remain Steadfast in an Ever-changing World

A couple of years ago I purchased Insanity, an at-home work out program. If you aren’t familiar with it, it is made by Beach Body the makers of P90X. It is considered a more intense program than P90X. If I had one word to describe it, I would say…insane. My sister and I had planned to do it together.  Now if you need to know about my physical activity issues, read my blog “Failed Another

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-52080028973241898812012-04-10T09:36:00.003-05:002012-04-15T23:03:38.583-05:00I Know it’s Your Mom’s Easter Pie, but Throw it Out!

This morning I heard on the news that Easter dinner produces the most leftovers of any holiday. I was shocked by this. Surely, Thanksgiving whose sole activity is eating would produce more leftovers. Like many holidays we have our favorite foods, the things that are made every year that you only eat on that occasion. For me at Easter, dad gives us a bag of Starbust jelly beans. In my humble

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-51037798574750934162012-04-06T23:10:00.000-05:002012-04-13T07:27:30.758-05:00Fig Trees and Fiber

You haven’t lived till you have been to dinner with two dietitians who spontaneously break into conversation about urine and feces charts. These charts help you determine if you are dehydrated or constipated, don’tcha know. Yes, we lack shame and a sense of decorum. But this is what happens after visiting dozens of strangers in hospital beds to ask with confidence, “Do you have constipation or

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-26262663709150394032012-04-04T12:29:00.001-05:002012-04-24T23:16:16.487-05:00Fad Diets are like False Prophets

Last week someone asked me if I had heard of the Dukan Diet. Her brother had lost 30lbs and he loved the program. She was considering trying the diet herself. Oh goodness! In the few moments I had with her I realized there was nothing I could say to change her mind. Sometimes you have to let people find out for themselves.  If you haven’t heard of the Dukan Diet, it is one of the more

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-6054132712504140572012-04-03T01:43:00.000-05:002012-04-12T23:31:14.754-05:00Failed another health goal?

Commitment. One dirty little word that makes me go “ugh, another one?!” There are commitments I must do like work. Then there are others I put on myself like feeding and caring for my cute fat furr ball, Loki. I find it ironic that this dietitian has an obese cat. Never mind though, I love him the same.  Loki stretching it out A commitment I will often break is the promise to workout

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345986522957350270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547674063205310094.post-49287970662864051522012-04-03T00:24:00.001-05:002012-04-03T00:24:07.331-05:00Why Blog?

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