January-February 2013

Julie Fromm, RD Julie Fromm grabs two pieces of bread — one white and one whole-wheat — and places each of them in a glass of orange juice. Her students watch as the white bread

American Humane Association: American Humane Certified What Does it Mean? Animal housing and equipment is designed to ensure health, security, wellbeing and ability to engage in natural behavior. Animal caretakers are trained in humane care.

For six evenings in October and November, community members —parents, grandparents and occasionally kids — gathered around a table in Dorchester, Mass., to explore the traditional eating patterns of their African-American ancestors. “In my class,

"Petri pork." "Test-tube burgers." "Victimless meat." All these tongue-in-cheek terms describe in vitro or cultured meat grown in a laboratory. While it sounds like the stuff of science fiction, researchers have been working to make

Author: William Davis, MD Publisher: Rodale Date: August 30, 2011 Billed as "a provocative look at how eliminating wheat from your diet can help one to lose weight for good, shrink unsightly bulges and reverse

With mounting evidence showing their many health benefits, it’s OK to recommend nuts as part of a healthy diet. In fact, it’s more than OK. Tree nuts are plant-based proteins that contain fiber and a

The idea that red meat is less healthful than white meat may be generally undisputed; multiple studies link red meat consumption to increased health risks including diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, weight gain, certain cancers

Directed by, produced by and starring nutrition educator Shira and filmmaker Yoav Potash, Food Stamped follows the couple's attempt to eat a healthful diet on a "food stamp budget" for one week with the following

Platform Android (Free version available via Android Market) Rating 3 out of 5 Synopsis of the App Touted as a tool to "win the mental game of dieting," My Diet Coach is designed to keep

Platform Apple, Android, Blackberry (Free; Available via Apple App store, Android Market, Blackberry) Rating 4 out of 5 Synopsis of the App The SparkRecipes app mirrors SparkPeople's healthy recipe website as a way to access

Platform Apple (Free via Apple App store) Rating 4 out of 5 Synopsis of the App This app is the self-proclaimed "world's funnest energy tracker." The name Juice is a play on words; it uses

Platform Apple (Free; currently available for iPhone, iPod and iPad) RATING 2 out of 5 Synopsis of the App Thryve is marketed as a mobile food coach. Originally designed as a way to identify food

Platform Apple (Free for a limited time via the Apple App store) Rating 5 out of 5 Synopsis of the App This app comes from the editors of Diabetic Cooking™ magazine and the original iCookbook

Platform Android (Free from Android Market) Rating 2 OUT OF 5 Synopsis of the App Diet Assistant provides diet plans for those who want to gain, lose or maintain their weight. The app ties it

Paul Russo, RD, FACHE Paul Russo has seen a lot of changes in veterans' care over the last 30 years — including a shift from hospitalizations and inpatient care to a system focused on broader

Long a standard bearer for white vegetables, cauliflower is a good source of fiber and vitamin K, and is an excellent source of vitamin C and folate. Cultivation of mutant cauliflower strains has broadened cauliflower’s

Sarcopenia — or a loss of muscle mass at a rate of about 5 percent per year after age 30 — affects one-third of individuals over 60 and more than half of seniors 80 years

Platform Apple (Free; available via Apple App store) Rating 5 out of 5 Synopsis of the App Created by the Dietitians of Canada, eaTipster delivers daily healthy eating tips to your mobile devices. The app