Eating Healthy

I know that whole wheat bread is better than white bread. What about cooked cereal? Isn't it better than cold cereal? It depends on which cold and which cooked cereal you are comparing. I recommend any cereal that is not sugarcoated but is enriched with iron, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin. These nutrients are usually lost...

I'm interested in knowing more about food safety. FYI: This reprint contains valuable information for consumers on food safety in the home kitchen. The following FoodTalk newsletter is a March 1997 (updated April 2002) reprint with permission from Alice Henneman, MS, RD, LMNT Extension Educator, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County. IT TAKES MORE THAN COOKING...

I teach third grade and have seven online computers in my classroom. We are studying good nutrition. the food guide My Plate, nutrition facts labeling etc. I am searching for sites the kids can use to relate to the above topics. Do you have any suggestions? Here are some websites you can use in your...

What can I do about splitting nails on the hands? Could it be related to my diet? Splitting nails typically are more often caused by environmental injury (such as extended submersion in the water like dishwashing or rough handwork like landscaping) or injury to the nail bed when pushing back your cuticles. Sometimes illness or...

I will try to be succinct. I am of average weight and love to exercise. My problem is that I eat so terribly. An example of my eating habits: 7 AM 2 cups decaf coffee 10 AM 1 cup decaf coffee and yogurt 12 PM 1 cup pasta with a diet coke 3 PM chocolate, chips or pretzels,...

I look at Nutrition Facts on food labels as often as I can to see what nutrients I am getting from what I eat, but they give such limited information. It's so hard to tell if I am actually getting the Recommended Dietary Allowances throughout the day. I want to know if what I...

I meant to mention that if there is a book that I could buy telling the nutritional values of various foods, I would be willing to buy it. If there were one that you recommend, I would appreciate your advice. Why don't you look at Edmund's Food Ratings For Dieters that I wrote? Basically, it...

My question is. Do we need 48 ounces of water intake or is it 64 ounces/day? Thanks. Don't know who came up with the recommendations for 8, eight-ounce glasses of water per day which would equal 64 ounces. There is no research to support this recommendation. An easier method is to pay attention to the color...

I work in a prison kitchen and would like your assistance in how to prepare menus for sodium restricted diets and for people who have high cholesterol. Thank you. I would highly recommend your prison hire a dietitian to plan balanced menus for both sodium and cholesterol-restricted. If funds are short, start out with a...

This patient has a rare skin disease. The patient with this is only 16 years old. She has it only on her hands. It is red, splotchy-looking dry rash. Her parents requested that I try to find out if there is anything out there regarding certain foods to eat or restrict. They know toxic...