At holiday meals, I don’t want to feel left out. Yet I’m afraid I’ll blow my diet.
It's getting close to Thanksgiving and Christmas. I've been on a diet to lose 20 pounds. So far, I've lost six pounds and I don't want to gain it back.
With all the big meals and treats that will be around during the holidays, I don't want to feel left out. Yet, I'm afraid I'll...
My girlfriend and I have eaten something that made us feel bad. What is the best diet in these situations?
My girlfriend and I have eaten something that made us feel bad. We have chills, nausea and vomits during the night after having dinner. We think it was indigestion. We'd like to know the best diet in these situations and if to drink milk is good or bad.
If you were nauseated or vomiting, milk...
Where can I find a dietitian who works with vegetarians?
Where can I find a dietitian who works with vegetarians?
The Vegetarian Nutrition dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association specializes in working with vegetarians. You can find a dietitian at the American Dietetic Association. Include your zip code or city/state and the type of service you want (individual consultation) with expertise in vegetarian...
I am confused over the flour ingredient on the ingredient list of various breads.
I am somewhat confused over the "flour" ingredient component on the ingredient list of various bread. One will say "wheat flour", another says "enriched flour (wheat)", another "enriched flour (flour)", another "stone ground wheat flour", etc. How's a regular (fiber-pun intended!) person supposed to assess the relative value of these statements?
Can you give some...
I have a skin rash on the back of my neck and am wondering if I have an allergy to the food I eat or my cat?
For the past year, I have had a skin rash that appears only on the back of my neck and the right cheek of my face and around the edge of my right eye. I am a 49-year-old single male and I do eat a lot of things such as pizza and Chinese food....
Does zucchini have any nutritional value?
I grow lots of zucchini every summer. Does it have any nutritional value? I cook it in recipes for soup, cakes, and bread.
Zucchini (1 cup of slices) contains
Nutrient
% Daily Value
calories
16
fiber
5%
thiamin, vitamin B1
5%
vitamin B6
5%
vitamin C
15%
folate
6%
magnesium
6%
manganese
7%
molybdenum
18%
potassium
8%
So to answer your question, yes, zucchini does have nutritional value and when included in recipes, zucchini adds vitamins and...
A teen has red, splotchy-looking dry rash. Are there certain foods to eat or restrict?
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...
My husband works a swing shift. Does the digestive system work on the same internal clock that the body has?
My husband works a swing shift and has dinner/lunch at 7:00 P.M. and is home at 11:30 P.M. So his schedule is not the normal time. Family and friends say that he should not eat late at night because the body stops digesting food at 7:00 P.M. Does the digestive system work on the...
I am changing to a vegetarian in hoping to add a personal tone to my paper.
My Honors English 11 class is doing an "I-Search" paper where the student picks a topic and researches thoroughly the subject of choice. The topic I have chosen is one dealing in your area of expertise: Vegetarians and the strange diet many people are switching to every day. As part of my experience for...
What exactly is the Daily Value?
What exactly is the Daily Value? I can't understand all the information on food labels.
The Daily Value (DV) for each nutrient is listed for persons who eat 2,000 to 2,500 calories each day. The values are the same as the USRDA values previously found on labels and were based on the 1968 RDA's. The...
