Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Well, with this new year, I’ve decided to add another category to my blog. It will be called My Favorite Things, and will feature products that I truly love. A recent purchase was the inspiration for this addition to my website. I found an old favorite food on a recent grocery shopping excursion: Gjetost cheese. […]
Today I am adding a new category to my blog: recipes. I plan to highlight nutritious, creative and delicious recipes that are compatible with a healthy lifestyle. Granted some of these recipes may not be appropriate if you have a restricted diet due to a medical condition. But my hope is that there will be […]
As I thought about the best way to kick off my posts for 2024, I began to think about how people often like to turn over a new leaf at the start of a new year. One great way to start off the new year is to get a fresh new haircut (and color, if […]
Wishing all of you a healthy, happy, and blessed New Year 2024! Regular blog posts will resume next week.
I am taking this week off from blogging, but I wanted to wish you and yours the most wonderful holiday season. Happy Hanukkah (belated) and Merry Christmas!
So many people today choose to be “gluten free” for a variety of reasons, right or wrong, but there are certain individuals for whom gluten free is an absolute necessity: those who have Celiac disease. Celiac disease is a condition in which the immune system attacks the surface of the small intestine in response to […]
Today in my support for local businesses here in Naples, I decided to highlight one of my favorite area restaurants: The Local. The Local, located at 5323 Airport Pulling Road in Naples 34109, is Naples’ first farm-and-sea-to-table restaurant. The ingredients from all of their dishes are sourced locally, sustainably, and seasonally. This ensures that their […]
Mmmm, what’s not to love about the smell of a fresh pot of coffee in the morning? Ok, maybe not everyone is a fan of coffee, but growing up in an Italian family, coffee was at everyone’s place setting. Even mine when I was a young girl, albeit I was served decaf. I only drink […]
Since I am taking some time off for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am going to keep this one short and sweet. Here’s an article I found about napping (fitting, given what most people do after eating a big Thanksgiving meal!). Are those midday siestas good for you, bad for you, or somewhere in between? Here’s […]
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I just wanted to take a brief moment to reflect on thankfulness. Life can be full of challenges, some expected and some unexpected. Illnesses, financial hardships, relational difficulties, losses, they can all take a toll on us. But regardless of the circumstances in which we may found ourselves, there is always […]