By Nicole Zaybak Drepaniotis, MS RD CDN Achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle takes some thought and effort in today’s society. Our lifestyle habits which include our eating, sleeping and activity levels are well entrenched and take time to change. While you are creating new habits you need to be diligent to prevent yourself from…
By Helaine Krasner, RD, CDN Being successful at weight management requires planning your meals and snacks. Having the proper foods available and within reach is essential. The foundation of a healthy meal is lean protein and produce (vegetables and fruit). Limit serving sizes of starches and grains to a half cup or 1 oz. Here…
By Nicole Zaybak Drepaniotis, MS, RD, CDN Simply being aware of the danger of over-serving yourself may not be enough. The size of the container you serve from and the size of the dish you serve into can distort your visual estimates. Here are some helpful hints: