By: Lauren Incarnato, Student NutritionistFor as long as I can remember, my mom was constantly reminding me to take my vitamins every morning before school. As important as a multivitamin may be, your body absorbs nutrients from foods much better than from supplements and daily vitamins. So instead of spending money on expensive supplements, learning the best way to "eat your vitamins" is way more beneficial to both your diet and your bank account!
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By Emily Kohler, Dietetic Intern What do you do when you’re run down from a long week? Apparently, my answer is to write a blog post about sleep. There’s no better way to recognize your problems than to disseminate information about them, right?
Alexandra Long, Dietetic Intern To my fellow spice foodies out there: rejoice. We now have more reason to make and order the spicy foods we crave. It’s for our health after all! Capsaicin has more effects on our body than just a runny nose, flushed face, and possibly a couple tears.
By Emily Kohler, Dietetic Intern As a student of the nutrition world, I’ve seen people set themselves up for failure too often. I am not excluded from this grouping. No one wants to fail and no one consciously sets themselves up for failure, so why is it such a health epidemic? In my opinion, I believe the problem is this: when humans decide they are ready to implement a change, they adopt the philosophy of “more is more.”
Alexandra Long, Dietetic Intern
Are you a fan of seafood? If not, hopefully I can convince you to give this health food another chance. Don’t write it off as a fancy, expensive food. Cheaper options include canned tuna, anchovies, and sardines, as well as frozen filets that are generally cheaper by the pound than fresh fish. This versatile ingredient has more to it than meets the eye! By Emma Slattery, Student NutritionistI'm certain everyone can remember a time when they were younger when a parent or adult told you to drink your milk for strong bones. Everyone remembers the emphasis on dairy products and making sure you get enough calcium all throughout childhood. A glass of milk with dinner, the carton of milk served with school lunches. Now that we're in college that tends to fall by the wayside with water accompanying most meals and the milk in the dining halls being used in coffee or on cereal.
With this drop in milk consumption, are college students meeting our calcium requirements? Alexandra Long, Dietetic Intern
With your newly-found independence in college, it’s unlikely your parent is standing over you during mealtime reciting the infamous line, “Eat your veggies!” You make the rules now, right? You want pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? You got it. But what if there’s more behind eating your fruits and vegetables than your parents told you about? I’m here to urge you to keep that little voice chanting, “Eat your veggies!” in the back of your head for one reason in particular: fiber. By Emily Kohler, Dietetic InternDo you know how much added sugar is recommended per day? If you don’t know, you’re not alone. Before continuing on, try to guess how much added sugar you eat in a day or how much sugar is in common products like a bowl of cereal.
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