If you have ever tried a cardboard-tasting energy bar, you know exactly where I am coming from. Although energy bars are a convenient way to fuel your body in and around your workouts, they should also meet one more criteria — gasp! — they should taste good! Fortunately for us, the energy bar makers beenRead the rest of this entry…
Stocking A Healthy Pantry
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Nutrition Basics
Are you tired of being overwhelmed with complicated and often conflicting messages from the diet and health industry? This blog is about learning to let go of gimmicky eating and discovering how easy making healthy food choices can be!
About Angela Pifer
I'm a certified nutritionist, blogger, writer, and mom. My passion is teaching people how to live a healthy diet-free life. Most of us don't grow up with an education in nutrition. The food companies and the diet industry take advantage of this fact by marketing foods and products as healthy, when they're not. Eating healthy shouldn't and isn't a complicated process. I want to help people make sense of this information by transforming these conflicting messages into a simple straight forward plan of action towards better health.
Eating Tips for Trips
July 1st, 2008 by Angela, NutritionistWhether for business or pleasure, one of the joys of traveling is enjoying the food. Unfortunately, eating out for four days straight can put some pressure on your waistband. Even if you enter the trip with the thought that you are not going to overdo it, that thought is often thrown out the window withRead the rest of this entry…
The Budgeted Organic: Which Conventionally Grown Fruits or Vegetables are the Safest?
June 18th, 2008 by Angela, NutritionistThe New York Times recently featured an article on the rising prices of organic food. Gas prices and foreign markets are having a drastic effect on our food market, forcing even the most devoted organic consumers to question their purchases. When faced with feeding a family and $5.99 per pound organic grapes the fact thatRead the rest of this entry…
How to Get off the Emotional Eating Roller Coaster
June 18th, 2008 by Angela, NutritionistWe must eat to survive and yet year after year billions of dollars are spent on diet books looking to restrict us from the foods we love, reduce our calories and remove us from the patterns that were giving us comfort. We know diets don’t work, but since we weren’t taught healthy relationships as children,Read the rest of this entry…
Bar Exam: Does your energy bar pass the test?
June 18th, 2008 by Angela, NutritionistWhether you are headed to the gym after work or hitting the trail on the weekend, energy bars can be a convenient and quick fix to your hunger needs. Even the classic PB&J or nuts and fruit are great on-the-go ‘energy bars.’ But if you don’t have time to make a sandwich and you wantRead the rest of this entry…
Curried Apple Couscous Recipe
June 15th, 2008 by Angela, Nutritionist4 tablespoons unsalted butter1 tablespoon curry powder1 medium apple, cored and chopped3 green onions, washed, trimmed, and thinly sliced1 cup whole wheat couscous (or regular)1 3/4 cup water1 teaspoon sea salt1/2 cup pine nuts, toastedSmall handful of mint, chopped In a large saucepan over medium-high heat add 3 tablespoons of the butter, the curry powder,Read the rest of this entry…
Cucumber Yogurt Dressing
June 15th, 2008 by Angela, Nutritionist1 cup nonfat plain yogurt 1/3 cup nonfat sour cream 1 cup loosely packed chopped fresh dill Juice from 1/2 lime 1 small clove garlic, finely minced Sea salt, optional Freshly ground black pepper, optional 4 medium cucumbers, peeled and chopped into small cubes or wedges (about 5 cups) In a mixing bowl, whisk togetherRead the rest of this entry…
