Food Friday: Can the FDA Light Up Our Brains?
A few weeks ago, I was listening to a radio interview with Sheena Iyengar who was discussing the research she did for her new book The Art of Choosing. Iyengar ...
View ArticleFood Friday: “Going Green”– for Dinner?
Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the brain child of the late Senator Gaylord Nelson, a democrat from Wisconsin from the Kennedy through Carter administrations. People all over ...
View ArticleThe National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
“There are good things happening in this city,” said Detroit Mayor David Bing on the third morning of the National Farm to Cafeteria Conference held in Detroit, a city quickly ...
View ArticlePreliminary Dietary Guidelines for Americans Announced
Growing up, I remember sitting in health class learning about the food pyramid with its chunky base of pasta and breads – a pyramid that is hardly reflective of the ...
View ArticleI Heart Fall in DC
DC is a city of neighborhoods, and in each neighborhood, you find something a little bit different – different restaurants, architecture, bars, people, but lately, I’ve noticed that for the ...
View ArticleRecipe for Dining Social with Chicago Magazine
During this year’s Social Media Week in Chicago, Spectrum had the chance to sit in with some of the city’s most online-savvy chefs, foodies and restaurateurs in a session called Dining ...
View ArticleThere’s Salt in THAT?: CDC’s New Report on Sodium
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newest “Vital Signs” reportindicated that nine in 10 U.S. adults consume much more sodium than they should, putting them at risk ...
View ArticleWellness Week Kicks Off on Capitol Hill
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the kickoff event for Wellness Week, presented by SPAFinder, which was held on Capitol Hill to highlight the critical role that wellness ...
View ArticleIt’s National Nutrition Month: So, What’s for Dinner (that Won’t Hurt Me)?
March is National Nutrition Month. And, while I tend to be pretty focused on food throughout the entire year, it seems somehow more appropriate to be preoccupied with it as ...
View ArticleTell Me Something I Don’t Know: Food Fact Frustrations
Do you ever find yourself asking: why is America fat? It’s certainly not due to a lack of information about nutrition. New research comes out pretty much daily. For instance, ...
View ArticleBlaming the Victim: Food vs. Fat Folly
I recently took to Spectrum’s blog to vent a bit about the confusing nutritional landscape. I asked the question “with all the great nutritional research available, why are so many ...
View ArticleBeer can be good for you, too!
With warm weather just around the corner, I’m looking forward to firing up the grill for the first time this season and enjoying a few happy hours on restaurants’ newly-christened ...
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