How to stave off the freshman 15
On the Table: Fear of gaining weight is foremost on the minds of many college freshman.
Rev up for fall with new routines and diets
On the Table: Cool mornings and school buses are signals that fall is on the way. The seasonal transition is a natural time to rethink your diet and exercise routine.
Cooked or raw? Nutrition varies
On the Table: You know the mantra: Eat more fruits and vegetables. But I'm often asked whether there's more nutritional value when they're cooked or raw. Fresh or frozen? How about canned?
Feast on a salad every day
On the Table:There's still time to leverage the diet-power of slimming summer fruits and vegetables. One way to do it: Make salads a daily routine now through the end of the season.
Food activist shared passion for healthy eating
On the Table:Carol Tracy showed that you don't have to be Oprah Winfrey or a powerful legislator to be effective.
School lunches beyond PB&J
On the Table:It's hard enough to come up with good tasting and convenient school lunch ideas.
Reports on diet study fall short
On the Table:Recent headlines hailed the news: The low-carb Atkins diet has been vindicated! Has it? No.
Embrace the color purple
On the Table:If you have a passion for purple, consider extending that preference to the foods you eat.
Cool foods pack nutrients too
On the Table:Like a summertime dip in the pool, few things refresh like a cold meal.
When vegetarians meet, the food is delicious
On the Table:Watermelon for breakfast? Throw in some scrambled tofu, home-fried potatoes, whole grain muffins, apple-berry crisp and cooked oatmeal topped with raisins, cinnamon and unsweetened, shredded coconut, too.
On the Table
Suzanne Havala Hobbs' nutrition column will return.
Build muscle with exercise
On the Table:What's the best way to eat to build muscle?
Heed body's signals to know when to stop eating
On the Table:How do you know when it's time to stop eating?
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