Fit Fare

Holidays are filled with delicious things to eat and most of them are loaded with fat and sugar. When I think of a typical Thanksgiving treat, I visualize pies, cookies, and cakes, all with lots of butter and sugar. I love those treats and I certainly will eat them. But I want to limit the […]

The holiday season is full of diet pitfalls. Everywhere you look there are cookies, pies and other temptations, so staying aware of the number of calories you’re consuming during this time is crucial. With the plethora of treats being offered to us, it’s easy to rationalize eating a few goodies here and there, ignoring their […]

The holidays are upon us, and that means the Seasonal Seven are waiting for most of us. What are the Seasonal Seven? That’s the average amount of weight gained during the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Unfortunately, many of us are unable to lose those pounds easily. With that in mind, over the […]

What’s for lunch?   For many people it’s a snack out of a vending machine or a high calorie meal from a restaurant.  Bringing lunch from home often seems a little too complicated and gets lost in the shuffle of morning activities.  In fact, that was the situation for my husband. He skipped lunch unless […]

About ten years ago, I learned that my thyroid wasn’t producing enough of the hormones that help regulate bodily functions. My doctor assured me that it was a common condition and taking a pill containing synthetic thyroxine each day would handle the situation. I soon discovered that many people, mostly women, are hypothyroid. […]

It’s pear harvest time in many parts of the Pacific Northwest, which produces 99 percent of the pears grown in the United States. The climate and temperatures found in California, Washington State, and Oregon are ideal for pears. Fortunately, pear consumption is growing in this country, more than any other fruit, so growers are working […]

Two weeks ago, I wrote about my first week’s experience eating a vegan diet. In that installment I talked about breaking the faith, so to speak, by eating two tablespoons of Italian tuna on day seven. Despite the great pleasure I had eating that meager amount, I didn’t go on a tuna […]

Over the years, I’ve often thought about becoming a vegan. To my mind, it seemed a healthier, more ethical way to eat. However, it seemed daunting. Meat holds a limited attraction for me, but seafood, eggs, and dairy are my favorite foods. So, I’ve always regarded vegans as incredibly brave to […]

It’s hardly a secret that American children, along with adults, are becoming heavier. According to a recent report in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, by 2010, nearly half the children in North America will be overweight or obese. These alarming statistics have increased the criticism and scrutiny of the foods […]

Growing up on the Gulf Coast of the United States, I ate a lot of seafood. An uncle owned a shrimp boat, so shellfish tended to dominate our menu. However, as I’ve grown older, fish has become my favorite food. We eat a lot of salmon, as much as three times […]