Be creative with leftover turkey.

When your job is to help people recognize healthy food selections and handle them safely, you feel compelled to follow your own advice.

Americans consume only about 10 percent of the amount of fiber they did a century ago.

Autumn’s colorful foliage is a good reminder to fill our plates with colorful fruits and vegetables.

Sugar does not “cause” diabetes or hyperactivity as has been suggested.

Making your own frozen entrees allows you to prepare your favorite meals.

You might be wondering why someone in the nutrition field just admitted to drinking pop of any kind.

Many people have strong feelings about mushrooms.

Broccoli is a nutrition-packed, colorful addition to our plates.

Snack foods make up about one-fifth of the daily calories among children ages 6 to 11.

Unfortunately, “drive-aways” from gas stations and thefts from grocery stores have been on the rise.

Baking in earlier times was probably more art than science.

For healthy people, one egg a day now is considered OK.

Great-grandma’s canning recipes published in the 1970 church cookbook probably do not stand up to current recommendations.

Questions and answers about breakfast and snacks that apply to children and adults.

A moderate amount of caffeine can improve our alertness and, sometimes, our performance on mental tasks, but too much caffeine can leave us “wired” and lead to sleepless nights, headaches, abnormal heart rate or diarrhea in some cases.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture study showed that aging rats fed antioxidant-rich blueberry, strawberry or spinach extracts showed improvement in short-term memory.

Gardening is back in style.

We need to limit or minimize saturated and trans fat in our diet and we should be using a healthier type of fat.

Many people fall short of the current fruit and vegetable recommendations, despite the role these colorful foods play in helping prevent cancer and heart disease.

I thought about the advice I had given through the years when people had power outages.

I look at vitamin-mineral supplements as a bit of inexpensive nutrition insurance, but I never consider them a replacement for a variety of nutrient-rich foods.

Our bodies are like buildings in some ways.

Research shows that children are more likely to eat their fruits and vegetables if they’re homegrown.

High blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease and eye damage that could lead to blindness.

The health issues for men of greatest concern were cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, prostate health, overweight and joint/bone health.

Consider the source of your nutrition information.