Nonna's Nutrition News & Views

Coconut Oil’s Bad Rap

Saturated Fat
Any fat that is solid at room temperature, like butter and coconut oil, is a saturated fat. Four decades ago a negative campaign launched about saturated fat, including coconut oil, changed the way America cooked. Coconut oil has a melting point of 76 degrees and was a favorite in the baking industry. Most abandoned [...]

Nature’s Sports Drink

What is it?
• One cup of nature’s sports drink contains more electrolytes than most sports and energy drinks.
• It has more potassium than a banana.
• It’s very low in calories.
• It’s an isotonic beverage (its salt concentration matches that of the human body).
• It’s similar to human plasma and has been used to save lives [...]

Waste Less…Save More

YIKES: An estimated 27 percent of the food available for consumption, according to a government study, ends ups as waste. This includes food purchased at the supermarket, in restaurants and cafeterias, and food stored in your kitchen. It works out to about a pound of food every day for every American.
Wasted food equals wasted money. [...]

Do You Lose Track of Cash?

The question of how people lose track of their cash was polled by USA Today.
The USA Today results didn’t surprise me at all. Grocery shopping came in on top at 34 percent. Next leisure shopping came in at 32 percent, enjoying a night out at 31 percent, dining out at 26 percent, buying snacks at [...]

Dieting for Kids

I Don’t Believe in Diets
Nope. I don’t believe in diets for anyone, much less children.
WOW, how can I say that? I have never known a diet to work long-term. Now, they may work in the short-term. Weight is lost, but usually the weight comes back on, sooner or later. Because eating habits were not changed, [...]

Babies Need Whole Food, Too

Baby food is whole food, pureed. That’s it. Processed baby food can be expensive. It’s certainly not essential to purchase baby food in tiny glass jars. Jars of baby food found on grocer shelves are convenient when you’re out and about, but I never relied on them. I always made my own baby food.
Homemade baby [...]

We Believe This Is A Veggie…But It’s Not

Have you ever told your kids to “finish your peas…eat your vegetables”? Peas are green and veggies are green, right? Peas, alfalfa, lentils, soy, peanuts, and beans are not vegetables, but legumes. Although legumes are often mentioned as vegetables, they are not veggies.
A vegetable usually refers to an edible plant or part of a plant [...]

Onion Email Myth

There is an email floating around the Internet stating that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the victim last ate onions. The email states, “Onions are a magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions.”
Just like other foods with outer layers, like potatoes and eggs, onions may be contaminated [...]

Laugh Out Loud

Picky eating is no laughing matter. It’s serious business, because it affects our children’s health. While that’s true, we need to laugh once in a while. That’s why today’s blog is devoted to laughing at ourselves.
Anna Fellows Johnson said, “Remember, men need laughter sometimes more than food.”
Don’t forget to laugh out loud! Even if you’re [...]