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Phelps Dietitian/Nutritionist

A Recipe For Mindful Eating: Tips During The Holiday Season A Recipe For Mindful Eating: Tips During The Holiday Season
A Recipe For Mindful Eating: Tips During The Holiday Season Autumn is upon us and you know what that means: lots of leftover Halloween candy, marathon Thanksgiving meals and, soon enough, one holiday party after another. On average, Americans gain one to two pounds during the holiday season. However, there are steps that we can take to mentally prepare ourselves for the barrage of foods and beverages around us. Mindfulness is about being present in the moment. When you eat mindfully, you slow down and notice the experience of eating. Cooks collect recipes because they know if they follow the directions they’ll end up with the intended result: a delic…
Taking Stock: The Truth About Bone Broth Taking Stock: The Truth About Bone Broth
Taking Stock: The Truth About Bone Broth Bone broth fans claim strong immune systems, high energy and more. Don’t believe the hype. Countless articles, TV segments and wellness celebrities promote bone broth as a cure-all. They credit it with keeping joints limber, strengthening skin, hair and nails and boosting the immune system. Abundant collagen in bone broth is the key to unlocking these benefits and more, proponents say. Collagen is good. You produce this fibrous protein naturally, and it essentially holds you together. But you can’t absorb collagen by consuming it in bone broth or anything else. Hours of stovetop simmering …