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Nutritionist Ed Blonz On Healthy Eating, Olive Oil, Pantry Essentials

03.21.14

Ed Blonz is a busy guy: He’s a nutritionist, a consultant, an award-winning writer, and a professor. His syndicated column, “On Nutrition,” runs weekly in newspapers nationally and internationally. He’s won the James Beard Foundation Award for his writing. And he’s an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco. We asked him […]

Harvard’s New Healthy Eating Guidelines: Drizzle On the Olive Oil

09.23.11

Harvard served up its blueprint for healthy eating, saying Uncle Sam’s recent dietary recommendations fall short in several areas, including the consumption of “beneficial fats” like olive oil. The feds, Harvard argues, should make it crystal clear that people should include olive oil and other “healthy oils” with their meals. “Use olive, canola, and other […]

“It’s the Calories, Stupid!” … Avoiding “Portion Distortion” with Olive Oil

04.22.11

We’re hungry. We scarf down a big plate of food … then realize our eyes were too big for our stomachs. It’s called “portion distortion” — you view an over-sized, calorie-laden portion as a normal amount. To avoid portion distortion and a widening waistline, experts give this advice: pay attention to the amount of food […]

Encouraging Kids to Develop Healthy Eating Habits with Olive Oil

04.05.11

Getting kids to develop healthy eating habits is a hot topic. First lady Michelle Obama and British chef Jamie Oliver have launched crusades to battle childhood obesity. So we made it a priority to attend a recent workshop devoted to developing good eating habits among children. We picked up up great information we want to […]

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Nutritionist Ed Blonz On Healthy Eating, Olive Oil, Pantry Essentials

Harvard’s New Healthy Eating Guidelines: Drizzle On the Olive Oil

“It’s the Calories, Stupid!” … Avoiding “Portion Distortion” with Olive Oil

Encouraging Kids to Develop Healthy Eating Habits with Olive Oil

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