Nutrition Blog

For the love of carbs

For the love of carbs

Odds are that you or someone that you know has come across conflicting claims over the health effects of carbohydrates, also known as carbs. For decades, this nutrient has been...

For the love of carbs

Odds are that you or someone that you know has come across conflicting claims over the health effects of carbohydrates, also known as carbs. For decades, this nutrient has been...

Soy, you’re curious about lecithin

Soy, you’re curious about lecithin

Soy-containing products can be particularly confusing, especially when considering ingredients not directly containing soybean, like soy lecithin. How can we be sure that what we are eating is safe? Let’s...

Soy, you’re curious about lecithin

Soy-containing products can be particularly confusing, especially when considering ingredients not directly containing soybean, like soy lecithin. How can we be sure that what we are eating is safe? Let’s...

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The Role of the Dietitians in the Food Industry

When you hear the word “dietitian”, do you picture a white-coated professional in a sterile clinic, helping you eat well while you’re sick? Or do you imagine a fitness professional...

The Role of the Dietitians in the Food Industry

When you hear the word “dietitian”, do you picture a white-coated professional in a sterile clinic, helping you eat well while you’re sick? Or do you imagine a fitness professional...

Making the Most of the Yeast

Making the Most of the Yeast

Written by: Caitlin Hier, October 2023  How we taste our food is controlled through biological mechanisms such as taste receptors on the tongue (Gravina et al., 2013). There are 5 tastes;...

Making the Most of the Yeast

Written by: Caitlin Hier, October 2023  How we taste our food is controlled through biological mechanisms such as taste receptors on the tongue (Gravina et al., 2013). There are 5 tastes;...

Tannins: the good, the bad and the chocolatey

Tannins: the good, the bad and the chocolatey

Written by: Caitlin Hier, October 2023  Have you ever found yourself sitting at a dinner table with people drinking wine who comment on the tannins? They may describe the tannins...

Tannins: the good, the bad and the chocolatey

Written by: Caitlin Hier, October 2023  Have you ever found yourself sitting at a dinner table with people drinking wine who comment on the tannins? They may describe the tannins...

Keep It Simple on Your Road Map to Health

Keep It Simple on Your Road Map to Health

Written by: guest writer Sheila Olson, Aug 2023   Keep It Simple on Your Road Map to Health Did you ever notice that you start to feel better when you make a...

Keep It Simple on Your Road Map to Health

Written by: guest writer Sheila Olson, Aug 2023   Keep It Simple on Your Road Map to Health Did you ever notice that you start to feel better when you make a...