Beta-Carotene

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post. This week, Rachel Ernzen weighs in on fruit. Antioxidants naturally found in fruits are gaining popularity as "power foods" and can be found added to a variety...

Thanksgiving is the kick-off to the holiday festivities and that means that the access to high-fat, high-calorie foods will be plentiful from now until the end of the year.  And while it can be a difficult time to stay on track with your weight loss...

FARGO, N.D. - “I want to make the recipe from your column, but where am I supposed to get some pumpkin?” someone asked me a couple of years ago. “What do you mean?” I asked. I thought she was teasing me. “I checked at three grocery stores. You can't...

FARGO, N.D. - About midmorning, I sometimes find myself a little low in energy, so I rob my lunch bag. I eat the yogurt, crackers or piece of fruit. Sometimes I eat all of the ready-to-eat foods. By lunchtime, much to my disappointment, sometimes I have...

They say you eat with your eyes as much as your palate. Fun, easy-to-read and visually exciting "Color Me Vegan" (Fair Winds, $19.99), by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, plays on that concept by grouping plant-based foods according to their colors and the...

Nothing conjures up autumn memories of our youth more than apples, brilliant leaf colors and pumpkins. The pumpkin is my topic today and it is more than a pie or a porch decoration. I hope you enjoy our investigation of this member of the Cucurbita...

Now is the time to enjoy fresh apples, sweet potatoes, squash of all kinds and pumpkins. Abundant supplies of the freshly harvested fruits and vegetables usually mean that the foods are seasonal and reasonably priced.  Apples truly are one of the...

Judy Asuleen, 59, director of adult and family education at the Orloff Central Agency For Jewish Education, (Orloff CAJE) in Davie, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 at the age of 53. Six years later, she reports that she feels great and...

FARGO, N.D. - “Mom, I can read the sign across the street!” my 9-year-old daughter exclaimed as she stepped outside wearing her purple-framed glasses for the first time. A few weeks prior to that day, she came home from school with a note after a vision...

If you want a flatter stomach, cutting calories and exercising are must-dos. But new research also shows some foods may have waist-shrinking (and consequent health-boosting) properties. Here are some tummy tamers to add to your diet: Canola oil:...

Snacking on veggie chips can be an easy way to incorporate more vegetables into your diet, and your kids’ diets - but how much nutritional benefit are you really getting?  Some of the most popular veggie chips aren’t much better than plain old...

Kristen Trukova Clinical Oncology Dietician Wholesome Temptation Cookbook  Grilled Red Snapper with Herb-Garlic Marinade Herb-Garlic Marinade Makes about 2 1/2 cups 2 6 large garlic cloves 1/3 cup packed tender fresh thyme sprigs 1/4 cup packed...