Jan 31, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition
By Angela Smith and Amy Memory We all know buying fruits and veggies can be very expensive, especially when you try to buy organic foods. In order for us to save, we joined a food co-op. Although this is not a true co-op in the sense that we’re not partnering with...
Jan 22, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Groceries & Couponing, Nutrition
By Katie Boles, Registered Dietitian with Brenner FIT (part of Brenner Children’s Hospital/Wake Forest Baptist Health ) If you are near a TV at 9:30 this morning, tune to FOX 8 News to see today’s guest blogger present these tips live to Shannon Smith...
Jan 17, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Groceries & Couponing, Health, Nutrition
When it comes to food I would say, for the most part, our family stays pretty healthy. We eat most meals at home. Our menus vary enough so that we’re careful not to eat too much red meat or fatty foods. Dinners typically include a vegetable or a salad, and a...
Jan 5, 2013 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition, Restaurants
The title of this post sounds somewhat like a marital event, at least in my house…but that’s a story for another time. The drive thru to which I am referring is the fast food drive thru, which I love and hate equally. Love: french fries. Come on! Who...
Jun 10, 2012 | Food & Nutrition, Nutrition
By Ashleigh Welder Do you find yourself searching high and low all over town for the healthiest, most affordable food to feed your family? For my family, we found the solution right in our own backyard. After reading about pesticides in our foods, we explored organic...
Mar 8, 2012 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Groceries & Couponing, Health, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Julie Lanford, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN. The top 12 most researched cancer fighting foods are in your grocery store. That’s right. There are foods you can buy today that will satisfy your family and fight cancer, too! There is no magic food. I’ve been working...
Jan 21, 2012 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, From the Doctor, Health, Nutrition
By Guest blogger, Michael Lee Coates, M.D., Chair, Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest Baptist Health – Brenner Children’s Hospital If the available information about the dangers of food dyes does not seem very black and white, don’t worry, you’re not alone....
Dec 30, 2011 | Food & Nutrition, Humor, Moms & Dads, Nutrition
There is a reason that manufacturers put sell by and use by dates on food. If you eat it past that date, you will die. It’s really very simple, and it’s a rule I strictly adhere to. After my weekly shopping trip, I go through the fridge and throw out...
Nov 12, 2011 | Food & Nutrition, Humor, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Scott Rigdon, author of the blog “Three Five Zero” Elementary School lunch. How old am I if I had fun at school today??? I wanted to post this to my blog, so I’ll change the names to protect the guilty, but we started off with ‘Dave’, aka the ‘Floor...
Nov 11, 2011 | Food & Nutrition, For the Home, Local Resources, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Maddie Fager, Marketing Coordinator for Primo Water Corporation Do you want to give your family the purest water you can buy? Do you want it delivered directly to your home? If you answered yes, then you might want to keep reading! By drinking Primo water, you are...
Oct 29, 2011 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition
By Tasty Table Blogger Jenny Stauffer If you have been reading my entries for any length of time, you know I have one child who will eat anything, or at least try it, and another one who is picky. My husband and I both enjoy eating vegetables, but once I started...
Aug 24, 2011 | Food & Nutrition, Groceries & Couponing, Nutrition
Trying to make better choices for your family while grocery shopping can be a hassle. Lowes Foods and the NuVal™ Nutritional System make it easy and quick! As you’re shopping, how do you know that the foods you’re buying are the most nutritious choices for your...
Aug 6, 2011 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, For the Home, Health, Local Resources, Nutrition, Safety
By Guest Blogger Jessica Sheedy What Mom doesn’t want the best for her kids and family? We all strive to lead healthier lives, and recent news of dangerous chemicals and irritants in products we use every day has become more prominent. There is an overwhelming amount...
Jul 2, 2011 | Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition
By Timothy Dalton, M.D., North Point Medical Associates and Forsyth Medical Center There was a time when most of us thought of obesity as just a grownup’s problem. But these days, a growing number of children in the U.S. are considered overweight or obese. In fact, at...
Jun 6, 2011 | Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Guest Blogger Carrie Friesen, MD My two-year-old claims that her favorite food is brussel sprouts. I’m not convinced that she really likes them more than Chick-fil-A waffle fries, but she does like them. It may be the yummy way my husband cooks them (see recipe at...
Dec 10, 2010 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition
By Jennifer Hodges, RD, LDN The holidays are here and many of us are still recovering from our Thanksgiving feast! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, however, it can also become a very stressful time of the year regarding our waistlines. The average person...
Nov 29, 2010 | -, Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Jenny Stauffer Today’s blog comes from loyal reader Jenny Stauffer who has graciously offered to provide us recipe blogs each month. This month she is featuring soups and sandwiches – ideal meals for colder weather and a great way to get kids to eat...
Oct 14, 2010 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Deborah Martin Deborah Martin has some terrific ideas and recipes for us today! Deborah earned a BS in nutrition from Meredith College and is a certified pilates instructor with certification from the Physical Mind Institute in New York City. Deborah is not a...
Oct 14, 2010 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition
By Tanja Ragonesi I was talking with a friend the other day, and she told me that growing up, her mother used to bake, and leave out half the sugar and half the fat from every recipe she used. I was impressed that my friend’s mother was as health conscious as this...
