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Misleading Advertisements: Pedialax by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I have two major pet peeves regarding nutrition marketingploys:1. When food items that are not animal-based (i.e. peanut butter, candy, cereal) claim to be cholesterol-free in ... Read on »

An Ice-Cream Tale and Recipe by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility At my sister's wedding this week, the kid-friendly photographers were coaxing my son and his cousins to smile. They would use the kid's names instead of the traditional "chee ... Read on »

My Quest for the Perfect Prenatal Vitamin by Debra .. Registered Dietician

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility It may seem odd to my readers that I invested my time in a prenatal-vitamin quest. After all, a prenatal vitamin is just a bunch chemicals, devoid of any synergy that natural ... Read on »

Beyond the Table 3: Alongside Mom and Dad in the Kitchen by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility (Note: You may have noticed a decreased level of activity on this blog lately. This was mostly due to 1st trimester-related pregnancy sluggishness. However, my second trimes ... Read on »

The Case for Breastfeeding by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Although this post is a little late (it's been a busy month), the blogosphere is still buzzing about Hannah Rosin's article so I figure it's not too late for me to chime in si ... Read on »

Food vs. Supplements and Real Advice vs. Fake Advice by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Note: This post is participating in an "RD Blogfest" in honor of National Registered Dietitian Day (March 11)I read many online articles, forums, message boards, Q & A, and th ... Read on »

Menu Plan Monday: Starting March Right! by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Menu planning, like blogging, has not been happening around here lately. However, I realize that we need to get out of our food jag and get back into menu planning (and blogg ... Read on »

Water Filters for Women and Children by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility A flashy headline in a New York Times article proclaimed: "Despite Worries Over Toxins, Breast-feeding Still Best for Infants" (December 19, 2008). This marked a positive cha ... Read on »

Cross-Nursing is Not Healthy by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Many bloggers and breastfeeding fans have been praising Salma Hayek for breastfeeding a hungry boy in Sierra Leone during a recent humanitarian trip. However, I am appalled t ... Read on »

Beyond the Table #2: Connect to the Land on Tu B'Shevat by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility What better day to discuss connecting to the land, than on the eve of the Jewish Holidat Tu B'Shevat (February 9, 2009)? Tu B'shevat, which literally means the 15th day of the ... Read on »

Menu Plan Monday- Dinners by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility This week we received many yummy vegetables from our CSA so it made menu planning easier: Sunday: Beef and seitan stew with white sweet potato, black eyed peas, barley, and c ... Read on »

Vitamin Profile: Vitamin A and Pumpkin Muffins by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility The effect of vitamin A during pregnancy is often misunderstood. Many of you may have heard that too much vitamin A is dangerous to your fetus. This is certainly true: too m ... Read on »

Menu Plan Monday: Spaghetti Themed Week by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I plan my weekday dinners Monday-Thursday (Thursday is usually leftovers). Thursday I plan for the weekend. If you think of it that way, it is really easy to plan just 3 wee ... Read on »

Menu "No" Plan Monday: Leftovers Edition by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I will be honest: I have not been great at planning menus lately. However, this weekend we made some great dishes that will certainly make a reappearance this week and I wan ... Read on »

Beyond the Table: The New Salad Spinning Popper! by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility The "inaugural" post for the Beyond the Table series brings back memories! Remember playing with the Playskool Spinning Popper? A great toy but increasingly difficult to fin ... Read on »

New Series: Beyond the Table by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I know what you are thinking: "First she asks us to go Beyond Prenatals and to actually eat healthy food instead of relying on supplements, and now she is asking us to go Beyo ... Read on »

Breast Cancer Part II: Breastfeeding after Breast Cancer by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility A "Before and After" theme: Breast Cancer Part I discussed how breastfeeding and other lifestyle changes may help protect women from breast cancer. Part II will discuss breast ... Read on »

Breast Cancer Part I: Breast Cancer Prevention by Debra .. Registered Dietician

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I have spent a lot of time thinking about breast cancer lately. This is partly because cancer has affected many people I know, and partly because the news is always a flurry w ... Read on »

A Hanukkah "Carrot Seed" Story by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility This blog is technically not a mom blog. I try to give timely advice to women and parents based on my training as a nutritionist, and more recently a Certified Lactation Coun ... Read on »

Menu Plan Monday for a Busy Week by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility About Menu Plan MondayMenu Plan Monday is hosted by Organizing Junkie. I try to post a dinner menu every week, but it does not always happen. All foods that I post are appro ... Read on »

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