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Lighten Up Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays. Even as a registered dietitian, I am tempted to break out the maternity pants (that I just was able to pack awayβ¦
Dairy Good: Hot Cheesy Potatoes
What happens when you put cheese on top of sliced potatoes? Magic. Thatβs what happensβ¦
Dairy Does Ole Miss Athletes Good
It is obvious children enjoy milk. Kids are quick to request a glass of cold, delicious milk. They drink it with a strawβ¦
Are you Sugar Savvy?
This time of year, it seems, sugar aboundsβfrom lingering Halloween candy to delicious Thanksgiving Day desserts, followed by a plethora of holiday treatsβ¦
Cooking at Home Again
Growing up, I can still remember time spent around the dinner table with family discussing the happenings of daily life and smelling the delicious aromasβ¦
Fatigue-Fighting Foods
Do the demands of todayβs hectic lifestyle have you feeling exhausted? Are you so tired that your tired is tired? If you are like me and just about everyβ¦
Better Breakfast, Better Performance
Could skipping breakfast be holding you back from performing your best? During sleep, the body goes through a long period of time without nutrientsβ¦
A Heart-Healthy Valentine's Day
Valentineβs Day is a day for celebrating. If you have a significant other, itβs a chance to celebrate. If youβre single, itβs a day to pamper yourself and be grateful for all you do have in lifeβ¦
Mythbusters: 5 Lactose Intolerance Myths Debunked
Being lactose intolerant can be stressful. Sometimes you may feel left out of the cool crowd by not getting to eat or drink anything you wantβ¦
Healthy Students = Better Students
Summer has officially come to an end and schools across the southeast are back in session, thus the back-to-school frenzy has begun. Parents are filling their shopping baskets with pencilsβ¦
Stress-Free Meal Solutions: Make Milk Exciting
I had a friend ask me the other day about how to get her toddler to drink more milk. Every time she offered him a glass, he was uninterested, but she knew how importantβ¦
Keep Dairy Foods Fresh
Ice cold chocolate milk after a run, homemade peach ice cream on a hot summer evening, melted cheese on top of a burger at the neighborhood barbecueβ¦
Fitness Fest 2014
An event about changing lifestyles is just what Mississippi needs to help combat the current obesity epidemic. And, that is just what 1000s of families got to participateβ¦
Top Three Uses for Milk Before it Expires
Is there anything worse? You have a gallon of milk in the fridge, half empty, and itβs quickly reaching its use-by date. Not to worry- you wonβt have to throw it outβ¦
Enjoy the TASTE of Eating Right
Every March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates National Nutrition Month and this yearβs theme is βEnjoy the TASTE of Eating Right.β
Love at First Sip
Any runner can tell you the story of how they first feel in love with chocolate milk as an athlete. For many, it started on a dreary morningβ¦