If you regularly catch nutrition headlines, you’ve probably seen a new buzzword lately: pulses. Except it’s really not new at all, just not commonly used outside the nutrition profession. Collectively, pulses encompass beans, peas, and lentils. Pulses are a subgroup of legumes (plants with fruit enclosed in a pod). Pulses are legumes whose fruit is harvested dry. They’ve long been …
I feel like it’s been a year since my last blog post. Summer break does that to me. The kids are home and our schedule is all over the place. I’m very much a creature of habit, and I like my routine. I like knowing who needs to be where and when, and I like …
“Saturday is my favorite day – it’s my cheat day!“ “I can’t wait until dinner tonight. It’s my cheat meal!” “I’m so excited for this weekend when I can finally have that burger I’ve been craving! I’ve been good all week.” How many people do you know who live by this philosophy? Or maybe you’re doing it yourself. There seems …
