Feeding Teenage Vegetarians in a Non-Vegetarian Family

So here’s the deal at my house. Two out of three daughters are lacto-ovo vegetarians while the rest of use are card-carrying omnivores. Read how we deal with this scenario in my weekly WebMD post. By David Grotto, RD, LDN aka “The Guyatitian” When she was eight years old, my oldest daughter Chloe went on a [...]

Male Call!

Just in time for Father’s Day, here’s some great advice from the AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION on how to encourage the men in your life to take ownership of their health and nutrition. When was the last time your father, brother, husband or partner cooked a meal, asked for a second helping of vegetables or did [...]

“We, the Vegetables”. Commentary on Our “Vegetative” State

Photo of kitchen garden courtesy of Burpee Seeds. Spring is in the air and the smell of Spring makes me think of vegetables…I know, it’s a curse… You’ve most likely have heard me drone on in the past about the disconnect between recommendations of vegetables for optimal health and the actual consumption of them. I often [...]

My Podcast Interview with Diana Dyer, RD Discussing the Health Benefits of Kale

I was inspired after my trip to Italy to dig out a great podcast interview from last year on the topic of Kale from my 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life radio program. I posted a recipe that uses “Black Cabbage” (aka Kale) in a traditional Tuscan dish called Ribollita last week – you may [...]

Ask The Guyatitian

Dear Guyatitian: Are brown rice cakes and puffed brown rice cereal considered whole grain?  They only have 1 gram of fiber, but their puffed so you eat more.  Just curious. Annie from Chicago   Dear Annie Puffed brown rice is a whole grain. However, the puffing process changes the rice in a few ways.  ”Glycemic [...]