CAND BLOG
Getting Ahead of the Holiday Season
Getting Ahead of the Holiday Season With Halloween at and end the upcoming months are full of holidays celebrated around food and sugary treats. The holiday season is when people tend to put on the most weight during the year (typically 1-5 pounds each year), so it helps to be prepared and have a plan…
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Chocolate Pumpkin Banana Ice Cream
Banana ice cream (blending frozen bananas into an ice-cream-like consistency) is a trendy treat and I created a festive fall version using pureed pumpkin! If you love pumpkin treats but are not a fan of heavy pumpkin spice flavors, you’ve gotta try this! This dish will satisfy your sweet tooth and give you a nutrition…
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I Love Butternut Squash Soup
With fall in full swing, new flavors are all around us from pumpkin spice to butternut squash everything. Butternut squash is such a versatile vegetable that can be used as the base of many dishes from not only soup, to pasta sauce and even stuffed to make a perfect entree. One of my favorite dishes…
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Ready, Set, Fuel: How to Fuel Your Performance with Sports Nutrition
Imagine your body as a race car… Your training as the engine… Your injury treatment as the tune ups… Your diet as the fuel… And you are the driver. If you start to view food as fuel, you have the ability to drive your athletic performance to the next level. Based on the quantity and quality of foods you consume,…
Read MoreA Recap of CAND’s 100 Years of Rich History
This year may be one of the most exciting years to be a member of the Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as 2016 marks the 100-year anniversary of the organization! Here is a recap of just some of its accomplishments over the last 100 years. The Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (CAND) is…
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Cystic Fibrosis by Amanda Seguin, Dietetic Intern
While working with the pediatric dietitians during my internship, I’ve gained experience working in the cystic fibrosis (CF) clinic. CF is a genetic disease that affects 30,000 people in the United States and most commonly affects the Caucasian population, though it can affect all races. This disease causes mucus to build up in the…
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Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Pregnancy
Studies have shown that infants born to mothers with higher blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA at delivery had advanced cognitive function and increased attention spans well into their second year of life.
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Nutrition Counseling: How to Help
How do we, as registered dietitians, inspire and support nutrition behavior change and truly help individuals? Try these 5 reminders to help promote behavior change and not hurt.
Read MoreCDA’s CTA National Nutrition Month Ad
National Nutrition Month is in full swing! Look for the below CDA advertisement on CTA buses in March. Routes include Lincoln/Sedgewick, Broadway, Clark, Damen, Kedzie/California, and Foster. Approximately ~5,000,000 commuters will see our ads! If you happen to spot one, please take a photo (preferably with you in it!) and send it to Kelly Ziemkiewicz at…
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MyPlate for Athletes
MyPlate for Athletes by Katie Davis MS, RD, CSSD, LDN www.RDKate.com As we all know, March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme is “Shape Up Your Plate” in honor of the new MyPlate graphic released by the USDA as a replacement for the good old Food Guide Pyramid. This was a welcome change…
Read MoreFructose: Poison or Pleasure?
Dietitians, among other health professionals and of course our mom’s have been telling us for years to leave our hands out of the cookie and candy jars and to pick up fruit instead, well what if we’re wrong?
Read MoreA Historical Lesson on Health- Simplified
After almost a month, these personal promises can often become complicated with loop holes. The following encouragement comes from Dr. George W. Calver’s simple commandments for health.
Read MoreTips for Working Towards a Healthier You in 2012
Seeing as the holiday season came and went…
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