In a Vegetable Rut?

Do you reach for the same vegetables each week at the grocery store? Are you bored with your veggie choices? If you answered "yes" then you are stuck in a vegetable rut! Time to try something new!

Try these great alternatives suggested by Women's Health Magazine:

~ if you like carrots try parsnips
~ if you like plums try figs
~ if you like lettuce try bok choy
~ if you like potatoes try sunchokes
~ if you like spinach try swiss chard

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Tips for introducing new foods to children:

~ let them see you eat it first
~ give them a small piece to try
~ say "Oh I bet you'll like this" rather than "Do you want to try this?"
~ let them know it's ok not to like it but that you expect them to try at least one bite
~ offer it again, .... and again .... and again and over time their taste will adapt to it.

Tip of the week!

Make time for eating. Stop whatever you are doing and concentrate solely on what you are eating. This will allow your brain to register that you have eaten and you will feel satisfied with a smaller amount.

How many times have you been thinking about something as you walk away from your car, only to wonder if you locked your car? Of course you locked your car - you just didn't register it in your brain as it was busy thinking about other things.

Same principle applies to eating: "Did I just eat something? Not sure - better have some more".

If we focus on our food, not only will we enjoy it more but we'll eat less of it - leading to better health and weight control.

Welcome!

Welcome to Caledonia Nutrition! Here you will find practical, effective nutrition and lifestyle advice to help you achieve and maintain good health and your weight loss goals.

Wikipedia:

~ Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Romans to the land in today's Scotland. Modern use is as a romantic or poetic name for Scotland as a whole.

~ Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet.

I am originally from beautiful Scotland and earned my Bachelors in Nutrition & Dietetics at Glasgow Caledonian University. I have always been interested in health and fitness, enjoying yoga and workouts since my high school years.

With the realisation that food not only keeps us healthy but that changes to what we eat and to our lifestyle can actually improve health, often preventing the need for medication, I had the desire to become a Dietitian so I could share this information with others and help to improve their health.

Now I am a Mom, my need to promote good health, especially to children is stronger than ever!

I have extensive experience as a clinical dietitian working in hospitals with both adults and children and have liaised with the media regarding various nutrition topics.

I look forward to meeting all of you, hearing about your nutrition struggles and successes and helping you to achieve your weight and health goals!