Eating For Health

Who doesn’t make some New Year’s Resolutions?   Most of us make resolutions but unfortunately most of us don’t keep those resolutions.     Forbes Health polled Americans about their 2024 New Year’s Resolutions.   What are the top New Year’s Resolutions for 2024?   Top priority was improving fitness (48%), improving finances was second (38%), improving mental health came in third (36%) and losing weight came in fourth (34%).   But a fifth was improving ones’ diet (32%).   Despite good intentions, many of us fail to keep these resolutions .   Only about 8% keep their resolutions for one month, about 22% last 2 months, and only 13% are going strong at 4 months.      But setting goals for yourself is a good idea.   Some nutritionists got together and came up with some New Year’s Resolutions you should not put on your list.   And they give some guidance of how to set some health goals for the new year that are more likely t...

Who doesn’t love to go out to eat?   In the past, the portion sizes at restaurants were so large, I rarely could finish the meal and would often ask for the doggy bag.   Sometimes the portions were so large, that I could only eat half of what was served.   This week, my husband and I ate dinner at a restaurant in Richmond.   The Mediterranean Chicken I ordered was delicious but I noticed the serving size was actually normal and not the oversized piece of chicken I often would be served.   Needless to say, there were no leftovers to take home.   The Taste of Home recently wrote an article, Restaurants Are Shrinking Portion Sizes Right Now – Here’s Why .    Have you looked at the shrinking sizes of items you buy at the grocery store?   Many customers are noting shrinkflation as the number of ounces or the amount of food in a package is shrinking.   But what is not shrinking is the price.   Well restaurants are experiencing the sa...