Author: Nutritionist Deborah Enos, The One Minute Wellness Coach Have you ever been in denial about weight gain? I was in that exact position a few years ago. You couldn’t have paid me to get on a scale! As long as I didn’t have to see my actual weight, I […]

Author: Nutritionist Deborah Enos, The One Minute Wellness Coach If you’ve ever found yourself in an exercise rut (and who among us hasn’t?), you know how hard it is to get back up and start a consistent program again. And if you’ve gained weight during your hiatus, it can be […]

Shoppers who don’t purchase canned fruits and vegetables say it is because they are less healthy and have ‘added preservatives or artificial ingredients.’ In reality, added sugar or sodium are the primary added ingredients to these products and ‘no-sodium’ or ‘packed 100% juice’ versions are readily available. Concern has also […]

Canned fruit contributes less than two percent of the added sugar in most American diets. Top sources of added sugar in the diet come from soda, energy drinks and sports drinks, grain-based desserts, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, candy, ready-to-eat cereals, sugars and honey, tea, and yeast breads. To avoid the […]

The call for increased fruit and vegetable consumption often emphasizes fresh produce, grown locally. There is a misperception that the preservation or processing of fruits and vegetables diminishes nutritional quality. This is often cited as the rationale for the focus on fresh, despite research that shows the nutritional equivalent or, […]

Author: Nutritionist Deborah Enos, The One Minute Wellness Coach There’s an old saying that is often quoted. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Who uttered such wise words? Why, it was Hippocrates; the man who is known as the father of modern medicine. We’ve come a […]

Twice the Fruit, Half the Shelf Space, Lower Cost per Serving Three cans of Stapleton’s Prunes have the same number of servings as six cans of just about any other fruit, and at roughly $0.27 per serving, you can’t go wrong. Twice the Fruit Exchanges per Can A fruit exchange […]

Author: Nutritionist Deborah Enos, The One Minute Wellness Coach “One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.” That’s a nice quote from Antonio Porchia, but what happens when we start forgetting? As we get older, many people find that their memories aren’t as reliable as they once were – […]

Author: Nutritionist Deborah Enos, The One Minute Wellness Coach When your kids are still growing, it’s super important to make sure they get the right nutrition. That means three balanced meals and some healthy snacks in between. Truthfully, it’s a lot of work. And the hard part isn’t making the […]

Author: Nutritionist Deborah Enos, The One Minute Wellness Coach When I first meet with a client, I find that they usually have a pretty good idea of what “healthy eating” really means. They know that they should eat more fruits and vegetables and let go of the junk. But, one […]