by Gina Forster, MS, RDN, LDN | Jul 12, 2025
Cross your fingers for a holiday book release (yeah!!). Until then, here is a little teaser from Chapter 1, titled “Our Weight (Obsession) Is Killing Us” Imagine waking up one day and no one talked about body weight. No one talked about diets or...
by Gina Forster, MS, RDN, LDN | Jul 3, 2025
Twenty years ago I had a blog (different from the current blog you’re reading!). I started it during graduate school and it was a really great way for me to connect with others, share my thoughts on nutrition and health, post recipes, and be creative with my...
by Gina Forster, MS, RDN, LDN | Jun 25, 2025
Food labels have been around for over thirty years. There are a lot of great benefits of food labels; they help us become more aware of which foods provide fiber, protein, certain types of fat, and also sodium, calcium and other nutrients. They can be incredibly...
by Gina Forster, MS, RDN, LDN | Jun 16, 2025
Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs) are all the rage these days, and I really mean “rage”. People are up in arms about the “harms” of these once rarely discussed food items. Why are UPFs all of a sudden the new cigarettes? Truthfully I think we need...
by Gina Forster, MS, RDN, LDN | Jun 3, 2025
Back when I became a dietitian, I loved writing meal plans. I got such a thrill out of it. I’d calculate the exact macronutrients and energy provided by each meal plan and ship it off to whomever was asking for it. I felt accomplished. I felt like I was helping...
