The sweet, citrusy fragrance of ginger and its spicy taste accompany a multitude of therapeutic benefits. The Food and Drug Administration classifies ginger as “generally recognized as safe” and ginger has been used as a common remedy for morning sickness during early pregnancy. Ginger...

Makes 4 ample servings. Takes 15 minutes to prepare. It felt like a mafia movie scene – an offer I couldn’t refuse. While visiting my friendly colleague Amy at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, she looked me straight in the eye, gifted me...

With flowers budding, weeds popping, and the temperature rising, spring is here, leaving people inspired to clean out garages, closets, and the kitchen! nutrition expert and chef Michelle Dudash explains how to give your kitchen a healthy food makeover. Be Ruthless Remember, if it’s not in...

Having children makes you do things you normally wouldn’t do. Like watch the same Yo Gabba Gabba! episode three times in one day. Or eat the hand-smashed piece of banana your toddler offers you. Recently my husband I and took Scarlet, our almost two...

I think I eat pretty healthy.  Do I still need to take a prenatal vitamin if I’m pregnant? The answer depends on how balanced your diet is to begin with.  A woman of average weight and height, approximately 163 pounds and 5 feet 4 inches...

Written by Jessica Marie, RD, reviewed by Michelle Dudash, RD. Pregnancy is the time for preparing yourself and your world for your new little one. When a new baby is on the way it seems that you need more of everything: more furniture, space, clothes,...

Written by Jessica Marie, RD, reviewed by Michelle Dudash, RD. What is folic acid? Folic acid, or folate, is a B-vitamin found in certain fruits, vegetables, and grain foods. Folate is especially important before and during pregnancy to reduce the risk of serious birth defects that...

My husband and I instantly accepted an invitation from my sister Lauren and her fiancé (we’ll call him Medicine Man) to stay with them at their Park City condo amidst the excitement of the recent Sundance Film Festival.

One of the books I’m totally into right now that is laugh-out-loud funny is Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People who Cook, by Anthony Bourdain. This guy has intrigued me since I saw a photo of him...