4 Smart Superbowl Swaps

Superbowl

After the holiday madness, most of us made a resolution to start the new year on a healthy note.  We are only one month in and with Super Bowl weekend quickly approaching, many of us will be thrown off track by the endless buffets of fried foods, chips and dips.  You don’t have to deprive [...]
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Michelle Obama says Let’s Move!

Laura’s Take on the Let’s Move! Campaign. Listen to Laura talk with Rita Cosby on wor710.com on 2/1/2012 or via podcast. As a leader Michelle Obama is in a unique and powerful position to empower Americans to live healthier lives. She can influence food companies to provide less processed, higher quality foods to schools and [...]
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If you make resolutions, vow to choose these:

Vow to: Take One Step at a Time. Are you thinking about your 2012 resolutions? Consider this: Rather than making brash diet resolutions, make small changes in your intake instead to prevent the feeling of deprivation or a potential binge. For example, if you are feeling guilty from over-consuming during the holidays, identify one thing [...]
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Staying Healthy During the Holidays

This is a big week for holiday parties and holiday planning. Read my 7 tips to get your through the next weeks leading up to the New Year!! Staying Healthy During the Holidays By: Laura Cipullo RD CDE Be the Tupperware Lady– bring Tupperware to family events to pack leftovers or “seconds” and  bring home to [...]
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Tips to Avoid Mindless Eating

In 2009, I attended a seminar Turning Mindless Eating tm Into Mindless Weight Loss taught by Brian Wansink, PhD Food Psychologist at the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. Here are the tips I learned: Tips to Avoid Mindless Eating Repackage snacks into individual sized bags to prevent overconsumption. Larger containers make us more likely to [...]
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