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A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, who has a passion to help individual’s live their best life. Sheryl manages social media sites for food companies, writes freelance articles, and is available for product reviews and public speaking engagements.

• Back to School Nutrition

  By The Dietitian's Digest on August 12, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  What should your child be packing for school lunch?

• What’s Inside That Nut?

  By The Dietitian's Digest on August 3, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  Nuts are a great way for you to increase the nutrient density of your diet and improve your heart health in one crunchy bite.  Nutrient density is measured by the amount of vitamins and minerals contained in a food or… Read More ›

• 150 Minutes of What?

  By The Dietitian's Digest on August 2, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Exercise: how much, what counts and to what degree it benefits your heart.

• The Television Diet

  By The Dietitian's Digest on April 5, 2011 • ( 0 )

  TV turn off week is April 18-24. Lose some TV time, gain some life time.

• The Protein Muscle Connection

  By The Dietitian's Digest on April 2, 2011 • ( 5 )

  Get the nutrition facts to these top 3 questions on the protein muscle connection.

• The Problem with Weight Loss Competitions

  By The Dietitian's Digest on March 19, 2011 • ( 0 )

  Become the “Biggest Winner” instead of the “Biggest Loser”.

• Athletes: How Many Calories Do You Really Need?

  By The Dietitian's Digest on March 5, 2011 • ( 0 )

  Exactly, how many calories do you need to maximize your athletic performance?  While my calculations can get you fairly close to the target, a trip to the Human Performance Lab at the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids will hit the… Read More ›

• Picture This: Lunch on Less than 500mg Sodium

  By The Dietitian's Digest on February 17, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  In the previous post, I pictured breakfast items that contain 500  milligrams of sodium or less.  While none of these items required much time or effort to whip up a tasty, heart healthy start to your day, lunch requires more consideration.  If you enter into the noon… Read More ›