Researched and Written by: Laura Maydak, Nutrition Intern Reviewed by: Heather Mangieri, RD Every Valentine’s Day for 65 years, my great-grandpa bought his wife a big, heart-shaped box of chocolates. Actually, he did this every year except for one. What happened that one year? She was on a “diet”. What else happened that year? […]
Researched & Submitted by: Karlyle Lim, Dietetic Intern So it’s that dreaded (or much anticipated) time of year. It all starts with Halloween and then catapults into Thanksgiving, the winter holiday season, and then into the new year. With candy, chocolates, and assorted sweets at every turn in the grocery store, what’s a person to […]
I love Chocolate. Who doesn’t, right? So last week at the American Dietetic Association’s Food and Nutrition Conference, I was thrilled to see firsthand just where this sweet treat comes from. It all starts with the cocoa tree (don’t you wish you had one of these growing in your back yard!) The cocoa pod (fruit) […]