No Nonsense Nutrition

Week of July 30, 2022

Children: 2nd Annual Great Guacamole Throwdown

Tweens: Let’s Make Alegria! Alegria is Mexico’s version of the Rice Krispy Treat, and is a snack that lives up to its name (meaning “happiness”)!.  We will learn about the ingredients in this tasty treat and make a batch together!

Teens: Let’s Get Quizzical! Compete against your fellow Ranchers in the ultimate show of food and nutrition trivia knowledge, and win very fake cash and ridiculously awful prizes, while building your arsenal of fantastic food trivia that may come in handy one day!

Adults: What is an Anti-Inflammatory Diet? Since many diseases are linked to chronic, low-grade inflammation, interest in anti-inflammatory diets is understandably great. There are many different dietary programs making anti-inflammatory diet claims, and much online chatter about certain categories of foods being inflammatory and others being anti-inflammatory. But what does the science actually say? This talk will introduce you to the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), a research-based tool that offers science-based guidance as to what a truly anti-inflammatory diet looks like. It may surprise you!

 

 

Tamara Duker Freuman, MS, RDN, CDN is a New York-based registered dietitian, author and America’s Trusted Digestive Nutrition Expert. A nationally-known authority on nutrition therapy for digestive diseases, Tamara is a member of New York Gastroenterology Associates, a private Manhattan-based practice. She earned a Master of Science degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University and completed her training at Mount Sinai Medical Center.  In addition to her clinical work, Tamara is a high-profile nutrition writer whose advice on healthy living and dietary management of digestive disease is read by hundreds of thousands of people each month via leading online media platforms. She has been featured in leading TV, print and radio/podcast media, including TV’s Good Morning America, Live With Kelly & Ryan, Inside Edition; National Public Radio; The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, Prevention, Women’s Health; and the Huffington Post, CNN.com, SELF.com and Business Insider. She is the author of the acclaimed book, The Bloated Belly Whisperer (St. Martin’s Press, 2018).