Dietitian Spotlight Series: Jeff Toler, Public Heath RD & Wellness Consultant
In this week’s spotlight I’m featuring Jeff Toler, MBA, RD, LD who works for the Tarrant County Public Heath Department in Texas as the Southwest WIC Clinic Supervisor and does side work as wellness/weight management consultant. WIC, which stands for Women, Infants and Children is a federally-funded free nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers and young… Read More»
Dietitian Spotlight Series: Zarana Parekh, New Private Practice Dietitian
Meet this week’s Dietitian Spotlight focus: Zarana Parekh, RDN, CSP, LD. She was born and raised in India and after spending 7 years as a practicing dietitian, she followed the love of her life to the US. She moved to Dallas and studied Clinical Nutrition at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and got her RDN… Read More»
Fresh Texas Salsa with Green Hatch Chiles
Have you ever heard of green hatch chiles? I hadn’t until I moved to Texas, where HEB Central Market has a Hatch Chile Festival every year celebrating the little spicy green peppers grown only in Hatch, New Mexico. Since they’re not in season now, I found a canned version at Trader Joe’s but you can… Read More»
Fall Festivities: Dallas Arboretum
Hi everyone, Happy Friday! It’s starting to get pretty chilly here in Dallas but I hear some of my friends up north have already seen SNOW. Whoa weather, winter is still at least a month down the road… A few weeks ago I did something I’ve been wanting to do since I moved here about… Read More»
What’s In Season (Early Fall in Dallas)
Buying fruits and vegetables in season and locally helps to ensure maximum nutrition (less transit time, so the crop is peaked at its peak ripeness) and also benefits local farmers and the environment. The following is a list of produce reaching its peak in the Dallas region in early fall. Visit your local farmers market… Read More»
What’s in Season for Spring? (Dallas, TX)
Buying fruits and vegetables in season and locally helps to ensure maximum nutrition (less transit time, so the crop is peaked at its peak ripeness) and also benefits local farmers and the environment. The following is a list of produce reaching its peak in the Dallas region in spring. Visit your local farmers market this… Read More»
The Best Brunch in Dallas
Brunch is BIG in Dallas. I know people say that about a lot of things in Texas, but I’ve never really been anywhere else in the US where Sunday brunch is such an event. An event that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed partaking in since I moved to Dallas in December. Since then, I’ve been trying to… Read More»