I hate to feel like I'm calling someone out all the time...but truthfully, SUGAR deserves to be public enemy number 1. Or put another way, our ABUSE of sugar deserves to be called out and explained. Earlier this year, the USDA released their new dietary guidelines which recommend that folks consume less than 10% of their total calories from added sugars (however they still seem to recommend low-fat and avoidance of saturated fat...more on that in another post). Reducing sugar

WELCOME TO THE LADIES DISH! Dana, Kate + Joy introduce themselves and answer listener questions about macronutrients || Full show notes & paleo wings with honey garlic sauce recipe at the theladiesdish.com/ldp01 | Get in touch: theladiesdish@gmail.com IN THIS EPISODE: Welcome to The Ladies Dish Podcast! Introductions Dana Dwyer Kate Markovitz Joy Scott Get to Know the Ladies – Question of the Week: What’s your favorite dish (to cook or eat)? What’s Cooking? Dana shares he

Have you every had a big bowl of "filling" oatmeal and fruit for breakfast? Or maybe whole-grain cereal and skim milk? Or Yogurt and Granola? ....and then felt HANGRY (Hungry-Angry) about 1-2 hours later?! WHY? Let's break it down... Oatmeal = Carbs. Fruit = Carbs. Cereal = Carbs. Skim Milk = Carbs. Yogurt = Carbs. Granola = Carbs. Sure, carbs are great and necessary... they give us energy & more (see previous post) BUT it is NOT smart to stack carbs on carbs on carbs. That

Recently, I've been chatting it up about micronutrients...and so I got the question, What ARE macronutrients and micronutrients? Let's start with Macros today... There are 3 Macronutrients: Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats. PROTEINS Proteins are super important for the optimal function of our bodies. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. There are 20 "building block" amino acids: 10 of them MUST come from our diet (or what we eat) and the other 10 are able to be

Steak or Chicken Breast? Salmon or Cod? High Fat and Low Carb? or Low Fat and High Carb? Have you ever watched someone eat and thought, "Man, if I ate that I would feel sick for days...." This may be related to the notion of METABOLIC TYPING. Metabolic typing is the idea of incorporating the right balance of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates for your unique bioindividiuality. This means that what/how much you eat of your macros shouldn't be the may not be the same as your s