Category Archive: Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD

May 2012

• Wednesday, May 09, 2012
  Mom's Missing Ingredient for Good Health

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD This Sunday, moms everywhere will be lavished with flowers, elaborate meals, and heart-felt (more...)

• Wednesday, May 02, 2012
  3 Myths that Keep Unhealthy Eating Habits Alive

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD People often tell me they don't have time to eat healthy or exercise. One time a lady told me (more...)

April 2012

• Wednesday, April 25, 2012
  How to Maximize Nutrition in Vegetables

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD "The nutrients in fruits and vegetables are severely depleted with boiling," my brother-in-law (more...)

• Wednesday, April 18, 2012
  5 Reasons to Add Nuts to Your Diet

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Nuts have moved to the center stage of healthful eating -- and for good reason. Not only does (more...)

• Wednesday, April 11, 2012
  Is Your Weight Obsession Making You Pack on Pounds?

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD It's understandable that so many Americans are worried about their weight. The media is (more...)

• Wednesday, April 04, 2012
  Children, Dieting, and that Vogue Article

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Everyone is talking about the article in April's edition of Vogue in which Dara-Lynn Weiss admits (more...)

March 2012

• Wednesday, March 28, 2012
  How to Think Like A Dietitian

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD When you see someone who is successful, it's normal to want to copy what he or she does. But I (more...)

• Wednesday, March 21, 2012
  5 Common Diet Saboteurs

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD It's National Nutrition Month, a time when registered dietitians talk nutrition and all the (more...)

• Wednesday, March 14, 2012
  10 Superfoods for Busy People

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Mention the word ‘superfood’ and most people think of some exotic food that takes a bit of time (more...)

• Wednesday, March 07, 2012
  5 Simple Reasons Obesity is Still an Epidemic

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Whenever you read a book or story focused on weight, the person writing it usually points to a (more...)

February 2012

• Wednesday, February 29, 2012
  5 Confusing Nutrition Claims Simplified

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Having a hard time trusting nutritional claims on packages? Well, you’re not alone. According to (more...)

• Wednesday, February 22, 2012
  A Good Habit

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Since getting into nutrition over 20 years ago, I have always noticed when the people in my life (more...)

• Wednesday, February 15, 2012
  Seven Telltale Signs You’re Getting Bad Nutrition Advice

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD There are more ways than ever to get nutritional advice, from blogs, gyms, products, and (more...)

• Wednesday, February 08, 2012
  Is Salt Really the Enemy?

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Over the past several years, I’ve watched sodium get hung out to dry in the nutrition world. (more...)

• Wednesday, February 01, 2012
  Five Nutrition Trend Mistakes to Avoid

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Not too long ago I wrote about nutrition tends that I think are worth adopting. But no matter how (more...)

January 2012

• Wednesday, January 25, 2012
  When Chronic Disease Happens to Healthy People

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Paula Deen recently announced that she has diabetes. While this has been big news, especially given (more...)

• Wednesday, January 18, 2012
  5 Nutrition Myths That Just Won’t Die

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD In my 15 years as a registered dietitian I have seen nutrition myths come and go. But some myths (more...)

• Wednesday, January 11, 2012
  Why Prevention is the Answer to the Fat Trap

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD The New York Times article "The Fat Trap" has caused quite a stir. In the article, Tara Parker-Pope (more...)

• Wednesday, January 04, 2012
  What REALLY Keeps You From Your Healthiest Self

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD I recently spoke with a man struggling with his weight who believed he ate too much because food (more...)

December 2011

• Wednesday, December 28, 2011
  5 New Year's Resolution Dos and Don'ts

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD It's that time of year when everything slows down and people reflect on the closing year. Whether (more...)

• Wednesday, December 21, 2011
  The World’s Best Portion Control Device (and Why Few People Use It)

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD There are diet plans, portion plates and a number of other products aimed at helping people eat (more...)

• Wednesday, December 14, 2011
  7 Flu-Fighting Foods

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD It’s the time of year when sickness strikes, causing missed days at work and school. Scientists (more...)

• Wednesday, December 07, 2011
  Why Some Nutrition Rules Were Made to be Broken

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD I spent most of my twenties trying to give up sugar. I knew that consuming too much was bad for my (more...)

November 2011

• Wednesday, November 30, 2011
  Five Myths that Lead to Stress-Induced Weight Gain

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Lives today are highly stressful, and according to the 2010 Stress in America Survey, money (76%), (more...)

• Wednesday, November 23, 2011
  The #1 Health Mistake Nobody Knows They Are Making

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD As the holidays approach, two kinds of people generally emerge: Those who throw healthy habits out (more...)

• Wednesday, November 16, 2011
  5 Nutrition Trends That Are Worth Adopting

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD In my 15 years as a registered dietitian, I’ve been very reluctant to jump on "nutrition (more...)

• Monday, November 14, 2011
  The Secret to Smart Holiday Eating

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD I love Thanksgiving and all the food and family time that go along with it.  I used to stress (more...)

• Wednesday, November 02, 2011
  In Defense of Skim Milk

  by Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD In recent years skim milk has been targeted as a drink that's no longer good for health -- and (more...)

October 2011

• Friday, October 28, 2011
  5 Steps to Happier Eating

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD I was reading my favorite salon magazine when my hairdresser informed me that he was going vegan, (more...)

• Wednesday, October 19, 2011
  Healthy Isn't Always Skinny

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD We've come a long way fighting prejudice in this country.  It's simply not acceptable to (more...)

• Wednesday, October 12, 2011
  Dieting vs. Healthy Habits - What's the Difference?

  By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD There has been a lot of controversy about a new children's book called Maggie Goes on a Diet. Many (more...)