Month: October 2011

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins

October 21, 2011 / 2 minutes of reading

If you want to add a little pumpkin to your diet this Fall (bonus, pumpkin is packed with antioxidant carotenoids, fiber, potassium, vitamin A and a few other vitamins and minerals), check out my recipe for Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins. Also, below you’ll find a variety of other pumpkin recipes from my fabulous dietitian colleagues. Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins Ingredients:  1 cup Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour (or all purpose flour) 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (if you like …

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Does Cardio on an Empty Stomach = Greater Calories Burned?

October 19, 2011 / 3 minutes of reading

In college I’d wake up at the crack of dawn to meet my teammates for a run. Now, I can’t fathom doing that without any food (and caffeine) to get me going in the morning. And despite evidence to the contrary, many people still insist that exercise first thing in the morning in a fasted state will help them “burn more fat.” There are a few reasons people vouch for this theorys. First, your blood sugar is low which means …

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