Understanding Ultra-Processed Foods: What You Need to Know Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about highly processed foods, so I wanted to provide some clarity today. The NOVA food classification system defines ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as: “Industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances extracted from foods (oils, fats, sugar, starch, and proteins),…
Today is another cold one in the Berkshires. Makes me wish I could become a snowbird and migrate South for the winter… Join me at Sugar Hill Assisted Living Community in Dalton, MA on Feb 3rd at 5:30 for an author discussion/workshop. If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you – come on…
Happy New Year! My wish is for us all to have a joyous, peaceful, and healthy 2025! There’s been a lot of discussion in the last couple of weeks about rethinking New Year’s resolutions – either not making them at all, or approaching them differently than we have in the past. In the past, resolutions…