How to Gain Spouse Support When Making Health Changes

How to Gain Spouse Support When Making Health Changes

If you’re in a relationship, whether you like it or not, your partner affects your health. Didn’t it seem when you first started dating, that you and your partner had everything in common? Now married, several years later, while you applaud your...
Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Chicken Sausage & Spinach

Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Chicken Sausage & Spinach

Happy New Year, friends! Did you eat your (black-eyed) peas on January 1? There are lots of good reasons to do so. Black-eyed peas are a Southern tradition on New Year’s Day. Just eating them is said to bring you prosperity and luck, and some Southern households...
Feel Better Foods

Feel Better Foods

Can foods help you kick a cold? Watch Jennifer present her “Feel Better Foods” on Great Day St. Louis. You know it the minute it hits – the dreaded winter cold. My colds always start with a sore throat. The severity of the soreness provides clues...
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing at MNT

Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing at MNT

Are you curious about how many calories you need to eat in a day? At MNT, our dietitians have a few tricks for assessing calorie needs. Most often, we rely on our clinical expertise, years of experience, and scientifically validated calculations to estimate needs. We...
Meal Timing Matters | High-Protein Sunrise Waffles

Meal Timing Matters | High-Protein Sunrise Waffles

Parenting young children has been good for me regarding meal timing. We eat an early dinner, and we try make time for a big breakfast. Yet, as my kids get older and involved in after-school activities, I can see how dinners could get later. Prying teenagers out of bed...