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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes with Toasted Pecans and Dried Cranberries

moderationmaven November 19, 2019

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and if you haven’t planned the menu yet, here’s an easy side dish to include on your holiday table! “Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes with Toasted Pecans and Dried Cranberries”

  • Communication

Breaking Bad Logic

moderationmaven February 18, 2019

How we judge information and make decisions is complex. Our past experiences, current beliefs, hopes, wants, and needs all affect how we interpret information and “Breaking Bad Logic”

  • Communication

Open to Criticism: How to Withstand the Heat and Stay in the “Kitchen” of Contentious Conversation

moderationmaven February 12, 2019

Social media has transformed the way we have conversations, particularly around controversial topics. Who among us hasn’t argued in the comments on Facebook or gotten “Open to Criticism: How to Withstand the Heat and Stay in the “Kitchen” of Contentious Conversation”

  • Balanced Eating

What does a dietitian really eat?

moderationmaven January 28, 2019

I’ve seen “day in the life” articles where dietitians share beautiful photos of what they ate and I’m probably not the only one who wonders “What does a dietitian really eat?”

  • Modern Agriculture

What is it like to consult for a “Big Ag” company?

moderationmaven January 19, 2019

When your mom says you’ve positioned yourself as a “shill” for Monsanto, you might have an image problem. I’ve always been forthright and maybe even “What is it like to consult for a “Big Ag” company?”

  • Modern Agriculture

Yes, you can patent nature. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

moderationmaven December 6, 2018

*See disclosure at end When asked about GMOs, most well-informed consumers have something to say. One of the concerns I hear about most often is “Yes, you can patent nature. Here’s why that’s a good thing.”

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I used to hate running. Now I’m signed up for a marathon.

moderationmaven November 27, 2018

People often assume that since I’m a registered dietitian nutritionist, I must have always been healthy and active. But I was far from athletic growing “I used to hate running. Now I’m signed up for a marathon.”

  • Animal Agriculture
  • Modern Agriculture

So a Jewish dietitian walks into a pig farm…

moderationmaven November 25, 2018

*See disclosure at end I know it sounds like the start of a bad joke, but it’s true. I’m a Jewish dietitian, and I just “So a Jewish dietitian walks into a pig farm…”

  • Animal Agriculture
  • GMOs
  • Modern Agriculture

This holiday season, GMOs give us much to be thankful for

moderationmaven November 20, 2018

*See disclosure at end What if Thanksgiving were a holiday like President’s Day, with no traditional meal? It’s hard to imagine, because let’s face it — Thanksgiving “This holiday season, GMOs give us much to be thankful for”

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