I'm a contributing editor at SuperKidsNutrition.com!

I just joined SuperKidsNutrition.com as a contributing editor! Check out my bio and the other editors here. Some info about the site below:

"SuperKids Nutrition Inc. was founded in August 2006 by Melissa Halas-Liang, MA, RD, CDE to save the world one healthy food at a time^TM.  The SuperKids Nutrition team represents a diverse, nationally recognized group of Registered Dietitians and nutrition professionals who specialize in childhood, school and family nutrition.  SuperKids Nutrition is recognized and listed by the USDA and state board educational sites as a credible nutrition education resource providing nutrition content, parent Q and A and resources on over 10,000 school websites across 23 states.  The SuperKids Nutrition website, books and other educational resources are available to parents, teachers, and healthcare professionals looking for tools and information on eating healthfully and raising a healthy family. To learn more, "visit http://www.superkidsnutrition.com/

Last chance to support my walk to fight Diabetes!

 On October 24th - this Sunday! - I am walking and raising funds for the American Diabetes Association's signature fundraising walk, Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes. Every step I take and every dollar I raise will make a difference in the lives of 23.6 million Americans living with diabetes. By making a donation on my behalf, you will be helping the Association provide community-based education programs, protect the rights of people with diabetes and fund critical research for a cure.

No matter how small or large, your donation will help us Stop Diabetes.

Visit my page to make a donation today! 

What's Missing in Soy Cheese?

Today at work, soy cheese came up in two different conversations. I soon realized that I'm not sure how it measures up nutritionally to low-fat milk cheese. It's not something I would usually compare side-by-side, but in this case my patient was asking simply because she likes the taste of soy cheese (not because she couldn't eat dairy cheese). Soy milk is full of high-quality protein, so surely the same is true of soy cheese, right? Read on...

Here's what a quick search turned up.

Tofutti Soy Cheese Slices
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is the 2nd ingredient (trans-fat alert!!) And that's quite a dollop of sodium for one measly slice. Steer clear of this for sure.

• 1 slice (0.67oz) = 70 calories, 2g protein, 4g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 290mg sodium
• http://www.tofutti.com/cheese-amer-lable.html
• http://www.tofutti.com/cheese-mozz-lable.html

Vegan Gourmet
A bit better, but that's not a lot of protein. Hmm. 

• 1 oz = 50 calories, 2g protein, 4g total fat, 0.5g saturated fat, 200mg sodium (no trans fats in ingredients list) 
• http://www.followyourheart.com/products.php?id=24 
• http://www.imearthkind.com/