Understanding genetically engineered foods and how to take action at the checkout register By Elizabeth Blessing, MSN, co-founder and chief nutritionist of Green BEAN Delivery The defeat of Prop. 37 by California voters on Election Day in November sent shock waves across the food and agricultural industries. Prop. 37 was a measure that required the […]
Author: Elizabeth Blessing
Elizabeth Blessing is co-founder and chief nutritionist of Green BEAN Delivery. Originally from Noblesville, Ind., Elizabeth has a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from Indiana University and a Master of Science in Nutrition from Bastyr University.
After graduating from Bastyr, she worked as a nutrition educator for Washington State University King County Extension’s Food $ense Program. While at Food $ense, she co-authored nutrition education curriculum. Now Elizabeth is the on-site Nutritionist and a Food Service instructor at The Chef’s Academy, the Indiana Business College’s culinary school. Get her nutrition tips and recipes each week on the Healthy Times blog.
When it comes to treating obesity, most doctors and dietitians focus on the amount of calories taken in versus the amount of calories burned. The treatment of diabetes is focused on dietary changes and prescription medications. But, sometimes neither works. Why? According to research and evidence, there is a link to environmental toxins and obesity […]