| March 2, 2010, 2:58 pm And the winner is.... |
 Photo #2 is the clear winner in the, "Which photo should we use for our NM book contributor photo contest?" And it was you, the people of NutriMirror, that pushed the winning photo ahead. We posed the question on the m.o.m blog, Facebook page, and Twitter, but it was NM that had the most to say about the choice (as it should be). Thank you for taking the pressure off and making the decision for us! You all are the best!
Here's the breakdown on voting.
m•o•m blog: #1= 8 votes, #2= 3 votes
m•o•m facebook: #1= |
continue reading 16 comments February 26, 2010, 8:35 am The New Way Forward to Lasting National Change | An article appeared in my newspaper today that I find very encouraging. Since “encouraging” news is so rare these days, I thought I’d maybe brighten your day a bit by sharing.
Both Pepsi and Coca Cola are purchasing the North American operations of their largest bottlers. “Both firms want to control distribution in their domestic market, where soft drink sales are slumping as people switch to juices and teas or skip purchases to save money”.
Many of you are discovering (or already have) that the calorie trade outs between sugary drinks and whole foods are a no-brainer. When you are armed ... |
continue reading 30 comments February 24, 2010, 5:12 pm
updated Feb 25, 2010, 11:40 am We need your help! |
 Voting will end tonight, 2-25-10 at midnight PST. Hi everyone!
As some of you know, we have been away from the Journal Room for quite a long time working on the upcoming NutriMirror book, Balanced Days, Balanced Lives. Well, we are 98% finished and one of the last things we have to do is send in our contributor’s photo. This is where we need your help…we are having a heck of a time choosing a picture! I’ve been able to narrow the field down to two, but beyond that we’re stuck. So this is where you come in…tell us what you think, |
continue reading 169 comments February 24, 2010, 4:43 pm Welcome Back M.O.M., We’ll Help Solve Your Dilemma | Many of you will know M.O.M.; newbies have yet to meet them. They are a multi-talented mother and daughter team that created delicious and healthy dishes they shared with the NM family. You can still access their old columns through the FEATURED Menu.
For the past nine months they have been on assignment cooking, styling, and photographing foods for NM’s first book project, “Balanced Days, Balanced Lives”.
Their work is complete and now they’re back, cooking up a storm. Look for the column to start back up soon.
But right now, they have a dilemma and need your help. On the ... |
continue reading 19 comments August 20, 2009, 10:10 am
updated Aug 21, 2009, 5:35 pm Heart Rate Monitors | Hi everybody,
Since there's always lots of talk about Heart Rate Monitors, I'm going to create this page as a more permanent feature so we can all benefit from keeping the discussion in one place. I've started off by creating a few links for HRMs that have been talked about lately. If you use any of these, go ahead and tell us what you think of them in the comments below. If there are other monitors that you use or want to know more about, let me know and I'll update the list. Thanks!
Polar F4 Heart Rate Monitor |
continue reading 59 comments August 4, 2009, 5:23 pm NutriMirror and Kids | The question came up a few times last week about whether NutriMirror works for people under 18, or whether we planned to create a version of the site for kids or teens. While there have been discussions about that, it's not anywhere near the top of the to-do list.
However, I wanted to give you all some background about why a teen/children site would be different from the current site, and why NutriMirror requires members to be at least 18 years old. It gets a bit technical with talk of metabolism and nutrient needs and alternative BMI charts, but if you're ... |
continue reading 9 comments June 21, 2009, 12:07 pm
updated Jun 21, 2009, 2:21 pm States and Cities/I keep getting edited! | The survey I took on “Where are you from?” is way out of date. Let’s start again and get a little more info. I only asked for states back then.
If you would give me your city and state we would have a better idea of how many people we have in each area.
This will help all of you wanting to host your own events. Stay posted.
Suggestions from the man at the top:
If you can't make it to Southern California but would still like to take a walk on August 1st
and want company, this would be a good place to make ... |
continue reading 144 comments June 16, 2009, 6:01 pm Susans survey | Susan posted a request, do you perfer plastic or stainless. She added this second part and I want to make sure all of you see it...
6/16/09 For all of you interested in glass food storage containers what sizes would you want? Individual portion sizes? or larger? Sets or single containers?
Thanks--Susan ... |
continue reading 23 comments May 25, 2009, 8:04 pm Reply to: Where's the Rest of the Fat? | User sianna writes:
I have a question regarding fat and the nutrition labels…
Take the "New York Strip Steak Grilled (Home Made)" label for example. It states that there is a total of 8 grams of fat and it shows that there is 3 grams of saturated fat. Where is the other 5 grams of fat?
Surely it's not mono or poly unsaturated fat, or worse yet a trans fat, some labels show all the fats and the grams still don’t always add up to the total fat.
So what's the deal is there some secret fat out there? It doesn't matter what |
continue reading 7 comments May 19, 2009, 9:41 am Videos | Sometimes Pictures work better than words. So, occasionally I "re-post" this note.
Menus, Recipes, Favorite Foods...
To see videos go to my Archives. Lower right corner of this page post. And scroll till you find a video that may help. ... |
continue reading 3 comments May 16, 2009, 9:58 am
updated Jul 23, 2009, 7:49 pm From jim...re the Blood Type Diet post | Without jumping into the fray and taking a side on the lively Blood Type Diet post, let me say this about NM. Fundamentally NM is, as one of the comments to that thread stated, about two things only: balancing calories for a healthy weight AND nutritional balancing. The Gold Standard for determining nutritional balance, at the heart of the NM system, is the Dietary Reference Intake Tables published by the National Academy of Sciences.
If one does not accept the math and science behind calorie balancing and the validity of the DRI Tables, NM has NOTHING to offer you.
It is ... |
continue reading 18 comments May 3, 2009, 8:10 pm Access Videos | To see videos go to my Archives. Lower right corner of this page post. And scroll till you find a video that may help. ... |
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April 29, 2009, 9:51 am Heart Rate Monitor | We have had several requests that a Heart Rate Monitor be add to our NutriMirror Store. We are researching several types. If anyone out there has one they would like to recommend please let us know the brand name and model if you have it.
Thanks ... |
continue reading 15 comments March 31, 2009, 9:53 am
updated Mar 31, 2009, 1:03 pm New Food and Recipe Troubles -- UPDATED | Hi all,
Some of you have noticed some problems with adding new foods today. I think we've got it all working properly now, but those of you who managed to post a new food or recipe this morning should double-check to make sure the information is still correct. There's a good chance you'll find some errors, and you might have to delete an entry or two.
Sorry for the trouble, and please let me know if there are any more problems with this.
Thanks,
Mike
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I've emailed a number of members whose recipes were damaged this morning (20 members, for a total of 40 recipes).
Recipes ... |
continue reading 10 comments January 28, 2009, 8:39 pm Calorie Basis for Percentages | A USER ASKS
I noticed that the %s for the various nutritional measurements are calculated based on my calories for weight maintenance, but I would like to see them calculated based on my calories recommended to reach my WEIGHT GOAL. The green and red in the charts are helpful, but would be even more helpful if they were based on what I need to intake to LOSE! Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
OUR ANSWER
Many of the nutrients that we track have targets that are independent of calories eaten. With cholesterol, sodium, and all the vitamins and minerals, you're looking at fixed numbers, |
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