9News interviews Anschutz Health and Wellness Center nutrition expert and Registered Dietitian Lauren Marek on the benefits – and surprising uses – of pumpkin I can’t think of many things that get American’s more excited in the winter than pumpkin. Starting in October, it’s hard to get away from the stuff! From pumpkin lattes, pumpkin…

For those who want to gobble up whatever you want after running 4 miles in Wash Park this morning or running a 5K elsewhere, sorry: You’re probably not burning enough to earn the full caloric onslaught of Thanksgiving dinner. “Can you just run the turkey trot and say, OK now I’m good to go? Absolutely not,”…

Sugar, spice and everything nice is only so nice for so long. Unbeknownst to you, your spice rack may be filled with little bottles of seasoning that are well beyond their shelf-life. While an expired dash of cinnamon is unlikely to harm you, it may harm the taste of your holiday dish and the many…

It’s back to school time, and you know what that means: making your kid’s lunch every day. This process can be not only time-consuming but also monotonous if you are making the same old PBJs and turkey sandwiches day in and day out. The percentage of overweight kids is growing at an overwhelming rate, with…

Food manufacturers can be sneaky (their goal is to sell their food, not to make us healthy). Unless a food has the whole grain stamp on the packaging or has the word “whole” before a grain within the ingredients, it is not considered a whole grain. Manufacturers can label with terms like “multi grain,” “7…