Nutrition

Our experts in Nutrition

Amy Kimberlain

Amy Kimberlain, Registered Dietitian at Baptist Health South Florida, explains soluble fiber versus insoluble fiber: “The soluble fiber is that gel-like substance that is helping to move things through and does not let things adhere to the artery walls,” she says. This type of fiber can be found in oatmeal and apples, for example. According […]

Lucette Talamas

Vegetarian, lacto-ovo, lacto vegetarian and vegan are some of the types of plant-based diets. Lucette Talamas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, says when you eliminate eggs and dairy from your diet, which is what lacto and ovo mean, you have the vegan diet. Talamas points out your diet is up to your preferences […]

Soraya Benitez

Founder & CEO, MommaBear Organics Soraya is the Founder & CEO of MommaBear Organics, a Women-led company dedicated to providing organic lollipops free of GMOs, gluten, dairy, high fructose corn syrup, and artificial sweeteners. MommaBear Organics created these Homeopathic lollipops as a replacement for cough drops, which can be a choking hazard for children. 

Darlene Moppert

Food and Nutrition Services Manager Boward Country Public Schools