Nutrition

Our experts in Nutrition

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. 

Angie Placeres

Angie Placeres, Registered Dietitian at Baptist Health South Florida, says it is important if you are going to exercise in the afternoon, to make sure you are eating well throughout the day. “Make sure you eat enough complex carbs or starches so that you have that energy source to exercise,” she recommends. She also explains […]

Thi Squire

Are you consuming high quality food? Thi Squire, Community Garden Project Manager of the Grow2Heal Garden at Homestead Hospital, explains how you can determine the quality of your food by paying attention to the growing technique, freshness, and additives, for example. Portion size is a great way to start cutting down on sugar. Thi Squire, […]

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 […]