Follower Sunday: “Thank You Readership!” Accomplished Author, Editor and Pastry Chef–Tracy Stopler—Passes Torch to Mentor, Dietetic Internship Preceptor & Professor Dr. Jennifer Bueche

By Anthony Sepe

Each Sunday, I thank my readership for their loyalty and dedication to my blog, by providing a healthy recipe.  For those that know, this is a healthy repeat, but for those that are unaware and are new to the blog, this is my way of “giving back.”  It is also a way to “Pay it Forward.”  Each Sunday, not only will you have a healthy recipe, but you will have an expert in the field of dietetics, food and nutrition, provide the healthy recipe to you.  It is my pleasure to introduce to you this week, not only my friend and my colleague, but my mentor and dietetic internship preceptor and professor too, Dr. Jennifer L. Bueche, RD, CDN  and her recipe:  “Healthful Holiday Eating: Snack Mix.”

About Dr. Jennifer L. Bueche, Ph.D., RD, CDN

 

Dr. Jennifer L. Bueche, R.D., C.D.N
Director, Dietetic Internship Masters Program

Office Location: 104C Human Ecology
Phone Number:  (607) 436 - 2070  (607) 436 - 2070
Email at: buechejl@oneonta.edu

 

• Educational Background
• Ph.D., Syracuse University, Nutrition
• M.S., Long Island University, C.W. Post Center, Nutrition
• B.S., State University of New York College at Oneonta, Dietetics
• A.A.S., Dutchess Community College, Dietetic Technology

Courses Typically Taught

Course#           Credits
NUTR 140           3
NUTR 245           3
NUTR 341           3
FOOD 543          3
FOOD 336          3    

Title
Nutrition
Applied Nutrition
Medical Nutritional Therapy
Applied Medical Nutritional Therapy
Computer Applications Food Service

Certification/Professional Credentials

• Registered Dietitian (R.D.), American Dietetic Association
• Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (C.D.N.), State of New York
• ServSafe Certified Instructor, National Restaurant Association

Specialties

• Dietary Assessment
• Community Nutrition Intervention
• Foodservice and Clinical Management
• Computer Applications for Food and Nutrition

Honors and Awards

• Graduate Scholarship, College for Human Development (2000-2001)
• Teaching Assistantship, Syracuse University (1996-1997)
• P.D.Q.W.L. Award (1998)

Consulting

• Dietitian Consultant, State University of New York at Oneonta Dining Services

Research Interests

• Obesity and relationship to dietary intake, particularly in young children

Hobbies and Other Interests

• Live on a 145-acre farm
• Enjoy cooking and gardening
• Link to the ADA Website at www.eatright.org

 

 

Healthful Holiday Eating: Snack Mix

Yield: 5 Cups

Ingredients:

1. 1-1/2 cups small unsalted or lightly salted pretzels
2. 1 Cup bite-size shredded whole wheat biscuits
3. 1-1/2 cups popped popcorn, no added salt or fat
4. 1 cup oyster crackers
5. 2 Tablespoons reduced calorie margarine
6. 1 Tablespoon low-sodium Worcestershire sauce
7. 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
8. 1/4 teaspoon pepper
9. 1/8 teaspoon salt
10. 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
11. 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan Cheese

Preparation:

1.  Combine pretzels, shredded whole wheat biscuits, popcorn and oyster crackers in a large bowl.  Toss well and set aside.

2.  Combine margarine and low-sodium Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, pepper and salt in a small saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until margarine melts.  Pour margarine mixture over cereal mixture.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; toss well.

3. Spread the mixture in a 13x9” baking pan.  Bake at 275 degrees for 45 minutes, or until crisp, stirring occasionally.  Cool, store in an airtight container.

Source:  Dr. Jennifer Bueche

Thank you Dr. Bueche; you’re the greatest!

-Anthony

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 lbs; however, I would NOT be so Proud of this!

 

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds

By Madison Park, CNN

November 8, 2010 -- Updated 1340 GMT (2140 HKT)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Nutrition professor's "convenience store diet" helped him shed 27 pounds
• Haub limited himself to 1,800 calories and two-thirds come from junk food
• Haub said it's too early to draw any conclusions about diet

(CNN) -- Twinkies. Nutty bars. Powdered donuts.

For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals. To add variety in his steady stream of Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Haub munched on Doritos chips, sugary cereals and Oreos, too.

His premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most -- not the nutritional value of the food.

The premise held up: On his "convenience store diet," he shed 27 pounds in two months.

For a class project, Haub limited himself to less than 1,800 calories a day. A man of Haub's pre-dieting size usually consumes about 2,600 calories daily. So he followed a basic principle of weight loss: He consumed significantly fewer calories than he burned.

His body mass index went from 28.8, considered overweight, to 24.9, which is normal. He now weighs 174 pounds.

But you might expect other indicators of health would have suffered. Not so.

Haub's "bad" cholesterol, or LDL, dropped 20 percent and his "good" cholesterol, or HDL, increased by 20 percent. He reduced the level of triglycerides, which are a form of fat, by 39 percent.

"That's where the head scratching comes," Haub said. "What does that mean? Does that mean I'm healthier? Or does it mean how we define health from a biology standpoint, that we're missing something?"

Haub's sample day

Espresso, Double: 6 calories; 0 grams of fat
Hostess Twinkies Golden Sponge Cake: 150 calories; 5 grams of fat
Centrum Advanced Formula From A To Zinc: 0 calories; 0 grams of fat
Little Debbie Star Crunch: 150 calories; 6 grams of fat
Hostess Twinkies Golden Sponge Cake: 150 calories; 5 grams of fat
Diet Mountain Dew: 0 calories; 0 grams of fat
Doritos Cool Ranch: 75 calories; 4 grams of fat
Kellogg's Corn Pops: 220 calories; 0 grams of fat
whole milk: 150 calories; 8 grams of fat
baby carrots: 18 calories; 0 grams of fat
Duncan Hines Family Style Brownie Chewy Fudge: 270 calories; 14 grams of fat
Little Debbie Zebra Cake: 160 calories; 8 grams of fat
Muscle Milk Protein Shake: 240 calories; 9 grams of fat
Totals: 1,589 calories and 59 grams of fat

Despite his temporary success, Haub does not recommend replicating his snack-centric diet.

"I'm not geared to say this is a good thing to do," he said. "I'm stuck in the middle. I guess that's the frustrating part. I can't give a concrete answer. There's not enough information to do that."

Two-thirds of his total intake came from junk food. He also took a multivitamin pill and drank a protein shake daily. And he ate vegetables, typically a can of green beans or three to four celery stalks.

Families who live in food deserts have limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables, so they often rely on the kind of food Haub was eating.

"These foods are consumed by lots of people," he said. "It may be an issue of portion size and moderation rather than total removal. I just think it's unrealistic to expect people to totally drop these foods for vegetables and fruits. It may be healthy, but not realistic."

Haub's body fat dropped from 33.4 to 24.9 percent. This posed the question: What matters more for weight loss, the quantity or quality of calories?

His success is probably a result of caloric reduction, said Dawn Jackson Blatner, a dietitian based in Atlanta, Georgia.

"It's a great reminder for weight loss that calories count," she said. "Is that the bottom line to being healthy? That's another story."

Blatner, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, said she's not surprised to hear Haub's health markers improved even when he loaded up on processed snack cakes.

Being overweight is the central problem that leads to complications like high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, she said.

How well are you managing your diabetes?

"When you lose weight, regardless of how you're doing it -- even if it's with packaged foods, generally you will see these markers improve when weight loss has improved," she said.

Before jumping on the Ding Dong bandwagon, Blatner warned of health concerns.

"There are things we can't measure," said Blatner, questioning how the lack of fruits and vegetables could affect long-term health. "How much does that affect the risk for cancer? We can't measure how diet changes affect our health."

I was eating healthier, but I wasn't healthy. I was eating too much.
--Professor Mark Haub

 

The ultimate Twinkie diet

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On August 25, Haub, 41, started his cake diet focusing on portion control.

"I'm eating to the point of need and pushing the plate or wrapper away," he said.

He intended the trial to last a month as a teaching tool for his class. As he lost weight, Haub continued the diet until he reached a normal body mass index.

Before his Twinkie diet, he tried to eat a healthy diet that included whole grains, dietary fiber, berries and bananas, vegetables and occasional treats like pizza.

"There seems to be a disconnect between eating healthy and being healthy," Haub said. "It may not be the same. I was eating healthier, but I wasn't healthy. I was eating too much."

He maintained the same level of moderate physical activity as before going on the diet. (Haub does not have any ties to the snack cake companies.)

To avoid setting a bad example for his kids, Haub ate vegetables in front of his family. Away from the dinner table, he usually unwrapped his meals.

Study: U.S. obesity rate will hit 42 percent

Haub monitored his body composition, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose, and updated his progress on his Facebook page, Professor Haub's diet experiment.

To curb calories, he avoided meat, whole grains and fruits. Once he started adding meat into the diet four weeks ago, his cholesterol level increased.

Haub plans to add about 300 calories to his daily intake now that he's done with the diet. But he's not ditching snack cakes altogether. Despite his weight loss, Haub feels ambivalence.

"I wish I could say the outcomes are unhealthy. I wish I could say it's healthy. I'm not confident enough in doing that. That frustrates a lot of people. One side says it's irresponsible. It is unhealthy, but the data doesn't say that."

What say you about this?