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1 Amy Colton 02.14.09 at 10:33 am: Wow – Janet, this is a terrific site! Nicely done and I look forward to being a regular reader!
2 Lisa Carlson 02.14.09 at 1:00 pm: Janet–This is great, and so packed with good info. Love the graphics, too. Lisa
3 Carolyn Westcomb 02.14.09 at 9:06 pm: Janet, congrats on terrific site….loved the piece on deceptive foods since I am now focused on making sure my daughter gets the right foods/nutrients.
4 Rebekah Kreutz 02.16.09 at 5:05 pm: Congrats on the new site, Janet…it’s great! I hate those “Sneaky Chef” cookbooks! I’m lucky that my girls eat their vegetables pretty happily but it took some time. They might not be their first choice, but they eat them without me having to beg. Meat on the otherhand is where we struggle…they aren’t canivores (yet) like their parents! Will continue to read…congrats again.
5 Molly Steinkrauss 02.16.09 at 7:35 pm: Great blog, Janet – I’ll be a regular for sure!
6 Janet 02.18.09 at 5:21 pm: Thanks so much Molly! Help me spread the word. Appreciate!
7 Janet 02.18.09 at 5:22 pm: Thanks Rebekah. Glad you agree about the sneaky approach.
Great to hear from you!
8 Janet 02.18.09 at 5:23 pm: Thanks so much! So great to hear from you.
9 Sharon 02.22.09 at 11:59 am: Wonderful blog. Love your writing in newspapers, magazines and your own personal blog. Congratulations.
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11 Caitlin 03.20.09 at 9:51 am: I just found your blog after seeing your email from the NEdpg listserv. I’m a student member, working towards my RD and MS right now, and from the list of your publications, you are doing exactly what I hope to do one day. If it is ok, I would love to email you privately and pick your brain sometime about how you got to where you are. Your blog is great too, I look forward to reading more!
12 Melissa Joy Dobbins 04.07.09 at 2:13 pm: Great blog! Looking forward to hearing more from you and not having to wait for articles in the Trib. I love your approach to food and educating the public.
13 Joanne Murray 04.08.09 at 9:19 am: Janet,
What a wonderful website. Congratulations! I have just started as the Health and Wellness Manager at Topco Associates and know that this will be so helpful. I have been receiving it at my home e-mail – Murrayfam@aol.com but would like to switch it to my new work e-mail jmurrary@topco.com
Thanks so much.
14 Joanne Murray 04.08.09 at 9:20 am: Sorry just noticed that I made a mistake in my new e-mail. Should be jmurray@topco.com
15 Jacquie 06.02.09 at 10:08 pm: My friend Regina recommends your site highly and I can see why! I only wish I’d connected with you at the Food Technology Summit when I was in Chicago…I’m now a subscriber – thanks for the refreshing perspective.
16 Ruth Lahmayer Chipps 07.10.09 at 3:54 pm: Hi Janet,
Thank you so much for your time and effort on your blog—it truly is my favorite.
I also really appreciated your bold review today of “The Donald” and his nutrition pyramid scheme. Right on!

Take care,
Ruth
17 Janet 07.11.09 at 7:59 am: Thanks so much Ruth. Glad you’re a regular reader, and thanks for your comments on The Donald. I really hate to see him putting his name to these products and this type of business. It’s really a shame.
Keep reading,
Best, Janet
18 leslie harris 09.25.09 at 4:55 pm: I can see your point , but I have a child that gags everytime he eats a vegetable. so just what is your suggestion for that? So I will continue to do what I think is best for my 4 children. Don’t bother me with your anecdotes.
19 Janet 09.28.09 at 5:55 am: Leslie,
Sounds like you have a specific case that may need to be addressed best by a pediatrician and supported by individualized counseling from a registered dietitian. I’m talking about an overall approach to encourage vegetables, but of course you must do what you think is best for your children. Sorry if you were bothered by my post. This was my opinion as a dietitian….and I know quite a few of my colleagues agree with me. But certainly didn’t mean to bother you.
20 Darla Barclay 10.25.09 at 11:42 am: Your article on Trump Health was so timely! I bought into the scheme, ordering the $500 starter pack, and luckily tried the foods and read the labels before selling to anyone else. What a bunch of junk! The foods are terrible, the drinks gagworthy (I had to brush my teeth for 10 minutes to get rid of the disgusting taste), the vitamins have less nutrients than One a Day cheap brand at the drugstore. And he claims the diet program is not really expensive because “remember it replaces your normal foods.” Really? How many single people spend $1325 per month for food? It’s hard to believe with all his money he didn’t try the products first and refine them. As is, there is no way they can get repeated business – who in the world would pay so much to get such hideous products amd then . . . keep doing it (re-ordering)? That leaves the only true reason to do this at all – multi-level earnings. As my upline manager said to me “we’re really selling the opportunity, not the food.” Isn’t that the very definition of Ponzi? Don’t you have to sell the product first to escape that legal label? Sorry, Donald, this time YOU”RE fired!
21 Janet 10.25.09 at 3:37 pm: Darla,
Thanks so much for your message. Appreciate your honesty. I sure wish others who are buying into this nutrition ponzi scheme could get your message! It is all about the earnings, not the product. It’s the advancement, not the advice. Worried about people’s pocketbooks, and their health!
22 Susan Rapley, RD, LD 11.07.09 at 9:04 pm: Nope, Stier is wrong. Obesity is not as simple as “calories in versus calories out”. Our bodies are not simply calorie “buckets”. If that were true, dieting would work. I know better, and if he is interested, he can contact me.
23 Megan Hart 12.08.09 at 12:44 pm: Wonderful presenation today! Look forward to becoming a follower of your great blog!
Megan Hart MS, RD
24 The Healthy Apple 12.20.09 at 9:55 am: Your articles and site are incredibly interesting and well written…I’m looking forward to your recipes and posts in 2010. Happy Holidays.
Best,
The Healthy Apple
25 Maria 02.04.10 at 5:15 pm: Hi Janet,
Your website is so well done and, though I am not a registered dietician and can not accurately comment on your nurition content, I’m assuming it’s well-founded and researched information and advice.
Unfortunately, when you stray away from your area of expertise as you do in criticizing multi-level marketing, you demonstrate the “credibility damaging” practice of speaking to that which you have clearly not researched. As the saying goes “how you do one thing is how you do everything”. Your comments related to Mr. Trumps method of distribution for his new product venture does harm to your credibiltiy when you make statements that have nothing to do with fact and everything to do with lazy reporting and blatant personal bias.
I have no idea whether or not Mr. Trumps nutiritional products are any good (nor do I care), and would be inclined to go with a registered dietician’s opinion on that one. However, what I do know is that I’m far less inclined to give any weight to your judgement on that or any of your other content after your demonstration of biased and uninformed reporting. Reading your bio, my impression is that you are likely an excellent nutritionist. Stick to what you know, and research what you don’t. This practice will not only avoid driving potential customers away from your site, but will likely reveal benefits to you in every area of life.
To your success,
Maria
26 Janet 02.04.10 at 8:10 pm: Maria,
Thanks for visiting, and thanks for your positive comments. I do strive to serve up science-based information, and provide readers with the facts about nutrition.
If you read my article again about the Trump Network, it’s talking about the PRODUCTS. I don’t care how they’re sold. It’s the products and the claims that are being made that disturb me. Even if they were sold only in health food stores, I would have the same concern. They just happened to be sold via MLM. I’m not criticizing the entire MLM business model, but it does concern me that unqualified dealers are dishing up nutrition advice to sell these products. I don’t think these comments go beyond my scope of practice. I think it’s important for people to realize that the truth about these products and about the tests that are recommended. Sorry, but I’m sticking to what I know.
27 Jeni Tackett 02.22.10 at 2:49 pm: What a fantastic blog! You really do cut to the chase and help to clear up the confusion over fads in nutrition. I love it!