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Can we conquer the good food - bad food misconception? Yes. With truth and respect.
One of the misconceptions about food and nutrition that drives nutrition professionals crazy is when people categorize food as all good...

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jun 2, 20234 min read


Are you feeling overwhelmed? Create and communicate clear expectations.
When we are overwhelmed, where does the fault lie? With ourselves or others? If we are honest, we must admit our role in taking on more...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 28, 20234 min read


Are you feeling overwhelmed? Break tasks down and build boundaries.
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you experience these feelings more often than you would like? When we experience overwhelm, it can lead...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 21, 20233 min read


Are you feeling overwhelmed? Ask for and accept help to overcome.
What does it mean to you to feel overwhelmed? Like a juggler who can’t keep all your props in the air? Like you’re drowning? Or buried?...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 14, 20233 min read


National Nutrition Month® - 50 Years of Celebrating Nutrition
National Nutrition Month® is a campaign of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, held each year in March, to “focus attention on the...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 10, 20232 min read


Creating habits to succeed at your goals? Keep things fresh.
Habits are successful because… well, because they are habits. We do them with little thought and minimal effort. However, a habit may...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 17, 20233 min read


Creating habits to achieve your goals? Gain clarity on your why.
Achieving goals and creating habits can be hard! To make the process more successful and permanent, we’ve explored the importance of:...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 10, 20232 min read


Creating habits to succeed at your goals? Believe you are capable.
When you fail to achieve a goal or establish a habit, what barriers are most likely preventing your forward progress? Who or what is...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 3, 20233 min read


Want to achieve your goals? Replace or reduce negative habits.
Habits are automatic behaviors, actions we take without conscious thought. To change a habit requires the opposite – conscious thought...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 27, 20233 min read


Creating habits to meet your goals? Make them easy and convenient.
If you visit a new website, do you appreciate it being user-friendly and easy to navigate? If you are searching for a new recipe, do you...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 20, 20233 min read


Want to create habits to achieve your goals? Make an action plan.
What have you wished for that hasn’t come to fruition? Stop and think – did you have a plan in place to make that wish a reality? Likely...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 13, 20233 min read


Want to create habits to achieve your goals? Do first things first.
When do you most often set goals? At New Year’s when making resolutions is considered the thing to do? In fact, if you don’t set goals at...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 6, 20233 min read


How does communicating kindness improve our well-being and our world?
Kindness. What does it mean to you? It goes beyond being nice. It is demonstrating compassion, grace, empathy, goodwill, mercy,...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Seeking happiness? Move gratitude from just an attitude to a way of life.
The pursuit of happiness. A right listed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence along with life and liberty. A call to personal...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 25, 20223 min read


Can gratitude lead to success? How does it impact our personal and professional lives?
Do you want to be more successful in your personal and professional life? Who doesn’t!? When thinking about factors that could lead to...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 18, 20223 min read


Did you know gratitude is good for you? Let me count the ways.
Do you feel grateful? Do you say thank you or write notes of appreciation? Are you characterized by an “attitude of gratitude”? In the...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 11, 20222 min read


What is gratitude? A feeling, an action, or a character trait?
Gratitude. That’s a word one hears a lot at this time of year, the season of Thanksgiving. We are encouraged to have an attitude of...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 4, 20223 min read


What difference do family meals make? What does the research say?
Do family meals matter? What difference do they make? What does the research say? Family meals are associated with many benefits Research...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 30, 20226 min read


Do you want more frequent family meals? You can overcome the barriers!
Did you experience family meals growing up? Do you experience family meals today? I have asked those questions to hundreds of audience...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 23, 20224 min read


Mealtime conversations show you care and make your family stronger
Can you recall a great conversation during a meal? Maybe it lasted well past the food was eaten and the dishes were cleared away. You...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 16, 20225 min read
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