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The Perfect Snack has carbohydrates AND protein to keep blood sugars even and satisfy you longer such as: apple + peanut butter, string cheese + wheat crackers, or yogurt+ granola.

- Lisa DeFazio, MS, RD Media Dietitian and Host

Tags: carbohydrates, crackers, dietitian, granola, lisa defazio, perfect snack, protein, sugar

We didn't want to say anything but… Angelina HAS been looking extremely thin these past few years. We're a little worried too!

According to Dr. Drew, he says that Angelina is seriously malnourished!

All the speculation got stirred up again because of her appearance at the Oscars — and people haven't stopped talking about it!

First it was Bill O'Reilly, who tried to offer a "reality check" for the actress.

Now, it's Dr. Drew Pinsky's turn criticize the star on his show, saying:

"My eye tells me that she is dangerously malnourished."

Oh no!

You'd think she'd have trainers and nutritionists! An army of them!

We just want her to be healthy!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: actress, appearance, danger, dangerous, diet, dietitian, health, healthy, oscars, people, trainer

Beat insomnia by including foods that are high in B vitamins (like whole grains, leafy greens, wheat germ), calcium (yogurt, spinach, broccoli) and magnesium (apples, nuts, brown rice). Some other great foods to help you sleep include cherries, walnuts, endive, and basil. Limit your intake of caffeine, refined foods, and alcohol.

- Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and founder of Authentic Self Wellness, Margaux J. Rathbun

Tags: calcium, dietitian, food, greens, magnesium, quickfit tip of the day, vitamins, walnuts

I often get questions about red wine. If you are going to drink alcohol, red wine is the best choice. It contains resveratrol, an antioxidant in red grapes that is good for the heart!

- Lisa DeFazio, MS, RD Media Dietitian and Host

Tags: alcohol, diet, dietitian, drink, fit, fitperez, grapes, heart, lisa d, lisa defazio, question, questions, wine

Lisa DeFazio is our resident dietitian here at FitPerez.com, and she's got some handy and healthy tips for those who want or need a quick meal and want to take the frozen route!

The mindset is usually that frozen dinners and frozen anything really is going to be extremely unhealthy. While in some cases that's absolutely true, that's not the case with everything.

So check out the video for some quick and healthier recommendations in the frozen food section!

Many thanks as always, Lisa!

Tags: diet, dietitian, dinner, food, frozen, health, healthy, lisa defazio, meal, tips, unhealthy, video

FitPerez’s dietitian Lisa DeFazio is here to answer your questions — all you have to do is send us an email!

Direct all questions to tips@fitperez.com and Lisa will do her best to answer them!

Tags: dietitian, fitness, questions

A new study released reveals that most Americans think it’s others who are unhealthy when it comes to diet and exercise, and not themselves.

In fact, 80% of Americans feel as though their health is moving in the right directing and gave themselves an A in most categories.

Unfortunately, health care professionals gave many of these same individuals a C.

Whoops.

Said Marissa Lippert, a registered dietician and a New York City nutritionist from Nourish Nutrition Counseling & Communications:

“With over two thirds of the U.S. population overweight or obese and obesity-related diseases costing the health care system $150 billion a year, there’s obviously a disconnect between thinking we eat healthfully and actually doing it.”

So what’s the solution? First of all, people need to get honest appraisals of their health from dietitians and doctors — you will always be a little biased when it comes to judging your own health.

Step two: Do research on how to get back on the right track (fitperez is a great place to start!), and get started on your new life!

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: dietitian, health, obese