Maudene Nelson, RD, CDE has been a nutrition educator at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition for the past thirty years.  She is also a diabetes educator at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center. Here she tells us that home cooking is the best way to eat healthier and how you might be surprised at how little you have to change in order to eat better!

Dr. Isobel Contento is an Italian-American who has worked to make her traditional cuisine healthier.  As a Professor in Nutrition Education in the Department of Health and Behavior Studies Nutrition at Teachers College Columbia University, she knows a lot about healthy eating. She has some good ideas about how you can slightly change the way we cook to eat healthier while still enjoying your favorite meals. Read more below!