Food For Thought
Local dietitian to discuss her book, Grocery Makeover, at book signing.
M
ichigan native and registered
dietitian Julie Feldman's new
book, Grocery Makeover: Small
Changes for Big Results (Spry Publishing),
is an innovative diet and nutrition book
that leads readers on an aisle-by-aisle jour-
ney to better health.
Grocery Makeover focuses on under-
standing basic nutritional concepts, learn-
ing how to make smarter decisions at the
grocery store, preparing healthy meals that
will appeal to adults and children alike,
revamping negative eating habits, and
taking manageable steps that can lead to
major improvements in overall health and
well-being.
Feldman works and lives in Farmington
Hills. As an overweight child, she began
her health transformation at age 12. A
graduate of the University of Michigan,
she has been a practicing dietitian for 13
years. She is married and has two children.
She will have a reading, book sign-
ing and discussion of her book from
Temple Emanu-El's
Scholar-In-Residence
Oak Park Temple Emanu-El's 2013 Scholar-
in-Residence will be Dr. Joel Hoffman, offer-
ing four presentations from Thursday, April
25, to Sunday, April 28.
At 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
April 25, Hoffman will
speak at Temple Emanu-
El on "The Bible Doesn't
Say That!" answering the
question of why English
Bible translations are so
misleading. This pro-
gram is co-sponsored
Dr. Joel
by
the Judaic Studies
Hoffman
Program of Oakland
University.
On Friday night at Temple Emanu-El
(after 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat worship
and 7:15 p.m. Shabbat dinner), Hoffman's
8:15 p.m. topic will be "Four Exiles and Four
Revolutions:' an overview of Jewish history,
focusing on North American Judaism as seen
in the context of the last 3,000 years.
Shabbat afternoon, following a 12:30
p.m. lunch, Hoffman will speak at Temple
Emanu-El on "Midrash and the New
Testament: Our Shared Heritage':
Sunday morning at 10 a.m., the Metro
Federation of Reform Temples will co-spon-
sor Hoffmaris presentation of "The History
of the Hebrew Language" at Temple Kol Ami
in West Bloomfield.
All presentations are free. Community
members can enjoy Friday night dinner
($36) or Shabbat lunch ($10) by calling (248)
967-4020 to RSVP.
3-5 p.m. Saturday, April 13,
Grocery Makeover
at the Barnes & Noble on
applies this basic eating
Orchard Lake Road in West
philosophy to the every-
Bloomfield. A question-
day grocery shopping trip,
and- answer session also is
while Feldman walks read-
planned.
ers through the grocery
Feldman's approach to
store, providing helpful tips
educating people about
on every type of product
diet and nutrition centers
that one might find there.
around one primary goal:
Individual chapters cover one
helping people develop a
specific type of food (breads,
healthy and peaceful rela-
dairy, deli) and within each
Julie Feldman,
MPH, RD
tionship with food and
chapter Feldman shares ways
their bodies. Whether old
to maximize that food's health
or young, overweight or underweight, in
opportunities and minimize
relatively good health or ailing, that goal
confusion as you shop.
remains the same. To help people achieve
"It is important to remember that you
it, Feldman teaches individuals to focus on must be realistic with your health goals
controlling insulin production, develop-
and nutrition standards:' she said. "Not
ing a game plan and becoming a mindful
every family is able to pay the $80—$150
eater. By understanding these three basic
per session it costs to meet with a pro-
concepts, people can make small changes
fessional dietitian. I hope this book can
in their daily habits that can lead to big
provide some very useful information in a
results.
way that can fit into anyone's budget:'
❑
Julie Feldman
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