This week Consumer Reports published an article with the headline Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead. The article sparked lots of clicks, social media posts, texts and forwards (which I can only assume was the goal of the article). Several clients texted it to me for my input. I encourage folks who use protein powder/products regularly to read the article.

Recently, clients have been asking about the administration’s intent to ban certain popular food dyes (sorry, Skittles!) and to reduce the consumption of high fructose corn syrup. Notably, Coca-Cola has agreed to make the switch to cane sugar. I turned to my colleague Tarah Valenti, RDN, from Custom Fit to help explain what it all might mean.

One of the most frequent conversations I have with clients is about protein. In recent years a lot of folks got the memo that we need more of it. Now we're starting to see conflicting information in the mainstream media about how much protein we actually need leaving a lot of folks confused and frustrated. So I'm grateful that my colleague Tarah Valenti, RDN from Custom Fit, took some time to help us understand how much protein we need based on our unique situations versus blanket approaches we may hear about in the media and on social.