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09/23/2025

Fall is officially here. You'll see a lot of comfort food recipes from me in the coming days, but I'm starting with an all-time classic and a personal favorite, this French Onion Soup is the perfect treat on a crisp autumn afternoon. Enjoy!

FRENCH ONION SOUP

SERVES 5

YOU'LL NEED

2 tbsp Grapeseed oil
4 onions, sliced thin
2 shallots, sliced thin
½ cup butter
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 bay leaves
1 cup dry sherry
2 qts beef stock
5 slices rye toast
8 oz Gruyere cheese, shredded

MAKE IT
1) In a large sauce pot, add grapeseed oil, onions, and shallots.
2) Cook over medium heat for about 12 minutes, stirring frequently. Onions should be brown in color.
3) Season with salt and pepper. Add butter.
4) Using a wooden spoon or whisk, incorporate flour and cook out raw flour for two minutes while stirring.
5) Add sherry and bay leaves, continuing to whisk and cook for 3 minutes. Use caution as sherry is flammable! If sherry does ignite, simply step back from pan and turn the heat to low. Once the alcohol has cooked off, the flame will go out.
6) Add beef stock and bring soup to a boil for 1 minute. Then drop soup to a simmer for 7-8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
7) Lightly toast rye bread in the oven for about 1 minute on each side.
8) Top toasted bread with Gruyere cheese and melt.
9) Serve soup in a bowl. Place toast with melted cheese on top.

09/23/2025

French onion soup 🔥

09/23/2025

🍂 Welcome, Fall! 🍎🥦 From crisp apples and sweet pumpkins to hearty greens and root veggies, fall produce is here to nourish and inspire creative recipes. What’s your favorite fall pick? 🍠🍐

09/23/2025

AI Reveals Bitter Taste Receptors’ Hidden Role in Gut-Brain Health

Scientists used AlphaFold3, the latest AI protein prediction model, to map the structures of bitter taste receptors (T2Rs).

These receptors not only detect bitter flavors in the mouth but also signal from the gut to the brain, influencing appetite and glucose regulation.

The study showed AlphaFold3 generated more precise structures than earlier models, especially for receptors with experimental data available.

Structural analysis revealed conserved intracellular regions but diverse extracellular ones, explaining how different receptors detect varied bitter compounds.

These insights may guide new approaches to nutrition and disease prevention.

09/22/2025

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📆 Mark your calendar for this session!

🎤 Amy Brownstein, MS, RD, and Kellie Lunday, MS, RD, LD, will share their experience and tips for bridging the gap between business goals and nutrition science, establishing dietitians as nutrition experts, and building relationships with other professionals, while upholding our code of ethics.

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09/22/2025

Boys Adjust Calorie Intake After Snacks While Girls Keep Eating

A study of preschool children found that boys reduced how much they ate at a meal if they had already eaten a fruit snack, but girls did not.

This suggests boys were more responsive to internal hunger and fullness cues, while girls may have been influenced by social or external factors.

The form of fruit—slices, applesauce, or juice—did not affect overall intake.

These early differences in eating behavior could shed light on how socialization shapes children’s long-term relationship with food.

09/21/2025

🗣️ Don't miss this session to gain a deeper understanding of how data-driven approaches can enhance communication strategies, helping you reach your target audiences more effectively!

🔗 Join Stephanie Ferrari, MS, RDN, and Stefani Sassos, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, MS, CDN, NASM-CPT: sm.eatright.org/FNCE25messaging

09/20/2025

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