snacks – Ruth E. Hendricks

Five Prunes a Day for Bone Health

Recently I attended a talk at the Senior Center by nutritionist Leslie J.Bonci MPH, RD, CSSD, LDN.

I looked up all the credential abbreviations so you don’t have to.

(Master of Public Health (MPH) focused in Nutritional epidemiology from U of Pittsburgh)

(Board Certification as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) is for Registered Dietitians (RD) who specialize in exercise and performance nutrition, clinical sports nutrition, and nutrition operations and management

An LDN, or Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist, is a registered dietitian (RDN) who has a state license to practice nutritional counseling. LDNs have the education and training to provide evidence-based nutrition counseling. They are specialists in diet and its impact on health, and can address medical concerns and create nutrition plans.)

She was very informative and one of her recommendations for increased bone health was to eat five prunes a day.

I like prunes.

Not everybody does.

Here’s an article about prune consumption.

Nutritionist Leslie J. Bonci speaking to Seniors

Healthy snacks at the nutrition talk

“Prunes contain bioactive compounds called polyphenols, which help protect plum trees from insects and disease. In people, these beneficial compounds seem to reduce the inflammation processes that lead to bone loss. Prunes also contain vitamin K, and low vitamin K levels have been linked to low bone density”

April 27, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: bone health, nutrition, nutritionist, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, prunes, snacks 17 Comments

So Good/So Bad

Steve brought home a bag of wavy potato chips and a container of French Onion dip. Oh my. I didn’t even make the dip. It was purchased.

Sunday afternoon I was knitting, watching the Steelers game and had to stop so I didn’t get the grease on the yarn.

Tasted good. Not good for you. The salt, the fat. But so tasty

How do you feel about potato chips and dip?

Corn chips and salsa will be a future post.

October 8, 2023 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: chip and dip, chips, dip, food, football game, football season, onion dip, photography, postaday, potato chips, snacks, Steelers 17 Comments

All Her Ducks in a Row

Saturday afternoon my friend and I came out of the theater where we’d just seen Philomena. A young girl had lined up all of these rubber ducks on the edge of the table in the lobby.

She said she’d won them at the arcade, 6 for a dollar. I asked if I could photograph them.

Looked up the origin of the saying “having ones ducks in a row” found several claims at Wise Geek

It is in the small details but might come from-

*duck pin bowling

*ducks flying in formation

*carnival game targets.

Grainy phone photo but you get the idea

and here is how much a family of four spent at the concession stand at the movies today.

So thinking about the cost of popcorn at the movies and why it seems so much….. why yes, there’s actually a book written by an economics professor (Richard McKenzie) on this topic Here’s the ABC News Story on Why Does Theater Popcorn Cost So Much by Nick Watt on Nightline- says- Americans eat a billion pounds of popcorn a year!

(and it is a 1300% markup at the theater)