I recently returned from attending our national conference for dietitians in San Diego on September 24-27 and was refreshed to get updated on all the latest research, as well as having a little fun in San Diego!! This is a good event for all of us dietitians to go to because it keeps us abreast of current recommendations backed up by studies. For example...have you see the blogs going around about "Unprocessed October" where they are trying to get people to eat "unprocessed" food for a month? Well, I think its a fun idea, however, I went to a session called "Fresh Look at Processed Foods" and basically, the definition of "processed foods" is everything we eat unless it's pulled straight out of the garden! Even bananas are considered a processed food! The home grown tomatoes we can ourselves are "processed foods". So, as a dietitian, this conference is good at keeping us grounded with the scientific community so we don...