Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition with licensed nutritionists and dietitians from nutritional weight and wellness.

We explain the connection between what you eat and how you feel.

Stay tuned for practical real-life solutions for healthier living through real food nutrition.

Slow down.

You move too fast.

Well, welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition.

I'm Darlene Kavist.

I'm a licensed nutritionist and a certified nutrition specialist.

And I've been doing this show for 16 years.

Wow.

So here's something funny to think about.

I was 14 years old when you were starting this show, Dar.

Well, for the last 16 years, Brittany, I've been loving it every morning, getting up early to do this show.

But 14. Oh, my gosh.

So, you know, we really have a great show plan today for you on how nutrition helps to prevent and manage depression.

You know, that might be even a new thought for most people.

I think so, definitely.

So today we're going to talk about how food, you know, that what you eat can either have a

positive or a negative effect on your mental health.

So what we're wanting you to understand is that real food can have a positive effect,

while sugar, you know, we talk about this so often, has a negative effect on your moods and your memory.

It sure does.

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