Most weekends I like to prepare batches of food I can mix & match for a variety of meals and snacks. I call them my Fundamental Foods. They’re the building blocks of many of my week’s meals. On any given day, here’s what you’ll find in my refrigerator: Cooked Beans Roasted or Grilled Vegetables Cooked Whole Grains Hard-boiled Eggs Iced Tea Sautéed ...Read More...
We enjoyed a lovely dinner with friends this past weekend. Before we left, they loaded us up with salad greens, fresh from their garden. I've been inspired to have salad all week, including: Salad Suppers Salad suppers can be one of the healthiest meals you can eat. Fight disease, thwart your hunger and look your best with ...Read More...
A recent nutrition headline popped out at me: "Going on a diet will make you irritable and angry." This is news? According to researchers, having to exert the self-control needed to skip favorite foods is more likely to make people easily irritated and gravitate to angry messages in the media instead of milder ones. If you've ever ...Read More...
It's our second warm, sunny day in a row. Birds are singing, crocuses and daffodils have popped up, yet all I can think about are strawberries. Here's a post I wrote last year after receiving a pint of strawberries in my CSA delivery. It's impossible to bite into a ripe, farm-fresh strawberry and not be fully ...Read More...
Over the years, I've worked with clients who don't like vegetables. I mean, they really don't like vegetables. I'm thinking specifically of one who would only eat peas, carrots, iceberg lettuce and white potatoes. And another who argued with me (unsuccessfully) that French fries and ketchup are vegetables. These two and so many more have challenged ...Read More...
Checking in on March's Just One Change: measuring what you eat. Why? Because it's impossible to know if you're eating the right amount until you do. I know, I know - you're really good at estimating. Humor me, won't you, and pull out some measuring cups. Write down how much you're eating and compare that ...Read More...
Is it Monday? Saturday? Wednesday? My schedule has gotten so crazy that if it wasn't for my online calendar, I wouldn't have a clue what day it is. Know what I mean? I still have to eat, though, and I feel better when I eat the good stuff. Time to rely on one of my tricks: ...Read More...
The Just One Change Club's focus for March is measuring. Until you do, you have no idea how much you're eating. Even if you think you know, I'll bet you a dollar to a donut that you don't. We started last week with the why and how of measuring (check it out here). This week I ...Read More...
