Jan
29
Did You Lose Weight? You Must Have Eaten Something This Morning
January 29, 2010 | 4 Comments
By guest blogger: Kati Mora
Breakfast has to be the hardest meal of the day. It requires us to get up earlier, eat when most of us are not even hungry, and not spill any food on the clothes we plan to wear to work.
Nevertheless, breakfast is important. We have all heard that it is the [...]
Jan
27
Healthy Mexican Food–Done Right!
January 27, 2010 | 2 Comments
Here’s how American Mexican meals go wrong: you start off with a heap of tortilla chips and finish off with a fiesta of cheese, sour cream, guacamole, tortilla bread, rice, and beans. It’s not impossible to get up from the table 1,000 calories heavier.
But the truth is, Mexican meals—if done right—can be a practical way [...]
Jan
26
Vegetable Korma Recipe by Guest Blogger Rebecca Subbiah
January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By Rebecca Subbiah, RD, LDN, cPT
I am thrilled to guest post for the sweet and talented Nour. I am a Brit married to an Indian living in the States. This is a recipe from my sweet South Indian mother in law, easy to make, healthy and busting with flavor. Enjoy……
Vegetable Korma
Ingredients:
Canola oil (amount enough to [...]
Jan
23
Recipe: Easy Brussels Sprouts
January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Give this vegetable a chance!
I know I didn’t before. Then I was inspired by a fellow dietitian (thank you Elisa!) and I’ll be in love forever. My secret ingredient is lemon juice; it took care of Brussels sprouts bitterness.
Here’s what I did. It’s a very easy side dish recipe–a change from good ol’ broccoli.
Ingredients
1 lb [...]
Jan
21
I Spy: A Healthy Plate
January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
How often do you think of, or plan ahead, what’s in your plate?
Many people have sincere intentions to eating healthy. However, distorted portions, disproportionate meals, hidden fats and calories, lack of time, and lack of availability of healthy options can jeopardize these intentions.
That’s why planning ahead and thinking of what’s in your plate are necessary [...]
Jan
19
Recipe: Spreadable Labaneh Cheese
January 19, 2010 | 14 Comments
This is another Middle Eastern cuisine recipe. While it takes 3 days to make, it’s really simple. All you need to do is drain the liquid out of plain yogurt, and the result is the cheese called “labaneh,” or “labneh” in Lebanese accent!
While this cheese is available in Middle Eastern ethnic grocers, it is usually [...]
Jan
16
Book Review: The Calorie Counter for Dummies
January 16, 2010 | 2 Comments
If you’ve ever thought you ordered the healthiest food pulling in to a fast-food drive-through or browsing the menu of your favorite restaurant to realize that you didn’t, then The Calorie Counter For Dummies is what you need.
The 436-page pocket size book is light and simple reading, written by two registered dietitians, Rossane Rust and [...]
Jan
13
Time to Break up with Fast-Food!
January 13, 2010 | 8 Comments
Like many, we did our own share of traveling in December.
Our trip was 7 hours long. We ate lunch before we left and packed fruit, baby carrots, and cut-up veggies for snacks and sandwiches for dinner.
Coming back, we had to eat two meals on the road: we packed one and left the other for spontaneity. [...]
Jan
11
Thai Curry with Young Coconut Recipe
January 11, 2010 | 4 Comments
I love Thai food! Making it at home, fully aware of the amount of coconut milk and fat that goes in it, is a different story.
I’ve made this Thai chicken curry recipe several times. It calls for 2 cans of coconut milk. One can has 70 grams of fat and 50 grams of saturated fat, [...]
Jan
9
Small Changes for a Healthy Diet
January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Dietitians often recommend making small changes towards healthy diets. You might wonder what that really means.
Few days ago, Heather Bauer, registered dietitian and Tyra Banks’ nutritionist, offered tips for weight loss to a mother and daughter on the Tyra Banks show. They revolved around small changes.
For example, when having fried chicken and mashed potatoes, Heather [...]
