January 31st, 2008
This is the third of a series of blog posts on healthy breakfast ideas from Elizabeth Ward, who already shared with us easy solutions to squeeze in breakfast. Elizabeth Ward, M.S., RD is a multi-published nutrition consultant. Her latest book is The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramids (Alpha Books, 2006).
Breakfast Idea #3: […]
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January 30th, 2008
This is the second of a series of blog posts on healthy breakfast ideas from Elizabeth Ward, who already shared with us easy solutions to squeeze in breakfast. Elizabeth Ward, M.S., RD is a multi-published nutrition consultant. Her latest book is The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramids (Alpha Books, 2006).
Breakfast Idea #2: […]
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January 28th, 2008
The following is the first of a series of posts on healthy breakfasts, contributed by guest writer Elizabeth Ward, M.S., RD, a multi-published nutrition consultant. Her latest book is The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramids (Alpha Books, 2006).
1. Excuse: “I don’t have enough time.”
Solution: No matter your lifestyle, mornings are often […]
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January 25th, 2008
The following post is a contribution from guest blogger Liz Lewis, a freelance travel and health writer currently blogging over at Healthbolt and Alzheimer’s Notes.
Author Michael Pollan argues that what we are eating these days is not really food (he calls it edible foodlike substances) and how we are eating it - alone, in the […]
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January 23rd, 2008
In the previous entry, nutritionist and gourmet vegetarian Joy Pierson shares her insights on vegetarianism. However, no matter how convinced we are on the health benefits of going vegetarian/vegan, it’s often difficult to make the shift. Here are tips from Joy on how to “start exploring healthier food options without giving up the joy in […]
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January 23rd, 2008
This video comes from Capessa and it features Joy Pierson, owner of Candle 79, a fine-dining vegan restaurant. In this video, Joy dispels the notion that vegetarian fares are bland and boring. As a nutritionist, Joy recognizes the link between food and prevention — even reversal — of disease. Here’s the video:
Tags: cafe-79, diet, functional-food, […]
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December 27th, 2007
Sorry for being MIA the last few days. What can I say? I’ve been caught up with the holiday preparations and real life took over. I hope you all had a fabulous time, spending time with the people that matters to you, and that you’ve been eating sensibly the last few days. Nope, I’m not […]
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November 28th, 2007
With holidays coming up, here’s a book which might a humorous but info-packed gift idea for someone (or for yourself, too) who wants to incorporate more spicey goodness into their meals: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Spices and Herbs. Remember that herbs and spices confer to meals a lot of health benefits against cardiovascular diseases, […]
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November 13th, 2007
Here’s something for the health-conscious traveler: the Westin chain of hotels has teamed up with SuperFoods Partners LLC to create menus rich in antioxidants and phytonutrients, such as banana oatmeal brulé, green-tea-infused salmon and molten dark chocolate cake. Steven Pratt, M.D., founder of SuperFoods Partners LLC is the author of SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That […]
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September 18th, 2007
There are tons of weight-loss articles over there, but as that is NOT the focus of this blog, here are a few new articles from the Diet Channel I thought would be of interest to you too:
The New and Improved School Lunch — America’s response to Jamie Oliver’s program in the UK
Incorporating Potatoes in a […]
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