Archive for December 2014
Happy New Year 2015
Another year has ended and a new year begins. 2014 was a year of many accomplishments: 34 cooking videos published Over 40 new recipes added 4 Italian Med Diet cookbooks published 700 Calorie Meals published Planned For 2015 2nd edition of Live Longer and Healthier Eating Foods You Love 50 ... more
Read moreTop 10 Nutrition Myths
Here is my 2014 list for the top 10 nutrition myths. Myth No. 1 Margarine is High in Unhealthy Trans Fats Margarine has fallen out of favor after medical research documented health risks of eating too much trans fatty acids (trans fat) produced by hydrogenating vegetable oils to produce soft ... more
Read moreNot So Great Value
Store Brands and Savings Large corporations, like Walmart, spend tens to hundreds of millions of dollars advertising their low, low prices guaranteed to save you money. Store brand products are as common as national brands. Walmart has Great Value, Costco has Kirkland and Kirkland Signature, Kroger has multiple store brands. ... more
Read more15 Dieting Tips When Dining Out
Whether you dine out for pleasure, a special occasion, travel, or due to necessity you can eat healthy breakfasts, lunches, and dinners and prevent weight gain. Many restaurants do not make it easy. Large portion sizes, like the meal pictured, are the norm making it easy to eat more calories than your ... more
Read moreBoycott Fast Food Restaurants
There is a growing movement to increase the minimum wage paid to workers in the fast food also known as quick serve industry. Not only are millions of people paid a wage that hasn’t kept up with inflation and the cost of living, they are usually part-time employees not eligible ... more
Read moreDid You Save Room For Dessert?
Americans are asked this question every time they dine at a casual or formal restaurant. It doesn’t matter if the diner has eaten over a days worth of calories. Americans love concluding a meal with calorie ladden sweet dessert’s, and each dessert sale is revenue for the restaurant and additional ... more
Read moreWhat’s Up With Sodium?
Here we go again! For years we’ve been warned to limit sodium intake to 2,300 mg per day; about 1 teaspoon of table salt (2 teaspoons of kosher salt). Americans average around 4,000 mg per day. Now, three newly published reports state a high sodium diet is good and low sodium diets ... more
Read moreProtein Facts and Fiction
Want to look like a bodybuilder with six pack abs? The secret is adding more protein to your diet. At least, that is what websites and companies manufacturing and marketing protein powders, drinks, and bars want you to believe. I’m not sure how six pack abs came into being. Most ... more
Read moreMy 90 Cent Croissant Breakfast Sandwich
Bargain Breakfast? I receive ads for discount and fast food breakfasts almost very week. They seem like a bargain. Two egg breakfast and side for only $2.99. Two croissant breakfast sandwiches, small has browns and small coffee for only $4.00. Why cook when you eat breakfast for $5 or less? ... more
Read moreReduce Food Waste And Save Money
Date codes are on thousands of food products; dairy, bakery, packages meats and cheeses, canned goods, dry goods including pasta, and frozen foods. There are Sell By, Use By, Best By, and Guaranteed Fresh By dates. All of these dates are voluntary with no rules or regulations governing them. ... more
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