Dieting should be fun
From low fat recipes, to recipes designed for diabetics, Elaine Magee RD, MPH shares recipes and advice to create healthy meals that are guaranteed to please.
Just wanted to pass along one of my favorite RECIPE DOCTOR tips for those creamy and popular mayo-drenched salads that seem to typify summer eatin'. Here's the tip: Instead of adding mayonnaise to salad recipes (as called for), use a combination of light mayonnaise and fat free sour cream. This works really well - I've doing it for years. I use the fat free sour cream that comes in the container that looks like a cowhide (Naturally Yours is the brand I believe). It has a subtle flavor so it extends the flavor of the light mayonnaise nicely. You can use 1/3-cup light mayo and 2/3 cup fat free sour cream to replace a cup of regular mayonnaise.
Just in case you find yourself at a fast food drive thru this summer... There's a new "Value Menu" at one of the top fast food chains - Taco Bell. If you can find a dollar in change in your car or in the bottom of your purse, you have enough dough to buy yourself an item on their value menu. Here are the 4 more "healthful" options with the lowest in % calories from fat listed first:
Photo Credit: chumsdock Tea is often listed on the "avoid" food/beverage list for helping to prevent kidney stones. Someone who was told to avoid tea after a recent bout with kidney stones , asked me whether this includes ALL types of teas...
France joins the fashion fight against using "dangerously thin" models? Add France on to the distinguished list of countries joining the worldwide drive to fight anorexia. Other countries, including Italy and Great Britain, have already taken measures to fight the promotion of excessively skinny top models. But Spain remains the country that has put the most money where their mouth is by banning models from their fashion shows whose bodies were under the BMI of 18.
I try to get a handful of nuts almost every day (I named nuts as one of the " synergy super foods " in my book, Food Synergy ) and I definitely like/need a tiny chocolate fix on some days (okay, most days). So when I saw the canister of CocoaRoast Almonds by Emerald, I thought they could come in handy as a nice snack.
Get the most from your green tea bag. I love my exotically flavored green tea bags and I pay about 8 dollars for a box of 20 tea bags. My current favorite is the "Tropical Green" flavor from Harney & Sons. It has a wonderful exotic flavor with an influence of pineapple. Lately I've been getting 40 cups of tea instead of 20 for my 8-dollar investment by making my hot cup of tea (I steep it for about 1 to 2 minutes). Then I pour another cup of boiling water into a second mug and let the same bag steep for about 30 minutes. Later that day or the next, I add some ice and enjoy a nice glass of iced green tea.
What are good substitutes for ham sandwiches, steak, and pizza if you are trying to eat less saturated fat and cholesterol? I was asked this interesting question recently and wanted to share some thoughts on it. These are clearly favorite entrees for lots of people. When it comes to red meat and processed meat, how often you eat it and how big your servings are becomes key. For health reasons, we want to eat red meat less often (especially if we have it more than once a day) and we want the servings to be sensible when we do eat it (ideally 4-6 ounces of steak, for example or no more than 2 ounces of ham).
I've tasted my share of non-dairy ice-cream substitutes over the years and most of them couldn't quite measure up to their dairy counterparts. But you don't even have to like the taste of soymilk to like this new brand. "I couldn't tell it was made with soymilk," notes my taste-testing husband. "I really like both flavors," concludes my teenage daughter after tasting the two flavors I brought home; Coconut Craze and Turtle Trails.
Pizza Packs at Half the Cost I know those Pizza Lunchables are popular because I've seen them in all sorts of situations (from airplanes to soccer games). One of those "boxes" will run you about $2.50 on sale (regular price = $3.29). While I was happy to see "pizza crust made with whole grain" written on the box and 3 grams of fiber listed on the nutrition label, I think we can do better than this in our own kitchen and save money doing it. We can't easily replicate the mini pizza crusts they include, but what will work in their place are two 100% whole wheat mini bagels (Sara Lee) or one whole wheat pita bread pocket, available in several brands in most supermarkets.
Photo Credit: Colin and Sarah A quick glance at the nutrition label of your non-dairy creamer initially gives you comfort...you see 10 calories and half a gram of saturated fat. Then a double take at the portion size brings you back to reality - one teaspoon!