Sleep Deprivation, Weight Gain, and Pre-Diabetes?
Lack of sleep has been linked to our rise in obesity, a recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine , reported in the Boston Globe helps to explain why. When we do not get enough sleep, the...
View ArticleSquash- So Easy, So Good
I love squash, my favorite recipe is to simply roast it in the oven with a little butter, cinnamon and maple syrup. When I want to use it in recipes I almost always choose frozen, defrosted squash....
View ArticleWhat Should My Child Eat?
Do you know how many vegetables your child needs? What about milk or protein containing food? Most parents don’t so I created a year by year guide starting at age two, I call it What Should My Child...
View ArticleQuick and Easy Stuffed Eggplant
When the small tender eggplants are on sale I buy them and stuff them with sautéed vegetables, a little cheese and roast them until the skins are tender. Slice the eggplant in half, cut out the...
View ArticleHow To Help Your Child Eat Better
If you are worrying about your child’s diet don’t allow it to poison your relationship with your child or his relationship with food. Channel your worries into positive actions, but do not...
View ArticleWant your Child to Eat Better? Try adding Bite-size Vegetables to Snacks
New research by Brian Wansink has found the addition of bite-size carrots, broccoli or peppers reduced the total amount of food eaten while snacking and watching TV . The researchers compared...
View ArticleHealthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives
I was fortunate to attend Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives- Caring for Our Patients and Ourselves, a continuing medical education conference co-presented by the Culinary Institute of America and the...
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Avocado Avocados are a great source of healthy unsaturated fat, rich in flavor and, also provide vital nutrients and phytochemicals. The total calories of an avocado (serving size 1/5 medium...
View ArticleButter is Back?
Eating butter in moderation has never been the problem, adding butter to the typical American menu of highly processed, refined and salty food is the problem. The issue of whether butter hurts our...
View ArticleBeet Reuben Sandwich
It might sound a bit weird to make a sandwich using beets but the result was heaven. I got the idea from the Maine Grind in Ellsworth, Maine where I ordered it on a recent trip North. Since then I have...
View ArticleCrockPot Catsup
Homemade catsup is a recipe I am experimenting with for a cooking project to do with kids. The recipe is delicious, not exactly health food but when you make it at home you add exactly what you want,...
View ArticleMake Your Own Burrito
Start by making Refried Beans , then fill a tortilla as pictured above, folding it so the ingredients are tightly wrapped inside. A 10-inch tortilla works best. Refried beans Cooking beans with...
View ArticleSalsa Verde Made with Tomatillos
Salsa Verde Salsa Verde adds flavor to Mexican foods but don’t stop there. Use it as a salad dressing, add it to cooked rice and beans, as a sauce on any cooked meat such as grilled fish, chicken or...
View ArticleLearn to Cook Six meals by Age Sixteen
Six by Sixteen http://sixbysixteen.me/ wants to teach young people to plan and prepare six nutritious, locally sourced meals by the time they are sixteen years old. It was started as a public health...
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