This weekend, we’re holding a Halloween party for about 20 close friends and family. Although we are really looking forward to seeing everyone, we’re struggling a little bit with the menu. See, of the 20 people coming, this is the breakdown of their eating habits: 1 diabetic 4 paleo 5 gluten-free (counting the 4 paleos) 2 vegetarians 1 peanut allergy So of course, there’s no way we could get by with serving a pizza, or a 6-foot sub, or even [...]
You know, the sand is running out of the hourglass, so I want to look back and say “See, I did that. That was me. I was reckless and I was wild, and I fucking did it.” ~ Jamie Lee Curtis as Helen Tasker in True Lies I recall reading a blog post, years ago, by a young man who was so excited to see the new Star Wars: Episode I movie when it was about to be released. He [...]
It’s about a week until Halloween, and kids around the country are rejoicing. Parents, on the other hand, are dreading the next week. Between school parties, friends’ parties, and trick-or-treating, most kids will probably eat their weight in sugary, unhealthy candy and snacks. But short of locking your kids in their rooms until November 1st, how do you keep them from becoming sugar zombies? After all, a few treats now and then are fine, but massive amounts of sugar will [...]
For several years, I’ve heard from my in-laws about a cherished recipe their mom used to make. Like many people, they weren’t very well-off growing up, so she had to learn to scrimp and save and let nothing go to waste. Her family lived in the country, so having a large garden helped keep the cost of groceries down. But when the gardening season came to an end, oftentimes she found she was inundated with a potentially useless vegetable – [...]
Recently a good portion of the world’s television viewing audience was glued to their sets watching 33 Chiléan miners being rescued from the collapsed mine they’d been trapped in for 69 days. When they finally emerged, they looked pretty healthy – mainly because the rescuers above had tailored a specific diet for them (as well as an exercise regime of about an hour a day). Well, not at first. Initially, when 700,000 tonnes of rock collapsed in a mine shaft mine [...]
As we get close to Halloween, most of us are inundated with one thing… Pumpkins. We buy them to decorate our homes, our kids come home with cute little ones from school, and we pick up even more during pumpkin picking trips. Most of us probably just throw them out or compost them on November 1st, but did you know you can use them for delicious soups, breads, and more? It’s simple and easy to make homemade pumpkin puree, and [...]
You don’t have to look very far to see someone who will say anything to avoid being responsible for their own actions. In some cases it’s that person ordering a supersized meal at a fast food restaurant as part of their dialy routine, who claims “genetics” are responsible for their weight problem. In some cases it’s a friend or loved one who announces diets or New Year’s weight loss resolutions, but drops these good intentions like bad habits after a [...]
Going to the gym can be a chore, but once you’ve done an hour or so the thrill of having burned off 1000 calories and feeling toned and in good shape feels wonderful. But for an anorexic it’s dangerous. Getting inside the mind of an anorexic is hard to describe, but the combination of an excercise machine – with its fancy buttons and programmes, its timer and its calories burned tool is a lethal cocktail in the hands of someone [...]
As the seasons change, one of the things many of us look forward to are warm, satisfying dishes like stews and soups. One of my favorite dishes is potato soup; unfortunately, it’s also a dish that can be very high in fat and calories (butter, cream, and bacon are all featured ingredients in most potato soup recipes). So I developed a recipe that cuts out almost all the unhealthy fat. I also added back in some extra flavor in the [...]
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