The Dietary Guidelines are updated, by law, every five years with the latest release being January 31, 2011. This is a joint effort by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS). This latest version emphasizes three areas: balancing calories, foods to increase, and foods to decrease. Sometimes along with these guidelines [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Watermelon Soup with Ginger & Mint
Serving Size: 4 4 cups watermelon chunks and juice — seeded 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons fresh mint — chopped 1 tablespoon sugar 1/3 cup white wine — optional 1 ½ inch ginger root — sliced 1/8″ thick fresh mint — for garnish In a blender, blend all ingredients except the ginger. [...]
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Serving Size: 6 6 tablespoons butter 6 eggs 1 ½ cups milk, 1% low-fat 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour Ground nutmeg Put all butter in a large, shallow pan (4 1/2- to 5-quart); set pan in a 425° oven. Then mix batter quickly while the butter melts. In a blender or food [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Is it just calories that count?
I’ve been noticing lately the fast food industry is trying to entice customers by giving the impression that their product is a healthy choice because it has less than 500 calories. Does this make it healthy? Does using sea salt vs. regular salt make it healthy? Should I be looking at the fat grams? From [...]
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Where should you turn for good nutrition advice? Oprah? Oprah’s cook, her personal trainer, or best friend? How about the clerk at the vitamin/health food store, infomercials, magazines, your friends, or your doctor? What qualifies these sources to give good advice on nutrition? Good nutritional advice comes from trusted sources, and is backed up by [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Fries with Sea Salt
OK, so I’m on a roll with advertising giving the impression that their food item is healthy. Recently, I was driving through a shopping center that has a popular fast food restaurant. I saw a large sign saying something like “fries now with sea salt”. What does this message say to you? To me, I [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Recipe: Stuffed Zucchini
Yummy stuffed Zucchini! Excellent as a side dish or an appetizer.
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