I’m not Italian; never claimed to be. So this isn’t Papa Antonio’s secret sauce; you can find yummy marinara recipes elsewhere. This is so you can make a clean, preservative-free, easy sauce you can use on whole wheat pasta or atop a spinach salad (which I now commonly use instead of pasta); double the recipe and freeze it to save time later if you like. … Continue reading RECIPE: Tomato Basil Sauce or Salad Dressing
EXCUSES MY HARSH RESPONSE “I don’t like vegetables” “I don’t like wearing a seat belt, but I hear it’s good for me” “my knees hurt when I run” “the heavier you are the more they’ll … Continue reading RULE: Stop Making Excuses
Remember we talked about good fats and bad fats? Fat around your waist, BAD. Fat from walnuts, GOOD. Fat from a bacon-cheese burger, BAD. Fat from an avocado and fish oil, GOOD. So fear not the good fat! It keeps you full longer, makes your skin glow and your hair shiny. Now, don’t go all Joey Chesnut on the fat intake, but enjoy small amounts … Continue reading RECIPE: Easy Lunch: Avocado, Cream Cheese and Salmon Toast
I get especially sad when I see pediatric patients, less than 10 years old, usually with Doritos bag or a Pepsi in hand, who are already obese. What kind of future looms? Likely Diabetes, because the body can only tolerate so much abuse before disease culminates. These patients are sure to develop depression, not only because the ability to move freely as a child is limited … Continue reading RANT: Obese Kids
Loads of my patients skip meals. Many people think skipping breakfast and/or lunch will help them cut out the calories that cause them to gain weight. Unfortunately, for most, that does not work for several reasons. Some studies show, when the body is deprived of food (ie skipping meals) the metabolism (the body’s rate of using calories) slows. Then once a meal is consumed, the … Continue reading RULE: Don’t Skip Meals
Friends who’ve known me since high school and have seen me in action, often joke when I arrive at a party, “Hide the furniture, or Maddy will eat it!” So, having reported my propensity to inhale all things edible, I must reveal, that I’m not obese. Nor am I overweight (most of the time). A fluctuater yes, pudgy, yes, but I’m very active and somehow, … Continue reading RANT: I Have a Problem, People!
Do You Tofu? Some do. Others poo-poo. If they only knew…how to…dress up tofu with this tasty brew… from MORI-NU: 6 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce 2 tsp honey 2 tsp balsamic vinegar 2 Tbsp grated fresh ginger 1 tsp minced garlic 1/2 tsp sesame oil Blend above ingredients together and pour 1/2 of mixture over diced tofu spread out on a baking sheet. Bake … Continue reading RECIPE: Asian Fusion Sauce (with tofu and vegetables)
My husband claims to love chocolate chip cookies, yet, he will leave a partially eaten cookie on the counter for up to a week (this, to me, is not real love). I, on the other hand, truly love chocolate chip cookies, so I usually gobble up his presumably forgotten remnants when he’s not looking. He has asked me not to do this, I guess on the the off chance that … Continue reading RANT: Once Bitten
Do something active everyday. Our bodies were intended to move. We sit in cars or on trains on the way to and from work; we sit at desks for 8-9 hours a day, come home to sit at a dinner table and then on to the couch for a solid 1-2 hours of TV. No wonder if we make it to 90, we appear crouched; … Continue reading RULE: Move Every Day
This is my new favorite simple yummy recipe. It’s so delicious you might faint, but stay prone as long as you like, because you’ll save loads of time making it! You’ll need: 1 bag of frozen shelled edamame 2 Portobello mushrooms, sliced 1 sleeve of soba noodles (don’t fret, most international aisles at the grocery store have these; 3 sleeves per package) 1/3 cup lite soy … Continue reading RECIPE: Edamame and Portobello Mushroom Dish
SWEET TREATS A few of my girlfriends love candy. Not chocolate, but candy. I never understood this. One friend, coincidently a Dentist, especially loves the sugary, teeth-decaying type; like Swedish fish or gummy-anything. Not me. Give me chocolate and peanut butter over a gum drop any day of the week. Raspberry sorbet could never battle chocolate-chip cookie dough ice cream with Butterfinger topping. Adorable dentist friend and … Continue reading RANT: Sugar is Crack
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