SHEDDING YOUR WINTER COAT For some, cold weather tends to bring on a sense of indoors, warm and snuggly, and of course comfort foods to accompany that. Furthermore, cold weather tends to limit outdoor activity and at times, even routine exercise commitments. If calories are adding up and physical activity is diminishing, this could add on those unwanted winter layers. April means that warmer temperatures are around the corner. Transitioning from Winter to spring includes shedding that extra layer and getting out of the winter coat, and into the […]
Fat Loading… does it work? (Ilana Katz MS, RD, CSSD)
Why carbo-load, when you can fat load? This came to me the night before a long training run (4 hours). I was at a birthday celebration, and admittedly, indulged in all the fried food and ice cream with whipped cream (oh well, once I had given in to temptation, I might as well go all out) I could lay my hands on. I was constantly anticipating how awful my run the next day was about to feel, knowing I had forfeited my planned carbo-loaded meal. While fat loading, I was […]
Recipe to share – fun, healthy sweet option!
Pumpkin smash (makes 9 servings) PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/9th of recipe): 65 calories, <0.5g fat, 81mg sodium, 12g carbs, 1g fiber, 7g sugars, 5g protein — POINTS® value 1* Ingredients: One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin One 12-oz. can evaporated fat-free milk 1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original) 3/4 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated) 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a bowl, and mix thoroughly. Place mixture in a baking dish (8″ X 8″ works well) sprayed lightly […]
THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES OF SHOPPING THE LOCAL FAMERS MARKETS
I often get asked the questions about organic produce. The word “organic” often comes with a price, in more ways than one. First off, organic is often more pricey produce, simply based on the fact that anything that is organically labeled had to have been produced in an organically certified production process, from farm to mouth. The cost of being certified then gets dissipated over the cost of the end product. The other reason I say organic comes with a price, has nothing to do with finances at all, but […]
