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Healthy Eating Tip: Don't Eliminate, Elaborate!
When approaching health and fitness, many of us have the mentality that less is more. While this may be a healthy perspective to avoid overeating and practice portion control, a restrictive diet can wreak havoc on your mood and leave you wondering whether there’s anything out there you can eat. Instead, alter your state of mind: rather than thinking about what foods to cut out, start to think of your daily menu as a chance to add great-tasting, healthy options.
Come Party With Me: Potluck Thanksgiving — The Look
When hosting any Thanksgiving dinner, be it a potluck or one where you do the majority of the cooking, it's a good idea to set the table a couple of days in advance.
Start with a seasonal tablecloth, then add the good china, polished flatware, and wine glasses. Serve the cocktails in tumblers and the turkey on a large platter.
Food Section Sampler — Oct. 14, 2009
- Small fish, like sardines, herring, and anchovies, have big benefits. — Chicago Tribune
- Several notable San Francisco and New York restaurant chefs seem to have traded places. — San Francisco Chronicle
- Fresh kale is a festive, healthful vehicle for an Autumn salad.
Healthy Dose Link Time
- Cucumber tartines for a lowfat and fancy snack — Vitamin G
- Three ways to run almost barefoot — Vital Juice
- How Starbucks affects your waist — That's Fit
- Katie Holmes runs in 769 Pink New Balance sneakers — Fit Celeb
- Get physical with your man and make a tennis date — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Make the most of your next sushi meal — Healthy Bites
- Ten salads to avoid when dining out — Daily Spark
- Don't fall prey to the couch potato syndrome this Autumn — Health
10 Eating Tips For Avoiding the Freshman 15
The dorm dining hall can be dangerous — like a giant, all-you-can-eat buffet available all day, every day. It's no wonder most of us gain some weight when going off to college, though the infamous "freshman 15" is really more like 10 pounds.
Whether you're eating in a dining hall or cooking for yourself in your first apartment, a few simple strategies can help you avoid that first-year college weight gain.
Come Party With Me: Gossip Girl Premiere — Drinks
No season premiere party is complete without a special drink, especially if the show in question is Gossip Girl, where the characters seem to be constantly guzzling cocktails. All the recipes I'm making next Monday night were created by acclaimed New York City chefs: Daniel Boulud, Mario Batali, Eric Ripert — Blair and Serena have surely dined at their respective restaurants.
Not to be forgotten is Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
Would You Keep a Giant Cockroach as a Pet?
He's a contender. This giant burrowing cockroach made the news for (potentially) being the world's heaviest insect. Related to, but not the same as the roaches we see stateside, these creatures can range from 1 to 1.5 ounces
While it's not yet certain if Heathcliff measures up to the title, I'm torn between wanting to look away .
Happy Hour: Kiwi Cobbler
Last week at the market, I spotted some New Zealand kiwis for a good price. I know they're not local and organic, but they simply looked too plump and verdant to pass up, so I bought a ton. And, when life handed me a bunch of kiwis, what did I do?
Must Read: Simply Mexican
To many of this country's home cooks, Mexican food is a genre reserved for dining out and perhaps the occasional Americanized taco night. But one nutritionist, Lourdes Castro, wants to change that with her new book, Simply Mexican ($16.47). Castro, who is neither a trained chef nor Mexican herself, aims to teach readers how to enjoy the authentic flavors of Mexico using techniques such as roasting, grilling, and stewing.
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