TIP OF THE DAY: Invent Healthy Recipes

Two of our index cards combine in this salmon-avocado salad. Photo courtesy Whole Foods Market. Get the recipe. Over the last month, one million people searched Google for “healthy recipes.” You can search, and you can buy healthy recipe cookbooks. But you can also invent your own recipes; and use the occasion as a teaching…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Healthy Food Look Glam

You’re cutting down on calories. Trying to eat healthier. To many of us, this means a lot of grilled, poached or roasted fish and white meat chicken without the skin. And it can look boring, night after night. But it’s easy to make everyday diet food look glamorous. Place your protein atop a bed of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bison Burgers

Bison burgers are low in fat (just leave off the Gorgonzola). Photo courtesy WisDairy.com. The burger is America’s favorite food. Many people eat burgers daily, even twice daily (you know who you are!). But a beefburger is filled with saturated fat—none more so than the “select” grade of beef used for many low- to moderately-priced…
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HEALTHY RECIPE: Tofu Caprese Salad

Substitute tofu for mozzarella in yourcaprese salad. Photo courtesyMaiCuisine.com.   We love cheese. We eat it daily: mozzarella, feta and goat cheese are favorites. They’re also loaded with saturated fats. So one of our 2011 goals is to look for satisfying substitutes. When we had lunch at Mai Cuisine, a creative New York-area sushi bar-and-restaurant…
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PRODUCT: Bergamot Sage Tea

A memorable cup of sage tea: healthy, organic and kosher. Photo by River Soma | THE NIBBLE. Last year, strolling through the farmers market at San Francisco’s Ferry Building, we met a farmer who grew fresh sage and turned it into sage tea. It was splendid, but we lost her card and never ordered any.…
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