Foodtrainers’ Blog
The (Secular) Passover Diet
Recently I suggested the concept of NRL (Non Religious Lent). It has a big hit with our clients; regardless of religion clients are shunning stairs, sugar, office candy or alcohol. Fun. Sadly, Lent is coming to an end but have no fear Passover is here. What? You’re...
Avocado Brownies (with Walnut Butter Icing)
There’s a difference between sneaking vegetables into food, so that children will unknowingly consume them and packing recipes with nutrient-rich and unexpected ingredients to “up the ante”. We could debate which approach is better but frankly I’m all for anything...
What's worse putting an obese child on a diet or doing nothing?
Not a "Vogue" photo I realize I love being tipped off to provocative nutrition articles. On Friday I received this:I HAD to write to ask if you have read the article about the Mom who put her 7 year old daughter on a diet in this month’s Vogue (J-Lo is on the cover)...
Spring Break Travel Foods (Avocados Included)
Avocados enjoying some Belizian sunshine, I don't store them outside just trying to make you jealous. Did I? Packing clothes for a warm weather vacation is easy. Bathing suits, flip-flops, easy dresses and sunglasses and you’re pretty much set. I spent way more...
My Raw Vegan Husband
Sarma's Favorite Green Shake, Sarma's photo too My husband Marc doesn’t have it easy. For today, I’ll stick to the food part but trust me it goes far beyond that. In terms of food, I’m sure there are weekends he wished we didn’t have to lug the giant, non-wheeling...
Not Feeling Well? It May Be the Chicken
Not my kind of "party" Many people who watched Food Inc. saw chickens packed in dark, dirty pens, walking in each others’ feces and swore off chicken. On the other hand, maybe you blocked those images out and remain unconvinced of any danger. Well, if you...
Tips to Go From Fruitless to Fruitful
That black stuff? Not for the next 5 days, read on for grapefruit info. Fruit is healthy and of course nutritious but sometimes it's difficult to get people excited over fruit. Carolyn and I were asked to speak about fruit at a breakfast at for Edible...
The Manhattan Diet: Manhattan Women Don't Get Fat
Part of what I consider market research is to periodically peruse the diet section of my local Barnes and Noble. No matter how farfetched a book’s concept is I like to familiarize myself with it. This past weekend, I grabbed a stack of seemingly interesting books and...
Is Kale Becoming A Kardashian?
Photo via EA Stewart, caption mine. I am concerned for kale. It’s everywhere I look. It’s in recipes in so many magazines and not just the health oriented ones. We can’t keep the Kale Krackers in stock; Carolyn coined it “kale krack”. Clients who don’t even eat greens...
Spring-Cleaning: If It Doesn't Fit You Must Toss It
I’m conflicted about The Chew. Mario Batali and Michael Symon are fantastic; I love the show's food focus and my good friend’s husband works there. My hesitation centers on the choice of wellness personality. Daphne Oz is charming, smart and a vegetarian...
Who's Afraid of Soaking Beans?
A few couple months ago I assigned Cooking Homework. November’s homework was to start slow cooking. I did and use our slow cooker every weekend. I don’t love chopping onions with my morning coffee but a few minutes of work and you have chili, soup or a delicious stew...
No Impact Woman
No Impact Woman Friends gifted us with a Roku player this winter after staying with us in Vermont. I’m not that much a movie watcher but the boys were thrilled. With this contraption, you basically can access Netflix instantly via your TV. One day, when I wasn’t...
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