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Why Men Want Women to Eat Mac and Cheese
photo by Simon Mark Smith Recently I applauded Kim Cattrall’s admission that she watches what she eats as a refreshing departure from...
12 Things You Must Know About Cocoa-Plus a Sweet Bonus!
When I started blogging, I knew nothing. I’m not sure that much has changed but I can assure you I was clueless then. I poked around and found some blogs that spoke to me. I read Fooducate and Svelte Gourmand, Herbal Water and ILI and I really enjoyed a blog called...
It Isn't Easy Being My Valentine
Whenever a crime is committed focus quickly shifts to the perpetrator’s family members. Did they see signs? Notice something off? Oftentimes it seems the spouses or parents were blind to criminals’ traits or perhaps used to them. I really think that for my...
It Isn’t Easy Being My Valentine
Whenever a crime is committed focus quickly shifts to the perpetrator’s family members. Did they see signs? Notice something off? Oftentimes it seems the spouses or parents were blind to criminals’ traits or perhaps used to them. I really think that for my...
Oh-no-no Granola
I recently posted 10 Allegedly Healthy Foods. The day after posting, I was in a session with a new-ish client. On her food journal I saw she was eating granola. When I inquired about her granola usage she asked “isn’t granola healthy” and I realized I had left a...
Artificial Sweeteners:Better Safe Than Sweet
Photo Amyvdh I received the following question regarding a Blisstree post...
No Such Thing as a Free Food Sample
Photo by Colin Rose On Wednesday mornings I go to yoga. The way my schedule works, I have 45 minutes between...
Kim Cattrall and the Super Bowl
Today’s post was intended to be Super Bowl-centric. After all, the big game is Sunday and I want you all nutritionally armed. The truth though, for me, is without the Giants or the Saints the game isn’t a major event and there’s something I’d rather talk...
Does Fast Food Have to be Fat Food?
I love to cook and get a true thrill out of menu planning but there are times when I'm delayed or simply lazy. On our weekly treks to Vermont, I pack snacks and sometimes choose to starve my family versus stopping at the gross and "golden arches" but there are times...
Cooking Company
I discovered that you never cook with someone else without learning something. In every case, there’s a two-way transfer of knowledge. If they know less than you do, you grow from teaching. If more, of course, you grow from learning. -Mark Bittman Over a year...
10 Allegedly Healthy Foods
( A far prettier version of this post appeared on Blisstree) I’ll bet my nutrition credentials that broccoli will remain in the good--for-you food group for eternity. Similarly, SPAM and Velveeta will always be unhealthy. Still, many foods aren’t solidly at either end...
Big Easy Tips
This is a guest post from Foodtrainers’ favorite nutrition nerd Lisa Ganguzza. Aside from our nerdom, Lisa and I are both “Green Wave” graduates. We felt we needed a post about the city that we love and all the great food. After a recent visit, Lauren and I...
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