Cook Smart, Eat Well by Jennifer Welper is a new cookbook published by the Mayo Clinic Press. It does not strictly adhere to the Mayo Clinic Diet, but is based upon the principles of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid. According to the Mayo Clinic, the foundation of our diet should consist mainly of fruitsContinue reading “Food Prep: Cook Smart, Eat Well”
Tag Archives: Mediterranean
Meal Prep: Skinnytaste One & Done
Gina Homolka has created quite the cookbook series for us. In addition to her books, you can visit her website for many free recipes, plus free weekly planners complete with shopping lists. She really is an incredible chef who creates so much deliciousness with so few calories! This is my fourth blog post on Skinnytaste.Continue reading “Meal Prep: Skinnytaste One & Done”
Food Prep: The WW Personal Points Cookbook
This is a beautifully illustrated book with 125 recipes that conform to the Weight Watchers (WW) diet plan. But even if you are using a different program, the recipes can be a valuable addition to your diet. It’s not just about WW, but includes all sorts of cooking and nutritional information, much of it interspersedContinue reading “Food Prep: The WW Personal Points Cookbook”
Food Prep: Super Bowl Snacks from The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook
Holidays and celebrations can be challenging times for those of us watching what we eat. What about cheat days? They work for some people, but unfortunately not for me. A cheat day can lead me down the slippery slope of a diet vacation, resulting in further problems. I do make a few exceptions – aContinue reading “Food Prep: Super Bowl Snacks from The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook”
Food Prep: DASH DIET for Beginners
This is a great little book which explains the DASH diet and how to implement it, plus it contains 144 pages of recipes. The idea behind the book is to adopt a healthy diet so that you can reduce your dependence on the pharmaceutical industry (1). In the second chapter, author Nathalie Seaton explains theContinue reading “Food Prep: DASH DIET for Beginners”
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