Healthy Eating

Cooking Sous Vide : Regulating Water Temperature

Cooking in a water bath is a great way to cook, but the first question I usually get is, “How do you keep the water the right temperature?” There are several ways to do this. Think of Sous Vide like another kitchen appliance – a microwave, toaster oven, or crock pot.

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Healthy Low-Cal Dinner Options

Prepare a delicious, low calorie, nutritious and flavorful meal for your entire family. Dr. Terry Simpson, known as the Weight Loss Doctor, shares his secret to a low-cal, healthy and quick meal.

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Taking Charge of Weight Loss Goals

For patients who have undergone weight loss surgery, this can be a fun time of year, because it represents one of the few times that weight loss goals have been met. But this is not the time to sit back—in fact, this is the time, more than ever, to focus on behaviors and routines that will promote progress moving forward.

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Nuts Aren’t Protein – They’re Fat!

One of the most common bits of misinformation is that peanuts – and hence, peanut butter – is protein – or a healthy snack — or a complex carbohydrate. Book after book on my shelf lists peanuts as a great source of protein, and a “snack that is healthy for you.”

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Salads Are the Enemy

What is the problem? The dressings in salads are the problem- many salad dressings containing over 100 calories per tablespoon- and few people ever use a single tablespoon of dressing in their salad. Even the low fat dressings contain a lot of calories.

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Thinking of Skipping Meals? Don’t Do It

Find out why skipping meals will only help you GAIN weight – not lose it!

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Thanksgiving Holiday Tips

Think of your body as needing fuel, and if you put in excess fuel it will store it as fat. So plan the times you will have your snack. This also means do not have huge meals between.

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Fast Foods are Fast Calories

Tempted to go to the fast food counter for some quick dinner? Don’t.

Recently on daytime television I had the opportunity to create a very healthy, tasty recipe with co-host Lindsay MacDonald. We put together a simple recipe for Halibut that will take you less than 15 minutes to make.

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The Acai Berry

Acai berry is the latest craze to cure everything with magic anti-oxidant powers. So much so that Americans spent over $108 million last year for this product.

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