Today is the 1st birthday of my blog, nutritioulicious™! Here’s my first blog post: Welcome to My Blog! In the past year I have written 132 posts on various nutrition topics, including nutrition news, nutrition tips, holiday eating, behavior modification, seasonal eating, and of course lots of recipes! Some of you have had your questions answered in my Wednesday Wonders…
Here’s a continuation of my CSA dinner recipes from last weekend. Roasting is one of my favorite ways to cook veggies when I don’t want them to go bad and have no specific recipe for them. You can roast pretty much any vegetable, although my favorites for roasting are asparagus, sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnip, and onions. So of course with…
As I mentioned yesterday, last weekend I made dinner using my CSA veggies. Included in the bundle were 3 ears of corn and some basil. I also saw grape tomatoes on sale at Fairway (my local, awesome supermarket!), and decided to make one of my favorite nutritious and delicious combinations: Grilled Corn, Basil, and Tomato Salad. Ingredients: 3 ears corn,…
Every Monday I get a delivery from a CSA (same one as last year), so by the end of the week I need to make sure there’s room in the fridge for a new batch of goodies. This past weekend I had a lot leftover from the previous delivery, so I got cooking! I made the following dishes: Simply grilled…
Today I’d like to introduce a new blogger here at nutritioulicious™ — Jo Bartell. Jo is interning with me and you will get to learn all about her today and through her future blog posts. I’m so excited to have Jo on my team, so please give her a big warm welcome! ————————————————————————————————————————– Hi nutritioulicious™ readers, I’m Jo. I’m a…
A few weeks ago I posted a commentary on a New York Times article about children’s menus and whether or not they have a place at restaurants. While I understand both sides of this debate, I have seen firsthand that children can and will eat the same foods as their parents and would be fine ordering off of a regular…
We’re just a few days away from July 4th and that means it’s time to get the barbecue prepped and your fridge stocked with delicious eats for the holiday weekend! Before you go filling your grocery cart with traditional barbecue fare like potato salad, mayo-drenched cole slaw, hot dogs, and hamburgers, take a look at my nutritioulicious™ recipes geared specifically…
Hello readers! I hope your summer is going well so far. I just returned from a fabulous trip to Israel and have many great things to share. While I was away I ate great food, including many fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables. I also saw some unique plants, including this salt tree: The first place I saw the salt…
That’s what Nicole Marzovilla, owner of I Trulli restaurant in Gramercy Park (NYC) thinks, according to the New York Times article Looking Past the Children’s Menu. Many parents only take their kids to restaurants that have children’s menus, staples of which include macaroni and cheese and chicken fingers. As a kid I was a very picky eater and mac &…
Yesterday I gave you 5 of my top 10 tips for how to beat the 4-O’clock slump — the time of day you’re most lack energy and reach for a candy bar or bag of chips to gain some energy. Here are the rest of my top 10 tips: 6. Eat more magnesium-rich foods. Magnesium is needed to metabolize food…
Have you ever noticed that at three or four o’clock your energy level is low and you’re feeling tired and hungry? You’re not alone! Many people suffer from what I call the “Four O’Clock Slump.” You may think that having more coffee or something sweet will increase your energy, but caffeine and sugar are not the answer. In fact, they…
