Lately it seems like I’ve been on a beef kick – with beef in the news and our post about the different cuts of beef, I decided to cook up some beef myself. What could be better on these cold winter nights than a warm, hearty, and filling stew?! Here’s my beef stew that has lots of vegetables and beans…
One of my favorite cooking techniques is blanching. I’ve mentioned blanching before, but I’ve never fully explained what it is and why I love it so much. Picture this: You go to a cocktail party and set before you is a vegetable display with dips. There are bright orange carrots, crimson red tomatoes, lemon-yellow peppers, and dull green broccoli. Which…
The following post was written by nutritioulicious™ intern Megan Kian Shopping basket in hand, strolling down the aisles of a supermarket can be somewhat of a daunting experience. With so much in the news about the benefits of organic products, how do we know what we should really be putting into our bodies? And for that matter, what constitutes organic?…
Between football games and holiday parties there sure are a lot of celebrations this time of year, all of which tend to involve food. Last week I shared one of my favorite hors d’oeurves, Salmon Ceviche in Cucumber Cups, on fellow dietitian Robyn Webb’s Fabulous Food Finds blog. Today I have another recipe to share, but this time it’s a…
The following post was written by nutritioulicious™ intern Megan Kian
Imagine entering the rustic home of a small Italian family. This is exactly how I felt when I was seated at my table at Il Buco on Bond Street in New York just last week. The dim lights, the cozy atmosphere, and the rows of handmade pottery created the perfect ambiance for an Italian dinner. … read more »
Last week I shared with you some of the top 10 sweeteners myths and I set the record straight with the facts. Here are the rest of the top 10 list. High fructose corn syrup is much worse for the body than table sugar (sucrose). This myth that some sugars are better for you than others has been disproved by…
While I was at the ADA conference, I attended a session entitled “10 Sweetener Myths” presented by registered dietitians Carolyn O’Neil, MS, RD (you may recognize her as the “Lady of the Refrigerator” on Alton Brown’s Good Eats) and Kristine Clark, PhD, RD, FACSM, Director of Sports Nutrition at Penn State. Sweeteners always seem to be a hot topic for…
Some of the recent CSA ingredients I have received include sweet potatoes, collard greens, Swiss chard, and butternut squash. So don’t be surprised when these foods are the stars of the next few recipes I post! The first one up is a curry that I made using sweet potatoes and collard greens. I found a Cooking Light recipe from 1999…
Childhood Obesity Awareness Blog Carnival This article was written for inclusion in the blog carnival hosted by Littlestomaks to promote awareness of childhood obesity as part of the National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Please read to the end of this article to find a list of links to the other carnival participants. *** You’ve heard it before — we have…
Labor Day weekend is right around the corner and that unfortunately means it’s the official end of summer. Hopefully the weather will be nice and you can enjoy a few more BBQs and delicious summer fruits and vegetables. One side dish that I made a few times this summer is coleslaw. When I was younger (before I was a dietitian),…
A couple of weeks ago I received two small sweet dumpling squash from my CSA. I had never seen these cute squash before and I wasn’t quite sure how to prepare them (I had already roasted and mashed squash, and wanted to do something different). Over the weekend I read a delicious sounding recipe in Self magazine — Farro and…
