diet (dī′ǝt) noun Primary definition: The usual food and drink of a person or animal; daily sustenance. From the Greek diaita: way of life. A friend of mine refers to me as “a nutritionalist.” Maybe that sounds a bit less threatening than “registered dietitian.” When I tell folks what I do, I’ve grown to anticipate a range of responses. Some…
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This Is What I Eat.
Tired of Reading Bad News and Stories About Mean People? Cheer Up with A Nutrition Label!
A nutrition label — well, almost anything, really — is MUCH more cheery reading material than the news that seems to have enveloped us all. I’m not suggesting we bury our heads in the sand, but if we can agree that we can’t read all the news, all the time, then maybe we could fill a small bit of that…
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CH-CH-CHANGES — Food, You, Me, & Lasting Change
What does this guitar have to do with eating? I’ll wager you didn’t see this coming, but bear with me. Some of you already know that after a very long hiatus, I’m again embracing playing the guitar. There were an unfortunate couple of years way back (small kid + large guitar = not good results) but I’m pretty well–adjusted now, in…
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Onion Soup – Stolen from Julia Child, tweaked by me.
Julia Child was about a foot taller than I am, and roughly a thousand times better a cook. The genius of her recipes is that you can make them with nearly endless variations (or follow the instructions to the letter) and they will turn out beautifully. My version of her onion soup, prompted by this weekend’s cold rain in my…
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Banana–Kiwi Summer Salad? I believe I will, thanks.
I can’t take credit for this delicious and beautiful (did I mention refreshing?) salad. I WILL take credit for relaying it to you, though. I tore it from Eating Well Magazine possibly before the internet was a thing…maybe not that long ago, but it’s been a favorite for a long time. It’s one of those things that you just keep…
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