One of my favorite things to do as long as I can remember is making cookies. Even at 3 years old I have vivid memories of the cube of butter mixing with the sugar to make a wonderful dessert that would melt in my mouth. Being the family baker was fun but this love was […]
You who may have wondered about the shortage of blogs the last few weeks. I was chosen as one of 4 finalists to blog for SELF-magazine. So when you get a chance take a look: Susan’s SELF Blogs Over the years many of you have inquired about a healthy treat to satisfy your sweet tooth. […]
With the upcoming Halloween holiday a few R.D.’s on twitter asked for pumpkin recipes for their upcoming radio shows and I submitted the Pumpkin Custard from A Recipe for Life. Since it is my own recipe I thought a pumpkin blog apropos for this week. Canned pumpkin is actually an underused food. One of my […]
Since our book A Recipe for Life by the Doctor’s Dietitian came out my clients have been asking about the process we took with creating recipes. Successful recipes are simple and easy to prepare besides having a great taste and nutritional profile. Over the next few months some blogs will be dedicated to the process […]
How do you figure out what to eat for lunch – especially when on the run? A little preparation ahead of time can immensely help in challenging lunch situations. I like to think of lunch in terms of “portables.” Portables are foods you take on the go. Some great examples are string or sliced cheeses, […]
With the weather being so hot sometimes the thought of being in a hot kitchen is the last thing you want to do after working all day or carting the kids around after school. One way to circumvent this problem is to make a large amount of food over the weekend and have the rest […]
Understanding diabetes is the first step in planning healthy snacks for diabetic children. There are 2 types of diabetes that children can be diagnosed with – type I and type 2. With type I the child’s pancreas stops producing insulin usually due to a combination of genetic and environmental issues. With type 2 the child […]
Since I did a recent article about eggs, I thought I’d give you an easy breakfast idea for eggs. Eggs are the highest quality protein that exists. If you eat eggs for breakfast it will sustain you for many hours versus eating a bowl of cereal which will leave you ravenous in 2 hours. Eating […]
Let’s take a break from the research today and focus on eating. The recipes in my upcoming book: A Recipe for Life by the Doctor’s Dietitian focus on unprocessed “clean” foods that are balanced with respect to protein, healthy forms of carbohydrate and fat. In creating a breakfast recipe that fit these criteria I wanted […]