Super Bowl parties can offer major temptations for dieters, from fat-loaded dips to high-sodium chips. I interviewed dietitian Estela Schnelle, author of Weekly Bite and NFRA spokesperson, who gave us a few tips about staying healthy during this year’s football frenzy by utilizing frozen foods. How do frozen foods compare nutritionally to fresh foods? ES: Most frozen fruits and vegetables have […]
What To Cook Right Now: A Healthy Chili
Could there be any food more perfect this time of year than meaty, hearty chili—made light for the new year? Here’s a new take on the classic, amped up with rich ground bison in place of ground beef (but use beef if you can’t find the bison) and chunks of sweet acorn squash. A secret ingredient—cremini mushrooms—goes into the pot […]
Ultimate Eggnog Trick
Today is National Eggnog Day, and if you wish you could imbibe but dread the calorie and sat fat hit from a glass of the golden drink, good news! We made it lighter. Eggnog is virtually indistinguishable in makeup and flavor from melted vanilla ice cream. Why not just make it out of melted ice cream? That’s exactly what we did. Click […]
Fresh vs. Dried Herb Show-Down
It’s pretty common knowledge that here in the South college football dominates proceedings most autumn weekends. And one major aspect of life affected the most is wedding scheduling. To this point, I recently spent the weekend before football season at a couple of wedding receptions for some folks I know who wisely scheduled their (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime blessed events around a […]
