The word Brunch conjures all kinds of images for me, mostly savory, but sometimes sweet. Just thinking of all the wonderful foods available on a brunch menu, ranging from gourmet pancakes to bacon and egg dishes. Breakfast is definitely my favorite meal, first because there are so many options of what to eat, second because … Continue reading
When I was growing up, Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips was a popular fast food franchise. Eating fast food fish was praised as a healthy choice. Here’s the breakdown for the standard Fish & Chips dinner: 1590 calories, 86 g of fat, 95 mg cholesterol, 2980 mg sodium, 163 g carbs, 10 g fiber, 44 … Continue reading
I had a lovely breakfast this morning: grilled salmon, parsnips and baby chard. The salmon was wild alaskan king salmon, bought from the Larchmont Farmers’ Market yesterday for $14.95 a pound. This is about 4 ounces worth, pan fried, skin side down to medium rare. One parsnip, thinly sliced, blanched. A healthy handful of baby … Continue reading
I love lamb. I always avoided it due to its fat content but since I’ve been researching the impact of grain fed livestock in our diets, I’ve come to realize it’s easier to find grass fed lamb than it is grass fed beef. Most sources of lamb are in New Zealand and Australia which have … Continue reading
Snacking – we all do it. How do you control it? Why should you? The New England Journal of Medicine reported that in the past decade, the average American annual weight gain was 5 lbs for men and 8 lbs for women. We all experience weight gain at some point or another due to poor eating … Continue reading
After a few weeks of holiday poultry, I was very excited to see grass fed beef on sale at the market. It was very lean and because of that, it caught my eye. Corn fed beef, which we are much more accustom to, is cheaper, therefore often used in restaurants and eating establishments. Some things … Continue reading
I hear over and over again that it’s expensive to eat healthy. I think it’s the opposite. Think of all the unhealthy things you can eat that appear to be “cheap”: pasta, bread, corn, potatoes, fast food. Problem is, we buy so much of it because we don’t get the nutrients we need from them … Continue reading
Paleo Breakfast 