MARCYINCNY1's CalorieKing blog
Monday, Feb 4 2008 - A Gentle Nudge?
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If we all spent as much time reading nutrition labels as experts tell us to, supermarkets would have to start installing more cushy chairs and coffee bars than Barnes & Noble. Which may be what inspired two gods of healthy eating Harvard's legendary nutrition guru, Walter Willett, MD, and Mollie Katzen, author of the groundbreaking Moosewood cookbook to name names in their latest book, "Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less".
The book lists brands for the foods that make grocery shoppers crazy: Either you choose from products where there are so many options (e.g., bread, cereal) that you just want to throw in the towel or you choose from products that sound healthy but often are sugar and calorie extravaganzas (e.g., many energy bars, tricked-up yogurts).
When my nephew was here for Christmas he had his first taste of Dinosaur Bar-B-Que so I sent him a box of their rubs and sauces with a copy of the cookbook against my better judgment since he really needs to lose weight and improve his physical fitness.
I don't think he's ready for "You on a Diet" but I'm hoping this book, "Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less" will get him thinking about what he's cooking and eating.
3 comments so far.
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a decade ago
i love mollie katzen! she used to have a cooking show on pbs and i have her moosewood cookbook and also a moosewood book of desserts. and i've eaten at the moosewood restaurant. it is cute cute cute. i did not know she had co-authored a book. i will check it out!
by SASSYZAN
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a decade ago
Hooray! Another RealAge fan! I have bought two of the books, read one (Owner's Manual) and may start the second today, since I'm home fighting my stomach.
I remember the Moosewood cookbook from my childhood. My favorite recipe was zucchanoes, though I probably misspelled that. Right now I'd probably be appalled at the calorie and fat content--but there are ways to tweak that!
I wish more people would look at RealAge. I'm trying CK in conjunction with RA to change my eating habits and exercise habits....
you can have my Kashi bars when you pry them from my cold dead fingers. Something about 6 grams of fiber in a snack bar....
by KATANAS
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a decade ago
Hooray! Another RealAge fan! I have bought two of the books, read one (Owner's Manual) and may start the second today, since I'm home fighting my stomach.
I remember the Moosewood cookbook from my childhood. My favorite recipe was zucchanoes, though I probably misspelled that. Right now I'd probably be appalled at the calorie and fat content--but there are ways to tweak that!
I wish more people would look at RealAge. I'm trying CK in conjunction with RA to change my eating habits and exercise habits....
you can have my Kashi bars when you pry them from my cold dead fingers. Something about 6 grams of fiber in a snack bar....
by KATANAS