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Deck the halls with boughs of
holly, tinsel and lights. Put on sparkly holiday fashions and let your makeup
glow. But when it comes to going all out enjoying the festive meals and sweet
goodies of the season remember to accessorize with care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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G<span style="color: black;">o easy on high
calorie add-ons such as nuts, cheese, cream sauces, dips, gravy, butter, sugar
and whipped cream – small additions that can add up to plenty around your
waistline. That dress you bought on sale back in November for a New Year’s Eve
bash may not zip up as easily now. Trim calories wherever you can so you can
use them on the splurge foods you don’t want to miss. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bourbon Balls from my new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Living-Slim-South-Cookbook/dp/0848742826/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387284749&sr=1-1&keywords=slim+down+south+cookbook">Slim Down South Cookbook</a>!<br />Only 67 calories with the crunch of healthy pecans.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;">Of
course, managing calorie intake isn’t a simple task and is especially
challenging during the holidays. On a typical day, a person makes over 200
decisions about food. That’s according to Dr. Brian Wansink of Cornell
University, author of </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mindless
Eating: Why We Eat More than We Think. </i>Wansink’s research was the first to
show that choosing a smaller plate during a holiday buffet, for instance, would
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Another Wansink study published in the
Journal of Consumer Research reveals that even plate color can affect how much
we eat – and there’s certainly plenty of color festooning holiday tables. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Wansink says, “In a groundbreaking
new study we found that the color contrast between the plate and food may have
a tremendous impact on how much people serve themselves.” Partygoers in the
study were directed to buffets serving pasta with either tomato or Alfredo
sauce and randomly given red or white plates. Participants who had low-contrast
between the food and plates (red pasta on a red plate, or white pasta on a
white plate) served themselves approximately 22% more than participants with
high-contrast food and plates (red pasta on white plates, or white pasta on red
plates). So, to help trick yourself into eating less, choose dinnerware that
contrasts the color of your food. Whether on paper or china the serving size of
mashed potatoes, for instance, is more obvious on bright red and green holiday
plates. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Molasses-Spice Crinkles Cookies are pretty<br /> and pretty obvious to see how many<br />are on the snow white china from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Living-Slim-South-Cookbook/dp/0848742826/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387284749&sr=1-1&keywords=slim+down+south+cookbook">Slim Down South Cookbook</a><br /></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Holiday Helpers: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Where the bowls are</b>- Don’t sit so close to the buffet table.
Wansink’s study “Serve Here, Eat There” showed that leaving some distance
between you and the food resulted in men eating 29% fewer and women 10% fewer
calories. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Be Sociable- </b>Wait at least 20 minutes before eating at an event. Make
at least one full lap around a party to greet people before starting in on the
appetizers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Don’t Go Hungry</b>- Consider it nutrition pre-gaming. By eating a
pre-party snack you won’t be so ravenous that hurdle past other guests to get
to the artichoke cheese dip. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Give the Gift of Health</b> -<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Here
are a few bright ideas for last minute gifts in the<o:p></o:p></div>
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healthy cooking category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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tasty cuts of lean meat and concentrate natural flavors of seasonal vegetables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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whole spices to add flavor without calories <o:p></o:p></div>
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cardamom, vanilla, saffron, smoked paprika and curry powders are elegant gifts
to add flavor and healthy antioxidants with no calories. <o:p></o:p></div>
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textured soups and sauces from cooked vegetables without the need for much or
any cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="color: #220e10; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">Chef Joe Schafer of King + Duke hands me yummy collards in kimchi broth with sausage</dd></dl>
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Menu predictions for what we’ll be sampling at restaurants in 2014 are already showing up on the plate in Atlanta. Guests at the <a data-mce-href="http://lesdamesatl.squarespace.com" href="http://lesdamesatl.squarespace.com/" style="color: #ac0404; text-decoration: none;" title="Les Dames">Atlanta Les Dames d’Escoffier International </a>13<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> annual Afternoon in the Country were treated to a tasting of dishes from more than sixty Atlanta area chefs at an outdoor party set at the rural <a data-mce-href="http://www.serenbecommunity.com/home.html" href="http://www.serenbecommunity.com/home.html" style="color: #ac0404; text-decoration: none;">Serenbe community</a> located about thirty miles south of downtown.</div>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="color: #220e10; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">More than 60 chefs and 30 farmers joined forces to create great food at the annual Afternoon in the Country Event, south of Atlanta.</dd></dl>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="color: #220e10; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">Guests enjoyed a beautiful fall afternoon of tasting and talking to friends.</dd></dl>
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Rich, familiar and hard to resist earthy flavors such as The Feed Store’s braised root vegetables with braised chicken thighs were the order of the day. Bacchanalia chef Anne Quatrano served up snails and Aria’s Gerry Klaskala dished out slow cooked black eye pea ragout with collard greens and country ham.</div>
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The future of food is looking a lot like a polished version of dining’s delicious past according to the <a data-mce-href="http://www.srg.com/2014FoodTrends" href="http://www.srg.com/2014FoodTrends" style="color: #ac0404; text-decoration: none;" title="Ten food trends for 2014">Sterling-Rice Group’s 2014 restaurant report</a> which lists “Refined Classics” as one of the top trend picks. Local Three Kitchen treated the gathered foodies to elegant bites of “meatloaf and potatoes”.</div>
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Also on the list, “New Farm to Table” with lesser-known cuts of pork and beef and a wider variety of proteins from goat to rabbit jumping onto menus. Veni Vidi Vici’s chef Jamie Adams served oxtail gnocchi.</div>
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Chicken makes way for duck. The team from Leon’s Full Service presented duck ham on a savory pancake frisee and pears from Whippoorwill Hollow Farms.</div>
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Duck confit starred in caterer Bold American Events’ tasty offering with a sweet potato gnocchi and Brussels sprouts leaves. More duck from Livingston restaurant in a petite bite of sweet tea infused duck breast with ginger applesauce and candied lemon pecans. Which brings us to another predicted trend for the New Year -lots of lemon. Preserved lemons added bright notes to Chicken and The Egg chef Marc Taft’s braised short rib with smoked Gouda grits.</div>
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And tart lemon with spicy ginger beer balanced the sweet notes of <a data-mce-href="//http://www.greenbrierdistillery.com/nelsons_green_brier_products.html" href="http://http//www.greenbrierdistillery.com/nelsons_green_brier_products.html" style="color: #ac0404; text-decoration: none;" title="Belle Meade rocks on the rocks or neat">Belle Meade Bourbon</a> in the Tennessee Stud cocktail served on the rocks for guests to sip.</div>
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Kazia Jankowski, associate culinary director of the Sterling-Rice Group says, “Lemon is pure. Lemon is versatile. Lemon is nostalgic. For those reasons, it and not other citrus will be the flavor of next year. Lemon’s bright flavor is fresh and unadulterated.”</div>
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<b>Year of the Yolk</b></div>
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Another yellow food beaming brighter on the culinary scene is the egg yolk. Good-bye egg white omelet, hello the whole thing.</div>
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Chef Steven Satterfield of Miller-Union who presented a sunny side up quail egg on butternut squash hash says, “The yolk is where it’s at! The texture is unctuous and a runny yolk is one of my favorite things on earth.” Nutrition note: egg yolks contain important nutrients including choline, which supports brain health.</div>
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Congratulations to the LDEI Afternoon in the Country organizing teams!! We earned big $$$ for culinary scholarships and grants for culinarians in the Atlanta area to improve their skills so that we all can eat even better as the trends march on!!!</div>
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Carolyn O'Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437205546339297001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875721960801171963.post-30819844101195049912013-10-04T07:50:00.000-07:002013-10-04T07:50:10.530-07:00Big Love for Small Plates
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<b> </b><span style="line-height: 200%;">Whether the menu lists them as small
plates, bites, snacks, starters or sides to share there’s healthy enthusiasm
for dishes designed for do-it-yourself dining.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 200%;">After years of coping with enormous restaurant servings, calorie
counters are thrilled with the opportunity to savor smaller portions. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Atlanta
native and novelist Patti Callahan Henry who walks daily for fitness and to
unscramble plot lines says, “</span><span style="color: #262626; line-height: 200%;">I do love the ‘small plates’ section because then I can get two of
them.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; line-height: 200%;">Registered dietitian Toby Amidor
likes the trend toward tinier too, </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">“I always feel frustrated with places that don't offer small,
tasty food so this is the perfect answer for me!”</span></div>
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Not having to commit to one entrée for dinner appeals to
diners in search of a variety of flavor experiences. Patricia Tinsley, an Atlanta marketing
professional, likes the small plate offerings at The Spence, “I never order
entrees there so there’s more to linger over and make (wine) pairings with.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard Blais is big on small plates at The Spence</td></tr>
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Little servings don’t necessarily
mean less work for the chef. The dim-sum
style of service at Gun Show stars a parade of chef Kevin Gillespie’s small
scale creations with large impact including plates of smoked pork belly with
cornbread and marinated butterbeans and North Carolina trout with corn mousseline
and shrimp salad. The good thing is you don’t have to decide which to have; you
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Atlanta lifestyle author and
consultant Kimberly Kennedy, says “I’m a fan of variety over the predictable
meat and three. Each small dish is like art to be appreciated on its own
merits.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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So what’s driving the trend away
from the traditional trio of appetizer, entrée and dessert? Marketing experts
say it’s the desire to lure in the millennial generation, representing twenty
seven percent of the US population. Between 18 and 34 years old this slice of
the populace pie has a high propensity for dining out. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">A report from the Center
for Culinary Development says Baby Boomers known as the “me generation” have
nothing on millenials because this younger crowd demands customization and
flexibility.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Katie Chapman, 22, (my daughter) observes, “Baby boomers grew up
when dining out was mostly a special occasion. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">If someone orders his or her own
dinner, it’s awkward to ask ‘Can I have a bite of your steak?’ We eat out as a
way to socialize and have conversation and small plates open up the table for
sharing.”</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No big deal if you're late for dinner of small plates.</td></tr>
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Nina Hemphill Reeder, lifestyle editor for Upscale Magazine says she
likes the flexibility of the grazing style menu, “Friends can come late and
leave early and eat without throwing off the balance of a multi-course sit down
meal.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The report also notes millenials
favor fitness and understand more about healthy foods and ingredients than
their parents or grandparents. Bring on
the quinoa, kale and hummus. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The lobster mac’n cheese may come
in a small ramekin but you’re still looking at a 500-calorie splurge. Atlanta
dietitian Marisa Moore, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
says pick a variety of foods to balance your meal, “The good news is that there are often a number of vegetable dishes available
from hardy greens and roasted vegetables to simple salads.” </div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Amidor
says, “Although the plates are small, several put together make a meal. Choose
two to three small plates tops and spread the love by sharing with the table.” </span></div>
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salmon, poached salmon, plank roasted salmon, smoked salmon, salmon mousse and
want to try some salmon jerky then you should consider a trip to Alaska. You can
fish for <a href="http://www.alaskaseafood.org/">salmon</a>, visit salmon hatcheries, see salmon leaping up stream to
spawn, watch seals and bears devour salmon, and buy souvenirs shaped like
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<b><span style="line-height: 32px; text-align: center;"> </span></b><b><span style="line-height: 32px; text-align: center;">ALASKA: This state is salmon central. </span></b><b><span style="line-height: 32px; text-align: center;"> </span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now you're talking! Salmon Leather. Not sure if it's for biting on or for belts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Told you they sold salmon jerky. And while you're at it......</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">On a recent cruise through southeastern
Alaska’s Inside Passage with stops in the ports of Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan
I gained a greater appreciation for the abundance of wild seafood in this state
with thirty-three thousand miles of coastline.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitka. You'll need one of these to get around Alaska. Oh, and the things in the foreground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If he can catch a salmon, you can. And he did. </td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">If you don't like salmon, Holland America Line's MS Oosterdam's menu offers an Alaska frontier sized menu with lots of other seafood, beef, pork, lamb, chicken and vegetarian as well as gluten free menu choices. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom, Jessie O'Neil, doesn't like salmon but chose to wear the color while enjoying a frozen drink.<br />
Her homage to Alaska's snow and ice.<br />
You're sexy and Juneau it!</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 32px;">A NEW GOLD!!! RUSH TO ENJOY ALASKA'S FRONTIER! </span></div>
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1800’s may have gotten things going in these parts.....</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gold mining themed souvenirs are easy to find in Ketchikan, gold not so easy anymore.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like my packing list for the 7 day cruise! Minus the frying pan. </td></tr>
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guests with menu boards boasting Alaska salmon, cod, halibut, King and
Dungeness crab.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know, it's kind of expensive - but it's fantastic!<br />
<span style="line-height: 200%;">Grilled, fried,
blackened or made into tacos or chowder seafood is the star attraction.</span></td></tr>
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Passengers on <a href="http://www.hollandamerica.com/">Holland America Line</a> don’t have to wait until the ship docks to start sampling and learning
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working up an appetite on an Alaskan cruise.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">The cruise line’s new On
Location program offers cooking classes in the Culinary Arts Center and the
ship’s menu selections feature locally inspired dishes, “We want to depict the
area we are sailing in,” says Colin Harding-Jones, executive chef of the MS
Oosterdam.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Exec Chef Colin Harding-Jones on MS Oosterdam. I am not a real life guard. </td></tr>
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Harding-Jones’s cooking demo
shared how to prepare Coho salmon without overcooking and how to spice it up
with a ginger cilantro pesto sauce. ( Dish pictured at top of blog )</div>
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on grills, steamed mussels and clams and served apple and berry pies to two
thousand passengers hungry to taste more of Alaska’s bounty.</span></div>
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whiskey laced sourdough bread pudding, Alaskan berry compote and of course, Baked
Alaska was served one night (without the open flames for shipboard safety). “We
have one guy in the galley with a blow torch dedicated to browning the classic
meringue top,” says Harding-Jones.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">But, guess what, trivia lovers? That
iconic dessert was invented in New York City in 1876, nowhere near an iceberg. </span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">Named by chef Charles Ranhofer at Delmonico’s
restaurant the dessert made with ice cream, cake and meringue celebrates the
U.S. purchase of Alaska’s nearly 600,000 square miles from Russia for 7.2
million dollars.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><br />
<span style="line-height: 200%;">But it sure tastes great with a glacier view. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4cso1lPS8eXZziv9cI6JsjJWKfbZYVdx4Ip9aMZIAvmFC-8Nu8x32QbZtOKYkitPy9HEX3ZW70UDjz9eoncJxp-LGOKPQI5gV55oV-ndMlyRlpk0MMITWHUL-XuMl2O00ActoCdVTD8/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4cso1lPS8eXZziv9cI6JsjJWKfbZYVdx4Ip9aMZIAvmFC-8Nu8x32QbZtOKYkitPy9HEX3ZW70UDjz9eoncJxp-LGOKPQI5gV55oV-ndMlyRlpk0MMITWHUL-XuMl2O00ActoCdVTD8/s320/DSC_0053.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.peachtreeroadfarmersmarket.com/">Peachtree Road Farmers Market</a> in Atlanta </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chef Charles Dale power shops for tonight's menu at the Santa Fe Farmers Market</td></tr>
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the resort attracts visitors interested in improving their well-being through sunrise hikes on mountain trails </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ssssstrrrreeeeccchhhh...after the uphill, then downhill hike then race everyone to breakfast.</td></tr>
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and days filled with yoga teachings, Pilates lessons, fitness classes, spa treatments and — welcome in the desert heat — swimming pools and water exercise workouts. </div>
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From body sculpting with weights to actual sculpting with clay, there are classes to stretch body and mind.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sculptor in residence, Jose Ignacio Castaneda, helps turn clay into creations. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was just walking by one afternoon and Jose invited me to join the class. Next thing I knew<br />.....I was a sculptor too.</td></tr>
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The four-course dinner the first night started with leek potato spinach soup with caramelized carrots and an heirloom tomato salad with smoked cheese, baby greens and basil dressing. </div>
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It’s a principally vegetarian menu here, with many dinner meals featuring fish dishes such as citrus garlic tilapia with red mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, and a roasted red bell pepper sauce. There’s no sugar in sight. Beverages and desserts including a dark chocolate tiramisu with mango sauce are sweetened with agave nectar.</div>
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The beautifully presented plates are prepared with produce plucked daily from the ranch’s organic farm where there’s a cooking school called <a href="http://www.lacocinaquecanta.com/">La Cocina que Canta </a>(the kitchen that sings). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Virginia Willis, far right, as guest chef at the cooking school. My recipe pal is Lorren Negrin of Seattle.</td></tr>
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Atlanta cookbook author <a href="http://www.virginiawillis.com/">Virginia Willis </a>was the guest chef during my vacation week. Her hands-on cooking classes featured a spa-style Southern menu. “Saying that Southern food is only fried chicken is like saying Chinese food is only egg rolls,” says Willis, author of “Bon Appetit, Y’All!”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lorren (a registered dietitian like me) and I were asked to create a dish from seasonal vegetables picked just moments before. <br />The pink things are lightly sautéed radishes! </td></tr>
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<strong style="font-weight: 700;">Cook healthy, eat healthy</strong></div>
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Laura White and Becky Jackson, guests from Atlanta, learned Willis’ recipe for bread-and-butter pickles using the organic garden’s cucumbers. Jackson said, “I’m making these at home. Most people think making pickles is hard, but in 20 minutes, we’re done!”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't worry, you get dessert too. Virginia Willis' recipe for strawberry shortcake was light and luscious!<br />Her secret- no sugar in the whipped cream and canola oil with butter in the pastry. </td></tr>
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Also on the menu: asparagus salad, cornbread-crusted halibut, and stone-ground grits with fresh greens.</div>
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“I didn't know about stone-ground grits before,” said Lorren Negrin, a registered dietitian from Seattle. “Now I can tell my patients who are originally from the South they should try these, because they’re healthier than refined grits and they taste better.”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guests get to keep a beautiful embroidered apron.</td></tr>
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Deborah Szekely, 91, who founded Rancho la Puerta and still presents inspirational lectures to guests, says, “Your body makes new cells all the time, so every day you wake up a little younger. Take care of your body so it can take care of you.”</div>
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> Try to limit meat. Plant foods are the stars of the meal here with
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> Try something new. Gina Christman, of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles
Magazine tried acidopholus milk (good for digestion) at Ranch La Puerta, "I've taken this habit home. It tastes like buttermilk."<br />
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tried flaxseeds sprinkled on cereal (good source of healthy omega 3 fats) because I heard it's good for shiny hair and healthy skin! <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gina Christman and I successfully reach Alex's Tree on a morning hike. Yes, it's already really hot!</td></tr>
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> Try less sugar (and alcohol). A vacation away from favorite indulgences
is an adventure, too. I drank water and hibiscus tea instead of wine this week.
—- think of the calorie savings! <o:p></o:p><br />
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> Try mindfulness. Appreciate the colors, textures and tastes of each
component in a meal. It slows you down a bit and gives your body and mind time
to appreciate a meal.<o:p></o:p><br />
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> Try keeping track. Guests wear pedometers at the Ranch to measure how
many steps taken each day. Aim for 10,000 steps a day as a fitness goal. Wow,
that morning hike got me half way there even before breakfast!<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">Don't you just love sweet and juicy July watermelons? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">I do, especially with Patron Tequila and a little </span><span style="line-height: 30px; text-align: center;">jalapeño</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Welcome to the 2013 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did I mention wine?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And in fact wines from all over the world ready to be discovered.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's start with a party celebrating Wines of Spain.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Now let's start eating.....</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know it's out of focus. I was getting kind of excited.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">........and eat some more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">What I learned from the pros in Aspen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Summer meals with a bounty of salads, just picked vegetables,
fruit based desserts, seafood and lean meats serve up the delicious and nutritious
win-win of taste and health.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Many recipes
are as easy as sliced tomatoes topped with basil, a swirl of olive oil and a
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owner of the Lonesome Dove Western Bistro in Fort Worth, explained that rubbing
a mixture of spices, salt and often sugar into the meat can create an undesirable
crust, “They tell us rub it so we rub it. But we want to leave the pores open.
Rubbing will close the pores of the meat. Then the meat won’t taste like the crusted
seasonings because it stays on the outside.”
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">For leaner cuts of beef, such as a
flank steak, Love recommends a soy sauce based marinade to help tenderize, “It
breaks down the connective tissue.” But, he advised against using it on
expensive cuts of beef, “They’re already tender and the soy sauce will actually
take away the velvetiness of high dollar steaks.”</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Claudine and Jacques Pepin share secrets and sips with their foodie fans</td></tr>
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The same thing can be
said of witnessing cookbook author and TV food personality Jacques Pepin slice
an onion or peel as asparagus spear. “We’re in awe,” I overheard a fan exclaim
while attending Jacques Pepin’s cooking class with daughter Claudine called Techniques
to Create a Great Meal. “He makes it
look so easy, “ says daughter Claudine who adds, “He is the food
whisperer.” In less that forty five
minutes the elder Pepin slices, dices, chops, stirs, whips, and whirs his way
through a dozen different techniques and ends up with a roasted chicken, quick
cured herbed salmon, a mayonnaise, a grapefruit segment salad and a tomato
rose. All while drinking Champagne. (Well actually Gruet sparkling wine from New
Mexico.) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watch the hands of the maestro, Jacques Pepin season raw salmon for a fast cure. </td></tr>
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“It’s a question of practice,” says
Pepin who’s been a headliner for the Food & Wine Classic for many of its 31
years in Aspen. “A sharp knife is important of course but did you know that
when you slice an onion with a sharp knife there are less fumes?” Another
veggie prep tip- lay asparagus flat on a cutting board and use a vegetable
peeler to trim off the tough exterior flesh at the end of the spears. And don’t
toss vegetable trimmings. Pepin keeps an empty milk carton in the freezer and
adds bits and pieces, “Keep pressing it down, adding more, pressing it down and
when it’s full you can make a wonderful vegetable stock.” Cooking class in your
own kitchen: Jacques Pepin’s cookbook, “Essential Pepin” includes a DVD
demonstration of culinary techniques. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b> </b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Tim Love’s meat centric cooking
class on best ways to season for the grill, did allow for a little dinner time
diversity when he tossed in a shrimp recipe, “Eating seafood in Texas is like
being a vegetarian! But, shrimp of all seafood does love a rub.” He even
grilled some fresh basil to finish the dish. “Charred basil is fantastic. So is
asparagus. Yes, I’m going to talk about vegetables. I don’t want to shock
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And use your grill pan to create a mélange
of vegetables. Slice potatoes so they grill as quickly as other veggies on the
fire. Love’s cooking demo drink of
choice? Tequila shots at 10am. And all that after he ran the Food & Wine
Classic 5K run, “Check with me at 5pm today and I’ll either be a hero or a
zero!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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We say hero, Tim. And in your cute words,
“Damn Skippy!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok the camera was shaking a bit. I think he's actually taking photos of his dish, a creation of raw seafood.<br />
No not Rocky Mountain Oysters in Aspen, this time.<br />
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New foods, new flavors, new wine adventures and new friends at the 31st Food & WIne Classic in Aspen.</div>
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Congratulations Food & Wine Magazine for another great June weekend in Aspen.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Florida citrus and seafood star in
chef Norman Van Aken’s new cookbook, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Key-West-Kitchen-Recipes/dp/1906868751">“My Key West Kitchen.”</a></span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">From key lime pie to conch salad, Van Aken
and co-author Justin <a href="http://www.normanvanaken.com/">Van Aken</a> tell the story of South Florida cuisine through recipes
and remembrances.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">In town for the
Atlanta Food & Wine Festival the father-son duo, shared their
kitchen secrets during a seminar dubbed “Conch Culture.”</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">They describe Key West cuisine as a geographically
unique blend of Caribbean, Cuban and Southern cooking with a dash of American hippie
escapism.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pulling fish from the sea and
plucking fruit from tropical trees cultivated in south Florida is only the
start of the Van Akens’ grocery list. But it got me thinking about the Florida
avocado. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Why Florida Avocados Deserve Attention, Too. </b></div>
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The great majority of the time, when
a recipe calls for avocado, it refers to the dark green pebbly skinned Hass
avocado grown predominantly in California and Mexico. </div>
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The flesh of the <a href="http://www.hassavocadoboard.com/">Hassavocado</a> is rich and creamy tasting because of the high content of heart healthy
monounsaturated fats. Often misspelled
Haas, the varietal was named after Rudolph Hass and it rhymes
with “pass.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hass avocado on the left and Florida avocado on right with My Key West Kitchen conch salad </td></tr>
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Avocados grown in Florida are literally
a different breed. Twice as large as the palm sized Hass variety, the smooth
green skinned Florida avocado is lower in total fat and calories. An
ounce of Florida avocado has about 33 calories, whereas the richer California
variety packs about 50-calories per ounce<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.brookstropicals.com/slimcado/">Brooks Tropicals</a>, a major grower in
the Sunshine State, smartly brands its Florida avocados the “SlimCado” to
call attention to the fact they have half the fat and third fewer calories than
their California competitors. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starring the Slimcado!<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">The season for Florida avocados kicks off in June (I just bought one at Publix in Atlanta) and Justin Van
Aken says, “I find that when they're good, they're great -- creamy and rich,
yet as light and refreshing as any good tropical fruit should be.”</span></div>
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Some folks they don’t like the
Florida avocado because it’s ‘too watery’ and ‘not as buttery’ as the Hass, but
others prefer the slightly sweet taste and lighter texture. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nutritionally both varieties are
rich in potassium, vitamin E and folate but California avocados are higher in
heart healthy fats and Florida avocados are higher in vitamin C content. Van
Aken suggests, “A little salt, and
something acidic -- especially lime or pineapple -- to dress it, and you're good
to go. We make a salsa with them diced, along with mango, black beans, and
queso fresco that is out-of-this-world!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conch Salad extreme close up from photo in My Key West Kitchen, avocado in there.</td></tr>
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So, just as there are many
different types of oranges -from California navel to Florida’s Valencia -
variety is a good thing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In <i>My Key West Kitchen</i>, recipes such as Crabmeat Stuffed in Avocado
call for Florida avocados first with a ripe Hass avocado as ‘optional.’ <o:p></o:p></div>
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What do you think of Florida vs. Hass avocado? What's your favorite way to eat avocado? </div>
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(I like them all by themselves with a sprinkling of crunchy sea salt.) </div>
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Thirsty for something sweet but
trying to drink more water? The
summertime staple - a big slice of watermelon - can satisfy both desires.
Watermelons contain 92 percent water so are true to their name. That’s why
watermelon is one of the best foods to eat to keep you hydrated on a hot
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A sign of the season, watermelon
salads are showing up on summer restaurant menus including watermelon with
fresh mozzarella, almond mint pesto and green chilies at Two Urban Licks. At Kyma it’s paired with feta cheese and fresh
mint. </div>
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The menu at Parish has featured grilled watermelon with heirloom tomatoes,
mint and capers. Watermelon juice makes its way into refreshing cocktails, too. </div>
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Seasons 52 has a
recipe for a Watermelon Refresher made with light rum, fresh muddled watermelon
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Watermelon serves up way more than
just water and natural sweetness. With
fewer than fifty calories per cup you can happily chow down on sweet, juicy watermelon
during bathing suit season. Watermelon is a healthy choice for snacking too
because its high water and fiber content help fill you up without filling you
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer camp, cookouts, catching fireflies, running in the sprinkler. <br />Childhood memories made even better when sharing watermelon.<br /></td></tr>
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It’s a lot of fun pick up a
cold slice of watermelon and bite into summer’s sunny childhood memories so it
fits in with modern nutrition advice to take your time while you eat and ‘be in
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Enjoying two cups of watermelon in
chunks, sliced or cute little melon balls gets you a quarter of the way toward
dietary advice to consume at least eight servings of fruits and vegetables per
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Its red color is a clue it’s a
leader in lycopene content, a pigment that’s a powerful antioxidant, which
protects cells from disease causing damage. Watermelon contains more lycopene than
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heirloom tomatoes and watermelon- a delicious nutritious summer match! </td></tr>
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Watermelon’s also a good source of vitamin beta-carotene, which the
body turns into vitamin A to boost eye health and the immune system. Vitamin C, vitamin B6, and the minerals
potassium and phosphorous are on the list of health benefits, too. Registered dietitian, Elizabeth Somer,
spokesperson for the <a href="http://www.watermelon.com/">National Watermelon Promotion Board </a> and author of “<i>Eat Your Way to Sexy</i>” says, “Where else
can you get the wealth of nutrition, help keep your heart healthy, stay
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So, the next time you see a platter
of bright red watermelon slices or watermelon chunks tossed into a salad you’ll
know that this iconic symbol of summertime deserves more attention than a seed
spitting contest. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Fruity Watermelon Facts </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The
first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt and is depicted in Egyptian
hieroglyphics on walls of their ancient buildings. Watermelons were often
placed in the burial tombs of kings to nourish them in the afterlife.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Southern food historian, John Egerton,
believes watermelon made its way to the United States with African slaves as he
states in his book, "<i>Southern Food:
At Home, on the Road, in History."</i><i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Watermelon’s official name is Citrullus
Lanatus, the same botanical family as cucumbers<i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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melons should be washed in clean running water before cutting into the rind. <i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="line-height: 200%;">While charcoal and gas fed flames
burn brightly year round in restaurant kitchens, Memorial Day weekend signals
the official start of the summer grilling season. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">This year everything from
wagyu beef to watermelon is hitting the grill....is that cabbage? </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joys Dubost, Phd, RD is a joy and did you know she's a competitive ice skater?</td></tr>
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“Grilling is one of the most popular preparation methods in
restaurants,” says registered dietitian Joy Dubost of the National Restaurant
Association, “ It's partly because of its appeal to health-conscious consumers and
its impact on enhancing the flavor of food items.” Hey, we love a win-win for taste and health!<o:p></o:p></div>
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At newly opened <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kingandduke">King + Duke </a>restaurant
in Buckhead, the dining room features a showcase of open hearth cooking where
hickory wood fires are expertly tended by chefs grilling octopus, steaks and
artichokes over high heat on one grill; while slow roasting chicken, rabbit and
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the steering wheel things? They rotate the grill up and down. </td></tr>
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Using what looks like a steering wheel, grates can be
raised or lowered over the fires to control the heat applied to the food. The menu describes the North Georgia Brook
Trout as “boy scout style” which means sautéed in a cast iron pan over the fire.
Carrots, kale, eggplant, scallions and the vegetables for ratatouille are
roasted on the hearth. King + Duke chef
and restaurateur Ford Fry says, “Our executive chef Joe Schafer even makes his
own charcoal. Just about everything is cooked over the fire here. It’s an art
and a science but the flavors are worth it. ” </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King + Duke has really cool chairs, too.</td></tr>
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Grilling foods is considered a
healthy cooking technique for a few reasons. Excess fats drip off of meats
lowering the total fat and calorie content; the fire concentrates flavors and
adds textural contrast so small portions are satisfying and the high heat
caramelizes natural sugars in fruits and vegetables making them taste a bit
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Registered dietitian Katie Sullivan
Morford, author of the blog Mom’s Kitchen Handbook, says there’s some concern
about carcinogens in grilled meats and poultry, “The key is to avoid burning
and charring. Some research has found that using marinades as well as serving
meat with antioxidant-rich vegetables helps offset the damage."</div>
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Take these
precautions and grilling can be one of the tastiest and healthiest ways to
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">While ordering a petit filet may
seem like the smart menu choice for weight conscious diners, chef Dave Zino of
the <a href="http://www.beefsitswhatsfordinner.com/">National Cattlemen’s Beef Association</a> suggests a new twist on portion
control, “Why not order a larger
steak for ‘planned overs’ in mind? Restaurant steaks are high quality beef and they're
fired at temps consumer grills can't reach so are more flavorful.” </span></div>
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price per ounce on the menu, larger cuts are often more economical. Ask the
server to box up the portion you want to take home, enjoy the portion you want
for dinner and the next day you can make a sliced steak salad or sandwich for
lunch. Tasty tip from Dave: Enjoy leftover grilled meats
cold because reheating can create an undesirable ‘warmed over flavor’ and make
them less tender.</span></div>
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Carolyn O’Neil, MS RD is the co-author of Eating Healthy and Being
Fabulous! You can email her at <a href="mailto:carolynoneil@aol.com">carolynoneil@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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A Winning Weekend in New York with Top Foodies</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monday night at Thomas Keller's Per Se James Beard Awards After Party with the legendary Jacques Pepin </td></tr>
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What a thrill to wine and dine and chat with the top chefs, cookbook authors, TV food show stars and writers who tell us who's cooking what, where, why and how to cook it up yourself - or try! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you Marion Laney for this fab photo of Gotham Hall glam! </td></tr>
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The annual James Beard Foundation Awards, held in NYC are a must for moi! Traveling with Atlanta gal pals, Gina Christman and Anne Marsden and my daughter Katie as an early graduation present - we took the town by storm with shopping sprees and the goal of dining in just about every 'hood in NYC.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's easy to make new friends in NYC. Balthazar drinking rose Champagne Saturday while Anne and Katie shopped.</td></tr>
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I am on the James Beard Foundation Awards National Broadcast Media committee so there's a lot of work leading up to the big announcements, but the weekend is a magical ride of Manhattan fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday kick-off lunch at Harry Cipriani. Vanilla cake. We sat next to Robert Wagner. </td></tr>
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The big night is Friday for the Journalism Awards and the tables were set with pretty pink peonies as the wine flowed. There's Martha Stewart with her entourage over there. Of course, I said hello to her!<br />
Chef Marcus Samuelson at the table next to us and he won for his autobio book, Yes Chef!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chef Marcus Samuelson of Red Rooster tweets out his news: Winner!</td></tr>
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Martha Teichner of CBS Sunday Morning near us too. She won in the Best TV Food Program, in studio or fixed location. Congrats to her and the CBS Sunday Morning Team.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martha Teichner accepts the JBF Award for CBS Sunday Morning's annual food themed show.</td></tr>
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The South won big in Yankee territory. Nathalie Dupree and co-author Cynthia Graubert won a big prize, Best American Cookbook for their six pound cookbook, "Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking" Nathalie accepted the award saying, "The South is the new Italy!"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More love! Martha Teichner and Nathalie Dupree congratulate each other on their James Beard Awards.<br />
Both live in Charleston, SC.</td></tr>
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We had dinner at Del Posto restaurant on Sunday night. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Del Posto is my favorite restaurant in New York. The service is elegant but relaxed. <br />
We sat down at 7:30pm and finished dinner at 11pm. I felt as if I'd been there 11 minutes.</td></tr>
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A beautiful experience that began with flutes of 2006 Pierre Gimonnet Brut Cuvee Fleuron Champagne and the prettiest salad I've ever tasted or seen. Congrats to Del Posto for winning Best Service and Best Pastry JBF Awards and nomination for Best Chef NYC. As my daughter texted a friend, "I've just had dinner in first class on the Titanic."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shhhhhh....this lunch is a secret. </td></tr>
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The "Southern Mafia Lunch" is an annual sort of secret invite only gathering on Monday before the Gala JB Awards at Avery Fisher Hall. Top chef nominees from the South and Southeast categories gather along with Southern food writers, food producers and enthusiastic "southern-aires" at Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli's beautiful little Butter Restaurant.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butter colored buttercup flowers on the tables at the Southern Mafia Luncheon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of fun - Andrew Zimmern sneaks into the photo with Gina Christman, <br />
Publisher of Atlanta Homes & Lifstyle Magazine and Mary Reynolds, of The Reynolds Group, Atlanta</td></tr>
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Here's a link to ALLLL of the winners thanks to Andrew Zimmern's website! He won as JBF Best Media Personality 2013. And I give him the "Nicest Best TV Personality Award!"<br />
<a href="http://andrewzimmern.com/2013/05/07/james-beard-foundation-awards-2013/">James Beard Foundation Awards winners</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How about some punch? Top foodies tell us the cool places to go in NYC.<br />
We're at Pouring Ribbons cocktail bar wayyyyyy down town on Sunday night.</td></tr>
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It's all about the fun and frolic. As a busy food journalist, and three time James Beard Foundation Award winner including JBF Who's Who in Food Beverage - it's an absolute thrill to hang out with all of these great foodie folks. There are too many parties to go and too many people to hug - but we can only try!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JBF Award winner and uber famous chef, Todd English and I<br />
at Chef's Night Out Party at Todd English Food Halls, Plaza Hotel<br />
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Yes, it's important to burn some calories after burning the midnight oil eating and drinking so Gina, Anne and I hit the streets on Sunday morning and walked 5 miles through and around beautiful Central Park. A brisk start but sunny day and lots of needed oxygen. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nightlife followed by wildlife in Central Park. Birdwatchers abound and the flowers in full May bloom.</td></tr>
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My favorite place to stay is The Kimberly Hotel. I booked a two bedroom, two bath suite for our Atlanta gals getaway for $322 and that includes free internet, a roof top bar/breakfast and free coffee/tea and pastries all afternoon on the rooftop terrace. Hello! Why would you stay anywhere else? 50th between Lex and 3rd. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye Manhattan, thank you for a wonderful James Beard Foundation weekend!</td></tr>
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Let's toast to toastier weather hopefully arriving soon.</div>
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Spring has sprung and with it the annual transition to lighten up our fashions and our foods. </div>
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Coats give way to capris and hot soups are replaced with refreshing salads. </div>
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As
chefs welcome warmer weather with new crops of fresh ingredients their menus
begin to morph with brighter notes and lighter fare. Wines change with the
seasonal menu shift too. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“More white wines and roses are
emerge in the spring while chunky reds are not as much in full force,” says
Michael Bryan, of Vino Venue and the Atlanta Wine School. Offering over two
hundred classes a year on food and wine, Bryan’s team of wine and culinary
experts present guidelines for pairing, “The goal is to find the right balance
like able dance partners.” </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Bryan of <a href="http://www.atlantawineschool.com/">Vino Venue and Atlanta Wine School</a></td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Spring’s
fresher flavors call for wines with fresh flavors. For instance, Bryan says a
halibut dish presented with a mango, lime, jalapeno chutney would partner well
with a New Zealand sauvignon blanc because the wine has melon and fresh
tropical notes.</span></div>
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<b>Pairing wines with vegetables<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Springtime in Shafer Vineyards in Napa</td></tr>
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Most of the time wines are chosen
based on the protein portion of a dish. But, Annette Shafer of <a href="http://www.shafervineyards.com/">Shafer Vineyards i</a>n Napa Valley offers advice for vegetable focused menus. Shafer, who is the
wife of winemaker Doug Shafer, is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of
America and a wellness coach in Napa.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visit Shafer Vineyards when you're in Napa </td></tr>
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Annette Shafer says, <b><i>“</i></b>Certain
vegetables and herbs virtually always complement wines such as shallots, leeks,
corn, peas, fava beans, and mushrooms. Among herbs and seasonings, good choices
are thyme, sesame oil, and a hint of lightly cooked garlic.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shafer notes that how vegetables are cooked can change things a bit
too. “Roasting vegetables in a hint<br />
of
olive oil adds a rich quality that makes wine a good partner.” One of her
favorites is butternut squash<br />
roasted until just tender. “Finish it all off
with a bit of shaved Asiago or manchego and you can enjoy<br />
any wine in the gamut
from a lively Chardonnay to a rich, bold Cabernet,” she suggests.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Grilling vegetables creates a savory quality with toasty caramelized
flavors that can match deliciously with wines such as Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel
and even a less tannic Cabernet. </span>Bryan says the char created when grilling foods asks you to bring up the intensity of a wine, “You need a bigger dance partner.”<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shafer is known for their big reds but they make beautiful wines for lighter fare too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annette Shafer is ready for spring!</td></tr>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->▪<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->The earthiness of mushrooms with an earthy
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->▪<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->The high acidity of tomatoes with the crisp
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The daffodils are beginning to bloom and trees about to bud here in Atlanta. </div>
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Spring arrives mid-March, right after St. Patrick's Day. </div>
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But the whole month is a celebration for eating right because March is <a href="http://www.eatright.org/">National Nutrition Month!!!</a><br />
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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics serves up heaping helpings of advice on food, nutrition and cuisine. This year's theme is <a href="http://www.eatright.org/nnm">Eat Your Way, Every Day!</a><br />
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A personalized approach to nutrition advice is the most successful plan. Take snacking, for instance.<br />
Snacking between meals, whether it's mid-morining or mid-afternoon is a way of life in the USA. As dietitians we like to say, "Make your snack count!" Choose healthy snacks that serve up good taste and good nutrition.<br />
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A lot of families are ramping up their snack attack because Spring sports are starting!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's safe! Because his parents packed healthy snacks in his sports bag. </td></tr>
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If your kids need to snack after school on their way to sports practice or after practice to tide them over until dinner - then you might need a bit of coaching to help choose the healthiest snacks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snacks can help fill in nutrient gaps when you choose foods rich in calcium, fiber, potassium and vitamin A.<br />
That's easy if you like <a href="http://www.sunbeltbakery.com/">granola bars </a>with a carton of milk. Or baby carrots in a plastic bag to go.<br />
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I'm thrilled to be working with Sunbelt Bakery to get the good word out on healthy snacking for families. The best news is that the right snack can not only be good for you - it tastes good and is ready to be on the go with your busy schedule. The granola bars in the photo below are one of my faves- chocolate chip! At only 140 calories each, they're just the right portion size too. Their whole grain goodness comes from whole grain oats. Pair with a cup of low fat or fat free milk and you'll add 8 grams of high quality protein to your snack break, too.<br />
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Meanwhile, back at Spring training.......kids are on the move and need fuel and fluids to keep them going. Water is great of course but fruits and vegetables provide good hydration, too.<br />
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Think of snacks as mini-meals with what I call a <b>"Tasty Snack Trio" </b>including:<br />
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<b>Whole Grain </b>foods (whole wheat crackers, granola cereal on yogurt, granola bars )<br />
<b>Garden</b> foods ( fruits, vegetables) TIP: always cut up fruit so it's easier to eat. Apple slices will disappear while the whole apple may go uneaten. I love those pre-cut carrot chips in the supermarket produce section too!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrot chips and a 1/4 cup portion of hummus is perfect on the go sports snack for kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasty Snack Trio: protein in hummus, whole grain crackers and veggies.</td></tr>
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So how much is enough for a snack? Well, it depends on the age of the child and how active they are. Generally, I like to recommend about 150 calories for snack occasion. That places <a href="http://www.sunbeltbakery.com/">granola bars</a> right in the sweet spot! Add a handful of grapes or easy-to-peel clementine orange ( which are in season right now! ) and you're good to go. Game on!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Healthy snacks help kids win by fueling their bodies with good nutrition and energy they need.</td></tr>
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<i>Note on sports drinks: Make sure to read the nutrition facts label. They can contain just as many calories as a soft drink. They are not for guzzling. One cup ( 8 ounces ) is enough to replace electrolytes in young athletes who are practicing or competing rigorously. Still thirsty? Drink some more water. Carolyn O'Neil </i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make ahead to <a href="http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com/">makeover </a>easy sports night dinners!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Having meals at the ready when you get home from a practice or game is ideal when both parents are at the side line … and not minding the kitchen stove. Fast ideas from Liz and Janice, The Meal Makeover Moms include …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Liz Weiss, MS, RD and Janice Bissex, MS, RD are the dietitian duo behind the popular website,</span><a href="http://mealmakeovermoms.com/" style="font-size: small;">Meal</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://mealmakeovermoms.com/">MakeoverMoms.com</a> and author<span style="font-size: x-small;">s of<span style="font-size: x-small;">, No Whine with Dinner: 150 Healthy, Kid-T<span style="font-size: x-small;">ested Recipes from The Meal Makeover Moms (M3 Press, 2011)</span></span></span></span><br />
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What about Dessert Mom?!</span><br />
Crunchy Granola Fruit Bake is an EZ dessert for a busy school plus sports night. Place frozen blueberries ( you can use fresh but frozen are nutritious and ready when you are) in a baking dish, top with Sunbelt granola cereal and bake for 20 minutes. Top with frozen yogurt. Yum!<br />
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Want
to know the best way to “cheat” on your diet?</span><span style="line-height: 200%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 200%;">The secret is realizing that cheating is OK because everyone needs a
little splurge every once in a while.</span></div>
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Nobody’s
perfect and that’s especially true when it comes to eating a healthy well
balanced diet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nutrition
experts say you have to plan for occasional splurges as part of the long-term
plan. Atlanta personal fitness trainer, Beth Lewis, offers empowering
psychological advice to her clients who need a boost, “Don’t mistake set backs
with failure.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Success
in meeting your fitness and nutrition goals means allowing yourself to skip an
exercise class or eat a few too many potato chips and then get back on track.
Being a goody-toe-shoes all of the time is just so boring. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So, since
February is National Heart Health Month with Valentine’s Day chocolates still hanging around (and Lent for a lot of folks!) , I
thought we should give ourselves a little love and understanding when it comes
to setting and keeping goals to live a healthier lifestyle. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Yes,
that’s right. Life is uncertain so think of dessert first. I didn’t say eat
dessert first! This strategy helps you plan the rest of your meal around the
rich dessert you really crave. </div>
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At a
restaurant, the waiter may think you’re weird asking to see the dessert menu
first, but you need information on your destination before you can map out the
meal. You’ve got to have a destination in life; you’ve got to know where you’re
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So, if you know you’ve just got to have the chocolate cheese cake or
coconut cake with pineapple ice cream then you will make sure not to start with
the fried calamari appetizer or the creamy New England Clam chowder! <o:p></o:p></div>
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At home
you may have your eye on a slice of chocolate
cake or bowl of caramel crunch ice cream, or both. So plan for it and skip the cheese and
crackers before dinner and forgo the extra ladle of gravy. Save yourself for
your true love, dessert!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe you crave the savory, not the sweet. You still have to plan for a splurge. </td></tr>
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A food
diary or journal can help you keep track of your intake, so you won’t be caught
going over your daily calorie limit. Research shows the most successful dieters
do it and do it daily. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Your journal notes don’t have to be super detailed, but
do include the types of foods, estimate amounts and write down where you were
and perhaps how you felt. This will give you an insightful snapshot of your
relationship with the foods you love. No place or no time to write it down?</span></div>
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Text
yourself a message or easier yet, take a photo of your meal with your phone’s
camera. Registered Dietitian and nutrition researcher, Rebecca Reeves, of
Baylor University’s Diet Modification Clinic says even the simplest notes
scrawled on the back of an envelope are often enough to boost self awareness of
diet habits and support successful weight loss.
Keeping track of what you’re eating will help prevent the mindless
munching on chips while driving or gobbling candies while at your desk. Now
you’ve got room for the treats you’re really craving. <o:p></o:p></div>
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know, accessories can make or break a look; too many baubles, bangles and beads
can ruin an outfit. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Less is more when it comes to adding rich accessories. Thank you Audrey and Lauren. </td></tr>
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instance, think of blue cheese and bacon crumbles as accessories. They add
flavor and flare to a dish, but too much just piles on unnecessary fat and calories.
So, it’s not necessary to totally avoid the butter, gravy, cheese sauce and
full fat salad dressings; just learn to accessorize sensibly. (Especially if
you want to wear those skinny jeans.) For a sweet dessert or snack, add the
nutty crunch of granola cereal as a topping for yogurt and fresh fruit.</span></div>
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If it’s a
punch of flavor you're looking for to liven up a salad or grilled chicken and
fish; learn to identify very low calorie ingredients, sauces and sides that
perk things up (such as salsas, hot sauce, steak sauce, citrus, vinegar, herbs,
spices) while keeping calorie counts down<span style="color: blue;">.
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Accessorize
a bowl of strawberries for dessert? Did you know chocolate syrup has only
15 calories per teaspoon? <o:p></o:p></div>
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And why
not seek out delicious foods that just happen to be nutritious? Chewy and
crunchy granola bars are a great choice. Choose granola bars that are portion
controlled and serve up healthy whole grains. Sunbelt
Bakery’s tasty granola bars are made with whole grain oats and most varieties
are less than 140 calories. They’re all made without preservatives or high
fructose corn syrup so you can feel good about splurging on these sweet treats.
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If you’re
going to splurge you should enjoy it! Choose really fine chocolates so you only
need a few decadent bites. It’s quality, not quantity that counts. <a href="http://www.sunbeltbakery.com/">SunbeltBakery</a>’s granola bars, granola cereals and fruit and grain bars are delivered
to communities each week so you can savor their bakery-fresh taste. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A diet
study conducted at the University of Rhode Island found that women consumed
fewer calories and were more satisfied when they ate at a slower pace. Nutrition
researchers theorize that it
takes time for your body to process fullness signals so slower eating may allow
time for fullness to register in the brain before you’ve eaten too much<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.</span> Bottom line: By eating more slowly the women ate 70 calories less and
said they enjoyed the meal more. Whether
your meal is a race or a ritual is just one facet of eating behavior that might
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Red is the color of the month with
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So as long as we’re seeing red in February
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">From blue to green to red and orange pigments
of foods are indications of the nutrients that lie within. (This does not
include the many colors of M & M’s.)
The color map to good eating applies principally to plant foods.
Individual pigments offer visual clues about various health promoting plant
compounds called phyto-chemicals. Phyto is the Greek word for plant. That’s why
you may have heard you’re supposed to eat a rainbow of colors. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red is easier to say than Anthocyanin and Lycopene</td></tr>
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from each color group, you have a better chance of getting a variety of
antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and other healthy compounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">When you see red in fruits and vegetables
it’s a sign that these foods contain the compounds lycopene and anthocyanin. These
dietary good guys, classified as antioxidants, are associated with promoting
heart health, protecting cells from damage, improving memory function, aiding
blood sugar control and a lowering risk of certain cancers including prostate
cancer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><b>More Than 50 Shades of Red</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Reddish
orange tones in foods such as red peppers and tomatoes are an indication that
beta-carotene, another potent antioxidant, is also in the healthy mix. Generally
foods with darker pigmentation are richer in antioxidants. So, a ruby red
grapefruit would be higher in antioxidants than a yellow colored
grapefruit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All Citrus is Healthy but Red Color Means More Antioxidant Concentration </td></tr>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Anthocyanins are also found in reddish blue
foods such as grapes, red cabbage, radicchio, red onions, red skinned and
purple potatoes. So enjoy all the shades of red. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The Produce for Better Health Foundation
offers a lot of great information on the health benefits of enjoying fruits and
vegetables. In fact, researchers estimate that there is up to 4,000 different
phytochemicals in plant foods and only a small fraction have been studied
closely. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much tastier than a vitamin pill</td></tr>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">That’s why, for example, it’s better to bite into a strawberry, which
is an excellent source of vitamin C (even a dark chocolate covered one on
Valentine’s Day) than to swallow a vitamin C supplement. Strawberries contain
so many more healthy nutrients, some not yet even identified. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">While we think about eating raw fruits and
vegetables as the ultimate healthy snack, the red hued phytochemical lycopene
is actually better absorbed after it’s cooked. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooking tomatoes ups the betacarotene bioavailability </td></tr>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">So marinara sauce, stewed
tomatoes, tomato soup and even ketchup contribute to a heart healthy diet.</span></div>
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<b>Red Hot Shopping List<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Fruit:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Red apples</div>
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Blood oranges</div>
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Cherries</div>
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Cranberries</div>
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Red grapes</div>
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<a href="http://www.gofloridagrapefruit.com/">Pink/Red grapefruit</a></div>
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Pomegranates</div>
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Raspberries</div>
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<a href="http://www.californiastrawberries.com/">Strawberries</a></div>
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Watermelon</div>
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<b><b>Vegetables:</b></b></div>
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Beets</div>
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Red peppers</div>
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Radishes</div>
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Radicchio</div>
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<a href="http://www.onions-usa.org/">Red onions</a></div>
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Red potatoes</div>
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Rhubarb</div>
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Tomatoes</div>
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<b>A Nutrition Note on Red
Meat<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Lean beef is redder in color than heavily marbled cuts with
streaks of fat throughout. That means lean beef cuts such as filet mignon,
sirloin and flank steaks are lower in saturated fats, total fat and calorie
content and therefore a better choice for heart health. There are <a href="http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/leanbeef">29 lean cuts </a>of lean beef. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whole Lot of Flavor: My recipe for <a href="http://www.georgiapecan.org/">Georgia Pecan </a>Confetti Quinoa<br />
with yellow squash, zucchini and carrots!<br />
Recipe Below</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Whether it’s snacking on
a granola bar made with whole grain oats, ordering a whole-wheat hamburger bun
or choosing the sushi made with brown rice, it’s getting easier to enjoy
healthy whole grains in your favorite foods. Chefs and home cooks are giving
side dishes a whole grain makeover too as mashed potatoes and egg noodles get
pushed aside in favor of couscous, quinoa and whole-wheat pastas.</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the Grains section of My Plate? Make half your grains whole grains for good health.</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">That’s a good thing since
U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend that </span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">all Americans </span><b style="line-height: 200%;">eat at least half their grains as whole grains</b><span style="line-height: 200%;">--that’s at least 3
to 5 sixteen-gram servings a day for most of us. Nutrition advice to eat the
“whole” thing is based on evidence that diets that are rich in whole grains and
low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol can help promote proper digestion
and reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">Whole grains may also play a role in
insulin management and weight control when eaten as part of a healthy diet and
lifestyle. </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">So, whole grains have a whole lot to
offer!</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Had Whole Grains Today?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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So, have
you had your whole grain breakfast granola cereal today? How about a slice of
pizza on a whole-wheat crust? If your answer is “yes”, then you’re doing pretty
well - since according to The <a href="http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/">Whole Grains Council </a>most folks consume
only one serving of whole grain per day and over 40 %
of Americans never eat whole grains at all! <o:p></o:p></div>
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But, that
may be changing as whole grain options move to center stage for delicious meals
and satisfying snacks. For example, all of <a href="http://www.sunbeltbakery.com/">Sunbelt Bakery’s tasty granola</a> and
fruit & grain bars have at least 4 grams of whole grains. Some have as many
as 9 grams. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bar with whole grain oats <br />
from Sunbelt Bakery with a glass of fat free milk.</td></tr>
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="line-height: 200%;">Also, all
Sunbelt Bakery products are made without any preservatives or high fructose
corn syrup. Their fun flavor varieties include chocolate chip and banana, and
their Family Pack bars are just the right size for portion control. And because
they are delivered to communities each week, Sunbelt Bakery’s snacks and
cereals have a bakery-fresh taste. It’s great to feel good about this win-win
for taste and nutrition!</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>What’s a Whole Grain?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Whole grains, or foods made from them, contain all
of the essential parts and naturally occurring nutrients of the entire grain
seed. A whole grain is made up of three
layers--the bran, the germ and the endosperm. If the grain has been cracked,
crushed, rolled or milled into flour and the proportions of the three layers
remain the same, then it contains the same balance of nutrients found in the
original grain seed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add a sprinkling of crunchy whole grains for fitness, fiber and fun.<br />
Greek yogurt "parfait" with berries and Sunbelt Bakery granola cereal</td></tr>
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<b>What
Counts as Whole Grain?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Some examples of whole-grain
ingredients include buckwheat, bulgur, millet, oatmeal, quinoa, rolled oats,
brown or wild rice, whole-grain barley, whole rye, and whole wheat. That's a whole LOT of choices. And remember you can mix things up. Try half white rice and half brown rice or other rice and grain blends. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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All Sunbelt Bakery bars, for instance, are made
with whole grain oats or whole grain wheat.
One my favorites is Sunbelt Bakery’s Golden Almond Chewy Granola Bar.
They’re only 130 calories and contain 6 grams of whole grains per bar. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Disclosure for this post: I am thrilled to serve as the official
Registered Dietitian for Sunbelt Bakery. Though I am compensated, all views and
opinions expressed in this blog post are my own, and are based on my knowledge
and experience as a Registered Dietitian. </i></span><!--EndFragment--><br />
<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;"><i>RECIPE: </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Georgia Pecan Confetti Quinoa</i></span><br />
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2 teaspoons olive oil<o:p></o:p></div>
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½ cup diced carrots<o:p></o:p></div>
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¼ teaspoon finely chopped rosemary leaves <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No bodyguards needed in Nanjing, but who doesn't love a few escorts? </td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Just as most tourists to Italy choose
Rome or Florence as their first time destination, most pick Beijing or Shanghai
for their inaugural visit to China.</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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But, my first trip to The People’s
Republic of China led me to discover Nanjing.
Never heard of it?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, either had I until I began my
research which started with randomly flipping through On Demand and finding a
recent movie called “Flowers and War” starring Christian Bale about the
horrible 1937 Nanking massacre of 300,000 Chinese by the Japanese during World
War Two. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nanking, now Nanjing, suffered
atrocities ranking among the worst in human history. And now I was going there,
coincidentally the very week the city would commemorate the 75<sup>th</sup>
anniversary of the massacre. <span style="line-height: 200%;">But, there’s more to Nanjing than
dark history. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art class at East Beijing Road Elementary School, Nanjing</td></tr>
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It’s a bright and beautiful place, boldly stepping into the
future of China and the world, as I would soon learn. Hey, there’s an H& M here and a
Ritz-Carlton hotel under construction. Also, they’re super excited about being
chosen as the site of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Known historically as the ‘southern capital’
of China, Nanjing (the capital of Jiangsu province) is a bustling city of eight
million people and over 50 universities and colleges.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the backseat of cab. Nanjing at night. <br />
Riding alone I made sure to have my intended destination<br />
written on a card in Chinese. I can fake Italian and French<br />
but can't fake Chinese. </td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Surrounded by the longest city wall in the
world, built during the Ming Dynasty in the 1300’s, Nanjing’s beauty is a contrast
of silver skyscrapers, pretty pagodas, architecturally impressive tombs, tree
lined streets, lakes, rivers and mountains. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nanjing is ready to welcome you! </td></tr>
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An evening cruise in a painted boat past temples, palaces, pagodas and
dragons on walls all lit up with brightly colored neon lights on Qinhuai River
took me back in time to old China as we sipped hot tea in the cold December
night. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So why was I there?<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look up, there's a bar on the 78th floor. </td></tr>
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The 89-story Zifeng Tower, the
tallest in the city, was the setting for the Sino-American Media Exchange I was
invited to attend by Emory University in conjunction with Chinese hosts from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conference tables and talks around them are high art in China. </td></tr>
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We stayed at The Intercontinental
Hotel, located in the tower and my room was literally in the clouds on the 52<sup>nd</sup>
floor with Nanjing’s city streets far below. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, that's my view of Nanjing. Former President Jimmy Carter was apparently there this day.</td></tr>
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<b>From Kindergarten to College in One Day</b><br />
<span style="line-height: 200%;">Our days were focused on
meeting students and teachers at schools from kindergarten to college. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Sissel McCarthy of Emory University with me and festive students at Jingling High School</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutest kids at Nanjing Gulou Kindergarten founded in 1923 </td></tr>
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<b>What Do You Think That Is? </b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I swore I wouldn't eat anything that looked like an eyeball</td></tr>
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The
evenings brought Chinese and U.S. journalists and academics together for
extravagant dinners. The most memorable moments of Chinese hospitality and
cultural exchange involved the sharing of food and drink. “We’re a city of
books and cooks,” explains Nanjing native Liu Kang who is the Director of
Chinese Studies Center at Duke University and Dean of the Institute of Arts and
Humanities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prof Liu Kang and I at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum<br />
We climbed the 392 steps to the top and back down again. <br />
A good thing to do to prepare for yet another glorious banquet!</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">We sat at huge round tables with a Lazy Susan set up in the middle to facilitate presenting and sharing dozens of
dishes in a mind-boggling series of flavors, textures and colors. </span><br />
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"The
banquets were relentless, gorgeous, terrifying," said Daniel Wagner, a
financial reporter from Washington, D.C. "Everyone warned me not to stuff
myself on the early courses. Nobody mentioned that all 20 dishes that come
before the whole fried fish count as 'early courses.'"<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel Wagner and Gary Xu favorites to win the Lazy Susan Chinese Banquet Contest</td></tr>
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Added Wagner: "The food really helped me understand how similar
to the Chinese we are, and how different. Similar because we all love gorging
on delicious food; different because there is simply no excuse for sea
cucumber.'”<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salted Duck shows up on every Nanjing table </td></tr>
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<b>Nanjing’s Own Cuisine<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Expertly carved vegetables</td></tr>
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Nanjing’s unique Haui Yang cuisine
may not be as well known as Szechuan-Hunan’s hot and spicy dishes or the
shark’s fin soup of fancy Cantonese cooking and that’s what makes it an
exciting taste discovery.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh water fish in light soy</td></tr>
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“The dishes are lighter with less oil and more
vegetables (including sea vegetables), fresh water fish and shrimp, “ says
Cecelia Yang of the Intercontinental Hotel, which boasts the highest restaurant
in Nanjing on the 78<sup>th</sup> floor of the Zifeng Tower. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Food and Beverage Director Giuseppe Losciale oversees<br />
the highest restaurant in Nanjing</td></tr>
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<b>Get Ready to Duck <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Menus feature Huai Yang specialties
such as precise angle cut vegetables, salted duck, duck blood soup and a Nanjing
version of Peking duck. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duck Blood Soup and Dynasty Wine </td></tr>
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Wondering about duck blood soup?
Don’t ask me; I gave the wheel another turn.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brave Barbara Ortutay readies her banquet worthy napkin for another spin of the Lazy Susan</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">"Each
banquet was an adventure, I came ready to try anything at least once.
Jellyfish, octopus tentacles, purple corn, duck blood soup. The duck blood had
the consistency of silken tofu with a hint of foie gras, much lighter than the
pork blood-sausage I'm used to from Hungary," said Barbara Ortutay, a
technology writer who lives in New York.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nanjing Impressions is one of Sissel McCarthy's favorite Nanjing restaurants because,<br />
"You can watch them prepare the dishes at stations and learn a bit more about what you're eating."</td></tr>
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Sissel McCarthy, professor of
Journalism at Emory University says, “This is my third trip to China and while
I’m not a hugely adventurous eater each time it gets easier because you recognize certain dishes. It’s challenging at the multi-course dinners so I let
a few go by. I like the Nanjing cuisine because there are so many vegetables.
But you’d better like salted duck.” <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Gan Bei!!</b></div>
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And you’d better like to toast.
Every meal was punctuated by a series of toasts followed by “Gan Bei!” the Chinese
phrase for ‘bottoms up’ as we were served (thankfully) thimble sized glasses of
powerful white liquor to down in honor of our new friendships.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For some reason I don't have any toasting shots, but I here's what we call a "Banquet Aftermath" photo.</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Tips on toasting
in China: look your toastee in the eye, touch glasses together the whole time
you are speaking, say something nice about them and how grateful you are to
know them and thankful for their generosity and hospitality and then yell, “Gan
Bei!” which literally translates “dry glass” and shoot the booze. By the way,
the white lightning they call baijiu (which translates ‘white liquor’ or ‘white
wine’) tastes and smells to me a bit like sweaty socks. It’s an acquired taste,
but don’t worry, with all of the toasting madness you’ll acquire the taste
quite quickly. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An elaborate display for delicious dish we named "Squirrel Fish" </td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Another side effect of the toast-a-thons
according to Ortutay is the culinary courage it summons, "But I should have drawn the line
at sea cucumber. I mean just look at it! Why I didn't draw the line after the
first time I tried it is still unclear. Probably the relentless rounds of baijiu,
deceptive because it was served in doll-sized glasses."</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Banquet Glory. This elegant meal was served at The Intercontinental Hotel</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">And the Chinese love red wine. They prefer French but China
produces wine too. We had bottles from wineries called Dynasty and Great Wall.
But, I wanted white wine, OK? I
made a mistake consistently requesting white wine at dinners and guess what kept showing up? Yup,
more of that baijiu! You get what you ask
for, high maintenance American girl.</span></div>
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<b>Of Jet Lag, Swimming and Corn for Breakfast</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Farmer's Delight; part of the breakfast buffet at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nanjing</td></tr>
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There’s a 13 hour time difference between Nanjing and Atlanta and I got
kind of messed up the very first day because even though we left on a Monday,
apparently we totally skipped Tuesday and I woke up to discover it was already
Wednesday. I didn’t realize the effect of crossing the International Dateline.
Oh well, everyone promised we’d get the day back when we returned home.
Whatever. All I know is that I woke up most mornings at 4am Nanjing time ready
to roll. Swimming helped and the hotel had a beautiful indoor pool where I swam
laps at 5am in the quiet darkness. The pool and spa didn’t officially open
until 6am but I just walked around the velvet rope thing. There were plenty of
towels and I had my pick of lounge chairs. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Other American journalists used
their early morning time to jog around the nearby Xuanwu Lake Park and told me
about the well-marked trails and beautiful scenery. <o:p></o:p></div>
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By the time breakfast rolled around
I was starving. Happily, the Intercontinental Hotel has a huge breakfast buffet
with everything you can imagine. Everything! Want sushi? Korean kimchi? Indian
food? French pastries? German dark bread? Omelet bar? Chinese dumplings? Noodle
soups? Yogurt? Fruit? Cereal? It was like a cruise ship had collided with the
United Nations.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonder what's inside? You'll just have to try these dumplings to find out. </td></tr>
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What really caught my eye was the collection of bamboo steamers
on a table marked “Farmers Delight.”
Lifting the basket lids one by one revealed each contained a different
steamed vegetable. Orange squash, purple yams, yellow corn. Who needs corn flakes when you can eat corn
on the cob for breakfast. A lot of folks did.
I had an omelet with vegetables and a side of bacon with a slice of that
German bread. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Next Big Generation<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a rare sight in Chinese cities to glimpse reminders of poorer times. </td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">The history of China is peppered
with famine and hardship. </span><br />
<span style="line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">But today there are actually a lot of fat kids. </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">Rates
of obesity and diabetes are unfortunately increasing in China with the influx
of western style fast food and less physical activity in a computer screen
world. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McDonald's delivery guy in Nanjing</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><br /></span>
<span style="line-height: 200%;">It doesn’t help that the Chinese rule “one couple, one child” has also
spawned a lot of pampering of those kids and with two sets of grandparents
there’s a lot of ‘have another treat’ going on.</span><br />
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So it was good to see elementary school
kids demonstrating kung fu and high school students playing basketball during
class breaks. School food was really healthy too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicious lunch at Nanjing Lishui School. Tomatoes grown at the school! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of veggies at Jinling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She loves Taylor Swift</td></tr>
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There was a varied selection
of fresh vegetables simply prepared, rice of course and usually a soup with
noodles. My favorite meal was lunch shared with six teenaged girls at Jinling
High School. They smiled when I used chopsticks to eat slightly spicy chicken
with peanuts as we chatted about their classes in applied mathematics, food
likes (pizza and fried chicken!), exercise (ping pong and jogging) and going to
college (most want to go to the U.S). But
things really got cooking when I asked them about music. One girl said, “I love
Taylor Swift.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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And then when I followed up, “What about
Justin Bieber?” they all immediately shrieked and giggled with the simultaneous
outcry “We lo-o-o-o-v-v-v-e Justin Bieber!!!” Teachers, journalists and other
dignitaries turned to see what was so exciting at our table and that’s when I
knew that cultural connections are the strongest with shared interests –
whether it’s music or math –at mealtime. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super smart kids at Jinling High School<br />
I told them to stop studying so much so the American kids can catch up!</td></tr>
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<b>Things from Nanjing <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You've got a friend!<br />
Yue helped me convert RMB prices into US dollars.<br />
Bonus! It's a sale day with 50% off!<br />
I could figure that out. </td></tr>
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There’s really good shopping in
Nanjing. The usual high-end stuff popular in big Asian cities such as Chanel and Gucci
presides over the fancy shopping streets.
Or you can get into the bargaining swing of things at more touristy
markets near the Confucius Temple to shop for silk scarves, Nanjing’s famous
Yun brocades, and other Chinese trinkets. I love the hand made wooden carving
of the see-no, hear-no, speak-no evil monkeys I bought from an elderly artisan
at the Nanjing Folklore Museum. Since Nanjing was the center of the Ming
Dynasty, there are lots of Ming vase themed things- I bought some key chains
which are really nice looking. Was not in the market for an actual Ming vase.<br />
But the
most fun I had was shopping with my new Chinese journalist friend, Zhang Yue a reporter with China Daily in Beijing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zhang Yue, reporter with China Daily, looks even more petite<br />
next a giant shoe outside the department store.</td></tr>
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We went to a busy Chinese department
store that was kind of like Bloomingdale’s with two whole floors of shoes and
boots. We both bought coats in a hip section of the store. She got a cute beige
wool coat with a flirty flouncy hemline and I got what I had my eye on all
week!<br />
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Chinese girls were wearing these quilted down coats with fur collars and
I found the one I wanted.<br />
It’s knee length in ivory with a brown fur collar.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok I'll tell you! Cost about $130</td></tr>
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It will keep me warm this winter and remind
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The coat I actually wore while I was in Nanjing everyday. It was cold in December.</td></tr>
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<i>Speaking of books....... </i><br />
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<i> Pearl S. Buck, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author of The Good Earth (and many other books including an Oriental Cookbook) lived in Nanjing between 1920 and 1933 and taught English Literature at Nanjing University. Her house on the campus is a museum you can visit now. I signed the guest book, "Hoping your spirit of dedication to writing will follow me home." <o:p></o:p></i><br />
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If you’ve already banned bon-bons
and sworn off French fries, I don’t need to tell you that New Year’s diet
resolutions are among the most popular annual self-improvement declarations. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My New Year's Resolution is to swim more! </td></tr>
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But, the trouble with telling yourself you’re going to make big changes –
whether it’s with food or finances – is that it only takes a few little slip
ups and you’re back to your old tricks again. </div>
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That’s why nutrition experts say don’t be so
rough on yourself because adopting healthier eating behaviors takes some time.
In her new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">“<i>The Food Lover’s</i><i> Healthy Habits Cookbook</i>”</a>, registered
dietitian <a href="http://www.nutritionunplugged.com/">Janet Helm </a>writes, “One recent study found that it takes an average
of 66 days before a new habit becomes automatic. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helm's Food Lover's Healthy Habits Cookbook features expert tips from RD's like moi! Page 205 folks on olive oil!!!</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">So commit to 30 days, then the
next month will be much easier to sustain.”
She adds that long-term behavior change is the result of small victories
and little daily tweaks. For instance,
when ordering a veggie omelet ask the kitchen to double up on the veggies and
halve the cheese to shave off significant calories and add fiber and nutrients. </span></div>
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Sometimes a new habit means
continuing to enjoy the splurge foods you love, but less often. “Eat your special foods in reasonable
amounts,” suggests registered dietitian <a href="http://www.theveggiequeen.com/">Jill Nussinow</a>. “If you love cheesecake
and eat it a few times a year, that's fine. Love great croissants? Eat them
occasionally, as in when you go to Paris or the best bakery around.” You had me at Paris. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Diet declarations such as “I’ll
never eat ice cream again!” or “I’ll never eat out again!” are just way too
broad to be believed. Helm advises being as specific as possible so goals are
action-oriented. For instance, instead of “I’ll be more active” make the change
to “Get up 30 minutes earlier so I can walk in the morning before work.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Be Specific: I will try to limit happy hour to one hour.</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjez7EyKSOXYRQ4g_cFBrZxqX6nokHIGMoZm_zNff6davbVyeIlA-uBiwO_vVfgg-NcYXKlsz_IV7ECKLtpVvaxBanhtYhDEXJNMTcnlISzjqLX5PWPTkJ6hVlplJm8RvQZJQe5tQPTgzQ/s1600/IMG_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a>Or, let’s say you love southern
foods. Rather than promising to back away from bacon and sweet tea, learn to
enjoy southern flavor favorites in moderation.
At <a href="http://www.buttermilkkitchen.com/">Buttermilk Kitchen </a>in Buckhead, share an order of pimento cheese and
house pickles with a few friends. Order the grilled chicken sandwich that comes
with avocado, spinach, grilled onion and bacon but ask to skip the creamy ranch
dressing. Servers are happy to customize
your iced tea by adding just a splash or two of sweet tea to take the edge of the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pimento Cheese on toast with house made pickles and tomato jam at Buttermilk Kitchen, Atlanta</td></tr>
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Survey the list of side dishes to see
that Buttermilk Kitchen owner and Chopped winner Suzanne Vizethan let's you order a broiled half grapefruit for a naturally sweet and low
calorie dessert.<o:p></o:p></div>
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While most folks think of nutrition
improvements as a list of the things they’re not to suppose to eat, registered
dietitian <a href="http://www.davidgrotto.wordpress.com/">David Grotto </a>has come up with the lists of food you should be eating
more of to be healthier. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave is who we call a "Guy-a-titian"</td></tr>
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In his new
book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">“The Best Things You Can Eat”</a> he ranks nutrient rich foods “For
everything from aches to zzzz.” For
instance, rather than maligning the ingredients associated with causing heart
disease Grotto’s top foods for lowering cholesterol fall into three categories
- whole grains, berries and legumes. Garlic,
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Another happy side effect of eating more of these healthy foods is that
they taste great and keep you feeling full while crowding out the junk foods
and fast foods you may be trying to consume less of this year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Carolyn O'Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437205546339297001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875721960801171963.post-58339924014245541942012-12-28T09:58:00.000-08:002012-12-28T10:09:58.871-08:00Healthy & Tasty Air Travel Trends <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Holiday air travel is
notoriously challenging with throngs of passengers populating security lines, dealing
with winter weather delays, jostling with fellow fliers to stow carry-ons, accepting
an airline snack mix and eventually making it to their destinations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Add hunger to the travel quotient and you’re really in for some
unexpected turbulence. Happily there’s a renaissance in airport restaurant
menus. I’ve been impressed with kiosks selling really good salads and
sandwiches packaged to fly, sit down restaurants with freshly prepared foods
and concourse newsstands with a nice selection of healthy snacks (even crudité
of vegetables in the cooler with the bottled water.) And low and behold, if a
sweet splurge is what it takes to make your travel day more bearable, A Piece
of Cake has just landed on concourse A at Hartsfield –Jackson Atlanta
International Airport. Now you can be the envy of the exit row while savoring a
slice of red velvet cake with a carton of cold milk (fat free, there must be
some digression). Atlanta based caterer Proof of the Pudding serves up
on-the-go salads and sandwiches at two locations on concourse B and Wolfgang
Puck’s (with locations in many US airports) kiosk is on concourse C.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The menus at E Bar on concourse E
and A Bar on concourse A feature a terrific selection of cheeses and
charcuterie with olives and whole grain crackers. Warning: fellow passengers
will be impressed with your gourmet savvy so share a little.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Ask for OJ. The nutrients in orange
juice help boost your immune system to give you a fighting chance to ward off
cold and flu germs. Mix juice with sparkling water for a lower calorie thirst
quencher.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Snack Smart. Bag your own “sky
trail mix” of nuts, dried fruit and granola. <a href="http://www.sunbeltbakery.com/">Sunbelt Bakery Granola</a> is one of my favorites and is an excellent source of fiber. Healthy fats in nuts and stomach filling
fiber in dried fruit and cereals keep you keep going and if you make your own mixes they can be much lower in sodium than the airline’s
salty snack mixes. Sodium plus sitting can lead to unwanted puffiness and ankle
swelling.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Easy Carry-on Cuisine. Granola bars and fruit & nut bars are easy to carry and even easier to eat when on the fly. Make sure to choose bars that just the right portion size; say under 150 calories. Sunbelt Bakery chocolate chip granola bars contain just 140 calories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Concourse Cuisine. A salad is
fine, but make sure it contains protein, such as chicken, turkey, ham, eggs or
cheese to keep blood sugar on an even keel. Stress can drive blood sugar levels
down way below normal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight attendant! No, we are not dipping into our duty free vodka! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Alcohol at altitude. Your skin and
your brain can get really dehydrated in a pressurized cabin. Alcohol
accelerates dehydration. If it’s the end of long travel day and you want a
drink to unwind, that’s fine. But make sure to double up on water with the wine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Food on the Fly</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Airport security rules prohibit
liquids and “gel type substances” in carry-on luggage if over 3.4 ounces. (I
always try to travel with a container of Greek yogurt but it usually ends up in
the TSA trash.) Solid foods such as sandwiches, hard cheeses, crackers, fresh
fruit and vegetables are allowed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Holiday travelers take note that TSA
rules state, “You can bring pies and cakes through the security checkpoint, but
please be advised that they are subject to additional screening.” (Especially
if it looks like a really good dessert.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Carolyn O'Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437205546339297001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875721960801171963.post-58393212240901817852012-12-19T14:55:00.000-08:002012-12-19T15:02:31.226-08:00Healthy Holiday Snacking <div style="text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carolyn with Tracye Hutchins of<a href="http://www.cbsatlanta.com/video?clipId=8043193&autostart=true"> CBS Better Morning Atlanta </a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; line-height: 200%;">Ok, so the online power shopping you
did this week was more fingertip than physical so you’re burning fewer calories
than battling crowds at the mall.
Stressful hours spent in airports or on the highway often mean grabbing
fast food on the fly or snacking in the car to keep boredom at bay. The holiday
season is here and presents many challenges to eat right and stay fit. So, this
may not seem like the most ideal time to start a healthier eating plan- but it
can be.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Ask yourself, "Is it really any
different from the rest of the year?" Every <br />
season brings its own temptations from Super Bowl Sunday's nachos and beer to
Fourth of July’s fried chicken and ribs. The best time to learn slimming strategies
is when the landscape is fat with indulgent food choices. <br />
<b>Every Day’s a Holiday<br />
</b>Research shows that the most successful dieters — those who lose weight and
<br />
keep it off for the long haul — practice healthy eating and exercise habits all
<br />
year long. They don't make big New Year’s diet resolutions. Instead, set <br />
a time limit or portion limit. "I'll eat fries only once a month." Or
<br />
"I'll eat ice cream in a small bowl." Or a holiday version, “I’ll
enjoy a big dinner out with the relatives, but I’ll have a bowl of soup for
lunch.” </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Healthy snacks are a Tasty Trio: protein, whole grains and fruit or vegetable</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><b>Healthy Holidays</b><br />
There's no time like the present to begin new healthier eating habits even if
you're headed to a party tonight. Help
your hips survive the holidays.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Parties Galore and what they wore! Carolyn and her Atlanta gal pals ring in the holiday season. </td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> 1. <b>Freshen
up your food life</b>. Keep fresh fruit and other healthy snacks such as whole-grain
crackers, granola bars, nuts and fresh veggies on hand. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sunbeltbakery,com">Sunbelt Bakery</a> chocolate chip granola bars are only 140 calories - perfect portion size! </td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">A handful of pecans or
almonds before heading out to a party or dinner can calm your appetite so you
don't dive in the minute you arrive. Look for healthier options on restaurant
menus. While a friend chowed down on the bone marrow topped with quail eggs at
The Spence the other night; I was delighted with a lighter plate of ravioli
stuffed with wild greens and served with a small amount of pulled pork. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">2. <b>Recognize barriers</b>. It's going to be tough to say no to holiday
favorites <br />
like chocolate fudge and that creamy cheesy hot artichoke dip. Know your <br />
splurge foods and resolve to enjoy them in small quantities. Use a small plate <br />
to serve yourself. Research shows that your mind will think it looks like a lot
<br />
more food than the same amount on a large plate. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martini glasses are the perfect size for a perfect portion of yogurt topped with <a href="http://www.sunbeltbakery.com/">granola</a> and fresh berries.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><br />3. <b>Enjoy the taste of eating right.</b>
Deviled eggs, steamed shrimp, roast beef and chicken on skewers often served at
holiday dinner parties are all diet-friendly, lean protein choices. Feel free
to add low-cal flavor with mustards, horseradish, cocktail sauce and salsas. Look
for lighter versions of holiday faves such as low fat eggnog. <br />
<br />
<br />
4<b>. Start new habits</b>. Keep a list of
what you're eating and drinking for a few <br />
days. Be as specific as possible on types of foods and amounts. This snapshot
will help you keep track of overeating. Write down your physical activity. Did
you take the stairs instead of the escalator at the mall? That counts, too! <br />
<br />
5. <b>Have a plan</b>. Eat breakfast.
Schedule time to take a walk or go to yoga <br />
class. If you're going to a potluck, bring the salad or vegetable side dish. If
it's a three-hour car ride to Grandma's, pack fresh fruit and a <br />
turkey sandwich so you don't have to stop at a fast food joint. <br />
Save the calories to enjoy holiday treats when you get to Grandma's. Successful
<br />
long-term weight control is a balancing act. <br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Keep in mind that most people gain about one pound over the holidays. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">That </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">doesn't sound like much, but if you don't lose it, </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">after 10 years that's 10 </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">pounds.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Christmas Wish: to work out with <a href="http://www.richardsimmons.com/">Richard Simmons</a> again!!</td></tr>
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<br />Carolyn O'Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437205546339297001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875721960801171963.post-47591129154351054612012-11-11T14:40:00.001-08:002012-11-11T14:40:07.407-08:00Culinary Cocktails with Healthy Punch
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixologist Thomas Keenan created 5 wellness cocktails for Old Edwards Inn</td></tr>
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“The demand for fresh, seasonal
food from the kitchen carries over to the bar,” notes<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nancy Kruse, Atlanta based menu
trends analyst and contributor to Nation’s Restaurant News. At <a href="http://www.ammazza.com/">Ammazza</a> fresh basil is just as likely to
end up in a crafted cocktail as on their Napoletana-style wood fired pizzas. At <a href="http://www.holeman-finch.com/">Holeman & Finch Public House,</a>
mixologists are masters at blending bits of citrus and a hint of honey in
cocktails with intriguing names such as “She” made with mescal, dry curacao
liqueur, grapefruit, lime and tonic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The cocktail menu at <a href="http://www.theoptimistrestaurant.com/">The Optimist r</a>aids the kitchen too with potent potables such as the gin based “Mother of
Pearl” spiced with celery salt, black pepper, fennel frond and celery leaf.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The high art of high balls made
with produce and herbs is perhaps best displayed at chef Grant Achatz’s <a href="http://www.theaviary.com/">TheAviary </a>in Chicago where bartenders give cocktails four-star restaurant
attention as they whisk, whir, stir, foam and shake spirits in what they call
“a state-of-the-art drink kitchen.”
There’s even an ice chef on staff to create just the right cube, ball,
shard or snow to compliment the cocktail.
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<b>Drink Your Vegetables <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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A collection of culinary cocktails
is on the menu with spa treatments at <a href="http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/">The Old Edwards Inn</a> in Highlands, North
Carolina. So instead of herbal tea or lemon infused spring water, spa goers can
sip refreshing blends of beet juice, broccoli, cucumber, herbs and edible
flowers with a little kick from vodka, tequila, rum, brandy or moonshine.
Because the drinks are made with vitamin and antioxidant rich fresh fruit and
vegetables they could be considered a health and beauty treatment and each
drink calls for only an ounce or ounce and half of spirits, “We are trying to
focus on flavor and nutrition with less alcohol,” says executive chef Johannes
Klapdohr. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farm to Bar Table<br /></td></tr>
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<b>To Your Health<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Since these hand-crafted and often
pretty pricy cocktails are meant to be sipped and savored in a sophisticated
setting registered dietitians like the trend because it encourages moderation
in alcohol consumption. Dietitian Rachel Begun, spokesperson for the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics says they’re drinks with benefits, “Cocktails made from
fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs do deliver nutrients and are better options
than drinks made from processed mixers both from a taste and nutrition
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drink Your Beets<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">There’s even a <a href="http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Are-fruity-cocktails-a-healthy-drink">research study</a> from the U.S.D.A’s Agricultural
Research Service Department that shows treating strawberries and blackberries
with alcohol boosts the fruit’s antioxidant activity.</span></div>
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Registered dietitian Cynthia
Chandler is serving a holiday herb cocktail at her Thanksgiving Day feast made
with tequila, lime juice and fresh sage, “<span style="color: #002554;">Sage is a
member of the mint family and is one of the oldest herbs used for both culinary
and medicinal purposes and sage has been used to help digest heavy meals.” </span>So
here’s a toast to your health to help kick off the holiday season. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nobody’s
perfect, and that’s especially true when it comes to eating a healthy well
balanced diet. “All these years and we still know that balance, variety and
moderation are the keys to good nutrition and that includes enjoying occasional
splurges,” says dietitian Jill Melton, editor of <i><a href="http://www.relish.com/">Relish Magazine</a></i>. Melton and more than eight thousand nutrition
expert colleagues meeting at <a href="http://www.eatright.org/">The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics </a>2012 Food
& Nutrition Conference in Philadelphia gathered to learn the latest
research and sample the best new healthy food products. <o:p></o:p><br />
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How to find a happy balance between
healthy living and enjoying great foods was the focus of a series of lively
panel discussions held in the spacious and welcoming <a href="http://www.nestle.com/">Nestlé́ e</a>xhibit booth
designed to look and feel like a home. Dietitians
gathered around an oversized dining room table and spilled into the aisles to
listen to leading nutrition experts and expert observers talk about the
challenges of promoting nutrition through the lifecycle from infancy to the
elderly. Invited by Nestlé́, I served
as the moderator for four fast-paced 20-minute chats and – woah – did I learn a
lot! First off - Nestlé́ is the world’s
largest food company with a commitment to nutrition, health and wellness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nestlé́’s headquarters is in Switzerland
and is most associated worldwide with their wonderful chocolate. But did you
know that Nestlé́ USA develops and distributes so many other popular leading
brands including Lean Cuisine, Stouffers, Buitoni, Libby’s Pumpkin, Juicy Juice
and Carnation Breakfast Essentials? Nestlé́ Waters hydrates and quenches the
thirst of millions with such iconic brands as Perrier, Acqua Panna and S.
Pellegrino, as well as Nestlé́ Pure Life purified bottled waters in the
U.S. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Nutrition Numero Uno <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I learned more about the broad
reach and respect for the Nestlé́ Nutrition Institute (NNI), too. NNI shares
state-of-the-art science-based information and education with nutrition and
health experts all over the world. And while most of us are familiar with their
consumer brands – including childhood faves Ovaltine and Nesquik – Nestlé́
Health Science works with nutrition professionals to offer products for people
with special health needs such as Boost, the nutritional supplement beverage
for seniors who need a boost of protein, vitamins and minerals. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nestlé́ Professional, serving
healthcare institutions, restaurants and schools, offers unique services,
balanced products and valuable resources for the food pros specializing in away
from home eating experiences. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Start Healthy – Stay Healthy<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Now that you’ve glimpsed the scope
of the company’s core mission to help people start healthy and stay healthy
throughout life – here are some highlights from the hot topics of Nestlé́’s
nutrition panels held during the 2012 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food
and Nutrition Conference and Exposition held in Philadelphia. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Officially titled “Nourishing
Healthy Living: Nutrition Throughout the lifecycle, including healthy aging,
super foods and balanced eating,” this panel discussion got right to the heart
of the matter – how nutrition can make a difference in the support of good
health throughout the lifespan - from infancy to the elderly to support
wellness and when we’re not that well to help nurture us back to health. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Each of the dietitians on the panel
are experts in working with the elderly and in medical care settings so have
been on the front lines of seeing health declines in patients that could have
been prevented. One of the simplest yet most important observations is that
many elderly patients are dehydrated.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Some elderly people don't know they're thirsty and can end up in
the emergency room by not being hydrated, which affects brain function," says<i> </i>Carol Siegel, MS, RD, Head of Medical
Affairs, <span lang="VI">Nestle</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ansi-language: VI; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">́́</span> Healthcare Nutrition. Another challenge - the
elderly are more at risk of dehydration because their mobility problems may
discourage them from drinking water (they might not be able to run to the
restroom!) and due to physiological changes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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"The body becomes dryer as you get older," says<i> </i>Val Wendel, MS, RD, LDN, Healthcare Channel
Sales Manager, <span lang="VI">Nestlé́</span> Professional.
Adding more nutrition to hydration – as with Boost beverages and Trio soups – can
offer a solution. Wendel says, "Fortified
soups and beverages provide an excellent source of nutrients and
hydration."<i> <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b>Easy To Swallow Solutions<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Simply sipping soup and enjoying a cool glass of water is a big challenge
for folks with swallowing problems that may be caused by stroke or as a side
effect of radiation. "Swallowing
difficulties can increase the risk for malnutrition,” says<i> </i>Maureen Huhmann, DCN, RD, CSO Manager,
Clinical Sciences, <span lang="VI">Nestlé́</span> Nutrition.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Huhmann, a specialist in oncology nutrition, described how the odorless
starch-based thickener called Resource Thicken Up Clear is used to thicken
liquids to help patients with dysphagia (swallowing problems). <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Drink Up Before School Kids!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Kids are vulnerable to dehydration too. In fact, "64% of kids go to school dehydrated,”<i> </i>says Carol
Savage, MS, RD, Manager, Beverages Division, Nutrition, Health & Wellness, <a href="http://www.nestleusa.com/"><span lang="VI">Nestlé́</span> USA.</a> So when you send the kids off to school,
whether on the school bus or when helping them put on the seat belt in the car,
hand them a bottle of water or a container of Juicy Juice. By the way, milk
hydrates, too – even chocolate milk.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Think About Your Drink<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The take home from this panel of nutrition experts: dietitians care about
keeping folks healthy and hydrated and a lot of the solutions are pretty simple
– and tasty! You just have to know the power of proper hydration to think about
your drink. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“<span lang="VI">Nestlé́</span> products like <span lang="VI">Nestlé́</span> Pure Life help
address a hydration deficit occurring in the elderly and in kids,"<b> </b>says Chavanne Hanson, MPH, RD, LD, <span lang="VI">Nestlé́
</span>USA Wellness
Champion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The second panel was packed with
nutrition experts, including Dr. Barbara Rolls, Penn State University
Nutritional Sciences Guthrie Chair, Dr. Wahida Karmally, dietitian and Director
of Nutrition, Columbia University and Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Director of
Nutritional Sciences Program at the University of Washington. Diving into the
discussion about nutrition, cognition and mindful eating, Dr. Karmally, whose
research focuses on pediatric nutrition, shared this important fact,<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Eating habits are established in the first 6 years of child's
life.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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And while most everyone agrees that nutrition is key to proper growth of
body and mind, Dr. Karmally says the reality reveals big improvements are
needed. “One in eight kids miss breakfast!” <o:p></o:p></div>
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In a hurry? I remember my mom giving me Carnation Instant Breakfast as I
ran to catch the school bus. My favorite flavor is strawberry. I was always
late because I couldn’t decide what to wear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Breakfast is the most important meal of the
day, and Carnation Breakfast Essentials offers a great breakfast substitute,”
says<i> </i>Wendy Johnson-Askew,
PhD, RD, MPH, Director, Public Policy, <span lang="VI">Nestlé́ </span>Nutrition.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Breakfast, lunch or dinner – what family meals look like today is the
research focus of Dr. Drewnowski, who says, “The family meal is evolving.” That means the balancing act of sitting
around the kitchen table versus running off to sports practices and all of the
other dinner time distractions is shaping the family meal today. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The good news is that Dr. Rolls, author of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/volumetricsdiet">“The Ultimate VolumetricsDiet”</a>, wants parents to know that the balancing act of good nutrition can
include occasional splurges. “You can eat anything in moderation,” She says. And snacking is AOK in her book, too. “Find
your healthy snacking pattern.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Foods for the Future</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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What’s
really a lot of fun is when discussions about nutrition burst into enthusiasm
about great tasting, healthy foods. Leading the surge in discussing Foods for
the Future, Lucien Vend<em><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Cambria;">ô</span></em>me, Director of Culinary Operations for Nestlé́ Prepared Foods
says “We must all be passionate about nutrition.” Vend<em><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Cambria;">ô</span></em>me, who is the creative genius behind the recipe
development for Lean Cuisine, Buitoni and Stouffer’s Frozen foods, shared that
frozen foods offer a tasty, nutritious and convenient solution for busy folks
and families. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Registered
dietitian Jill Melton, blogger and editor of <i>Relish Magazine</i>, notes, “We are a microwave generation.” So it’s
good news when food companies such as Nestlé́ stock the grocer’s freezer with
delicious and nutritious microwavable options. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Melton,
who was one of the founding editors of <i>Cooking
Light Magazine,</i> observed that the word ‘light’ used to have a stigma; folks
just assumed light foods wouldn’t be as good. But today that’s changed, and
light eating is appealing and sought after.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Teaching
the next generation to balance lighter choices with fun ‘splurge foods’ is an
important goal for foods for the future.
And the lessons begin very early. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“The hardest transition for babies is from baby
food to table food. Eating patterns begin to form at 18 months, and are set at two
years of age,”<i> </i>notes Wendy Johnson-Askew, PhD, RD, MPH, Director, Public Policy, <span lang="VI">Nestlé́</span> Nutrition.<b> </b>Johnson-Askew
also noted that one-third of kids’ calories come from snacks, so those snack
choices should count towards good nutrition. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In the final panel, we get closer
to ‘wear the rubber meets the road’ so to speak and that of course is the power
of portion control, taste, enjoyment and the pleasures of the table. <o:p></o:p></div>
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While one
of the USDA’s current nutrition messages to combat obesity is “Enjoy your food,
but eat less,” Dr. Barbara Rolls, professor of nutrition at Penn State
University, argues that the message should be to eat more of certain foods to
fill up the plate. “People tend to eat a consistent amount of food. If you tell
them to just eat less they don’t like it because they don’t want a plate that’s
half empty.” Dr. Rolls’ research shows that eating more foods – which are
higher in water content such as fruits, vegetables and soups - adds volume to
the plate and satiety to support weight management. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Making it
easier to get more vegetables into meals, frozen vegetables and frozen entrees
that include veggies offer simple solutions for complicated modern days. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I always recommend mixing prepared foods with
fresh foods,” says<b><i> </i></b>Katherine Brooking, RD, blogger, author, media personality and founder of
Appetite for Health. Blogger Colleen
Padilla, known as <a href="http://www.classymommy.com/">Classy Mommy</a>, says<i> </i>“Moms are always looking for
more convenience.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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And with taste and style in mind Kristen Colapinto,
blogger at <a href="http://www.socialvixen.com/">Social Vixen</a>, suggests, “One trick
I use is taking prepared food out of their packages and placing on a plate to
make it seem more presentable.” I love
this idea! Especially because I have a passion for pretty plates and even
collect them at yard sales. Treat yourself and set a pretty table even when
you’re smart to save time by choosing delicious frozen entrees. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Write it if you bite it!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Helping
people keep track of what they’re eating and how much was discussed, and
<a href="http://www.appforhealth.com/">Katherine Brooking </a>emphasized the power of the pen and recommends her nutrition
minded clients keep a daily food journal. After a week they get a snap shot of
where those extra calories may be coming from.
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Dietitian
Chavanne Hanson, MPH, RD, LD, <span lang="VI">Nestlé́</span> USA Wellness Champion, sums it
up very nicely,<b> </b>“Pleasures, balance and understanding are core pillars of what <span lang="VI">Nestlé́</span> wants to convey to the
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So, the delicious lesson learned (and echoed throughout the four nutrition
expert panels for Nestlé́) is to find a happy balance in your food life –
seeking healthier options for every day and enjoying occasional splurges. Oh,
and don’t forget to drink some water! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="line-height: 200%;">One of my favorite ingredients –
whether sprinkled on pizza, tossed into a salad or paired with olive oil and
lemon to adorn grilled fish – are capers.
Slightly sweet, mostly salty with a tangy bite capers add a bright note
to many dishes. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caper plants clinging to the earth bound for <a href="http://www.bonomoegiglio.it/">Bonomo and Giglio</a> </td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Capers are the unopened
flower buds of bushy plants that cling to stonewalls or are cultivated close to
the ground. On the tiny Italian island of Pantelleria, off the coast of Sicily
just 36 miles from the coast of North Africa, the volcanic soil and
Mediterranean sun produce high quality capers prized for their flavor. “They
are the best capers and I like them because they are cured in salt and not
pickled,” says chef Piero Premoli of <a href="http://www.buckheadliferestaurants.com/pricci/">Pricci Restaurant.</a> Premoli is featuring a
menu of Sicilian dishes throughout October including a cured tuna with capers
and the region’s classic caponata stew with eggplant and capers.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olives, tomatoes, onions, basil and olive oil love in Pantelleria</td></tr>
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<b style="line-height: 200%;">Pleasures of <o:p></o:p></b><span style="line-height: 32px;"><b>Pantelleria </b></span></div>
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If you haven’t been to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1382545816"></span>Pantelleria
<span id="goog_1382545817"></span></a>or even heard of it, join the club. I
was invited by a non-profit food and nutrition organization called <a href="http://www.oldwayspt.org/">Old WaysPreservation and Exchange Trust t</a>o join a group of writers and culinary experts
for a symposium to discover the island’s uniquely healthy food and lifestyle
habits. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a desert out there. The island of Pantelleria gets very little rain fall. </td></tr>
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The rocky island is pummeled by
the wind forcing olive trees, grape vines and caper bushes to lie low growing
outward not upward. Citrus trees are cradled in walled gardens to protect the
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“There’s still a little magic out
there,” says Phil Meldrum of <a href="http://www.foodmatch.com/">Food Match </a>a specialty foods importer attending
the symposium. “When you find something with a taste particular to that area it
gives me goose bumps.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Pantelleria capers on freshly caught swordfish makes me swoon. </td></tr>
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Stone cliffs, stonewalls, stone
buildings, and piles of stone create a harsh landscape surrounded by the
crashing sea. Minimal rain means cactus blooms and bougainvillea blooms offer
the only color. </div>
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“It was frozen in time,” says dietitian Sharon Palmer, author
of <a href="http://www.sharonpalmer.com/">The Plant Powered Diet,</a> “We had very little red meat. It’s primarily a plant
based diet that’s nutritionally really balanced with carbs from pastas, healthy
fats from almonds, olives and olive oil and dishes flavored with herbs, fennel
and capers.” </div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Other common cooking
ingredients included eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Since cows were not a
traditional part of farm life here, there is very little cheese and pasta
dishes and potatoes are sprinkled with seasoned bread crumbs instead of
parmesan. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just so you believe me. Pantescans add breadcrumbs to pasta.</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">Palmer notes, “We had
traditional dishes handed down through the generations in an isolated farming
environment so we had what they have there.” </span></div>
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Even though there is a tradition of
sweet cookies made in intricate patterns and shapes, the principal sweetener is
made from reducing grape juice not refined sugar. </div>
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“It’s nice that the
healthiest traditional eating patterns happen to be the most delicious,” says
Sara Baer-Sinnott, President of Oldways.
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The health benefits of the
Mediterranean diet – rich in vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, seafood and
olive oil - are well documented. Dietitian Kathy McManus, Director of the
Department of Nutrition at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston says, “Since
this diet is not low in fat people enjoy the foods more, lose more weight and
they tend to eat more vegetables because they can add olive oil.” The Mediterranean lifestyle leads to
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Ligia Dominguez, MD of the University of Palermo says, “We want
an active life in old age not frailty. The Mediterranean diet is high in
antioxidants which can add years to your life and life to your years.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Dominguez says being “kissed” by
the sun for at least 15 minutes a day boosts vitamin D levels naturally and
getting enough sleep is important too. “I took a nap every day in Pantelleria,”
admits Baer-Sinnot, “It’s the joy of resting to reduce stress.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grape harvest bonanza during my stay on Pantelleria.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gateway to discovery. Atlanta to Milan. Milan to Pantelleria. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Pleasures of Pantelleria. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd never even heard of Pantelleria until I received an email inviting me to join a group of food writers, food purveyors and nutrition researchers for a trip with Oldways Preservation Exchange and Trust in September.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Oldways was founded to study and preserve the healthy ways folks used to eat and gather their food - from the mountains to the sea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pantelleria. Don't you just like saying it?Now find it. It's an island off the coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea not too far from Tunisia. This is about as south in southern Italy as you can get. There's something irresistible about an invitation to someplace you've never heard of before. When I read that the island was famous for capers I replied to my hosts, "You had me at capers."</span><br />
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Arriving alone at the slightly modernistic looking Pantelleria airport (most folks in our Old Ways group traveled from New York or Boston or LA through Rome) my 30-something taxi driver who spoke only "hello" and "thank you" English was quite busy chatting in Italian on his flip cell phone while we crossed the island past lots of rocks and cactus in bloom and sweeping views of the Mediterranean.<br />
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I took a photo of him and he smiled shyly. No, I don't have a crush on you - I just haven't seen anyone on a flip phone in a while. OK, on my best behavior. For now.<br />
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A tiny island of rough black, umber and grey volcanic rock soon softens to the eye with cascades of glorious flowers.<br />
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Stone walls are everywhere - Pantescan people are really good with rock. Tumbling out of crevices are long green tendrils that I soon learn are the mighty little plants that give us capers. A little lemon and olive oil with this edible landscape and I'm ready to toss with pasta.<br />
But, don't be tempted to pluck a wild caper and sample - I'll explain why later.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caper plants spring boldly from boulders on Pantelleria.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset over the Mediterranean from my patio at The Mursia Hotel on Pantelleria. </td></tr>
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Alora, we arrive at the Mursia Hotel. The white washed building with a Moorish look (we're only 36 miles from North Africa here) rises above the black lava rock majestically without need of embellishment. Entering the breezy lobby my eye is drawn beyond the reception desk to what I had been dreaming of all day. A swimming pool. Palm trees were a bonus. It's about 85 degrees outside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let me explain. The huge pool in the foreground is empty - an old pool once filled by the sea. <br />
The new pool at The Mursia surrounded by palms and lounge chairs is nearer the hotel bar. Nirvana- a salt water pool.<br />
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So far the only Italian word I really like is "Alora!" which I think means OK or implies "what's next?" or "then..."....which is like my favorite Spanish word "Entonces!" I will never work as a translator at the UN. But, I do know how to rally a group. "Alora! Time for a drink folks."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winery Owner Cologero Mannino of Abraxas offers up a taste of the island's specialty - slightly sweet, nicely balanced passito de Pantelleria wine.</td></tr>
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