This coming Saturday (January 25th) is Chinese New Year. I love celebrating holidays like this in even a small way with my family. Food is a great way to introduce our families to other cultures. It gives our children even a small insight into how people might live differently than us. They have different food, …
Q: Is the ketogenic diet safe? Does it work? A: Thank you as always for the question. I always enjoy responding to reader questions. The ketogenic is a popular low carb diet right now. Different from Atkins or South Beach diet, the keto diet focuses on high fat, moderate protein, and very low carbs. The …
We are almost halfway through January. Have you given up on your New Year’s resolutions already? I hope not. I’m still in the trenches with you. While not my resolution, I know many people choose to cut back on carbs. I am too attached to my carbs to make that leap, especially since we try …
A few weeks ago, I was visiting several family members who are following a low-carb diet to lose weight. Some have lost 50+ pounds with the diet, so it is working for them. They were nice and made carbs with the meals for me to eat. And I got to feel like the pig when …
Through media coverage and people I know, I have been hearing more about the paleo diet recently. I even frequently see food bloggers post “paleo-friendly” versions of foods. First off, what is the paleo diet? The paleo diet is based on the idea that we would be healthier if we followed the diet our ancient …
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Now that it is fall, we can start talking about fall and winter squashes, which are my favorite. First up, spaghetti squash. I had honesty never tried this until last year, and I was blown away by how much I liked it. You really do feel like you are eating spaghetti! It isn’t carb free, …
