Rocco DiSpirito trims a Cajun dish for Fat Tuesday
Mardi Gras is the sort of celebration that can make every city in America want to be New Orleans. Between the parties and parades and all those rich foods, what's not to love?
Pet Care: Canine needs geriatric care
Dear Dr. Fox: Our 17-year-old Maltese is failing. He has limited vision and hearing, and his hind legs and hips are weak. We feed him your home recipe, but lately he can't seem to keep it down. We find bits of brown rice in his vomit, and his stools are loose. We took him to the vet, and he suggested a bitter-tasting medicine to stop the nausea. We're hesitant to give him any more drugs. The ...
Rocco DiSpirito lightens up Cajun dish chicken and rice jambalaya
Mardi Gras is the sort of celebration that can make many cities want to be New Orleans. Between the parties and parades and all those rich foods, what's not to love?
Stick to Your Diet
One of the first obstacles I hear from clients trying to stick to their weight loss goals is while dining out on the weekends. Knowing how to navigate a menu can help you from veering off track. The following are some suggestions and common menu items to keep you trucking along toward your goal.
Know good carbs from bad carbs
Take this list shopping to help you weed out the bad carbs. BAD CARBS: Soft drinks Sports drinks Fruit drinks Beer French fries White rice White bread Sugar-sweetened cereals Bagels Baguettes Croissants Potato chips Pastries Cookies White crackers Brownies Cakes Pies Candy Sugar Brown sugar Honey Debatable Corn Popcorn White potatoes Pasta 100 percent fruit juice (limited quantities) GOOD CARBS ...
Glean diet inspiration from nutrition books by Samantha Heller, Charles Platkin and Bonnie Taub-Dix
To help with your resolutions, here are Diet Detective's picks for the most interesting and inspirational nutrition books from the past couple years.
Delicious dishes from around the world
Some dishes from Simply Food, photographed yesterday, are examples of healthy and tasty vegetarian fare. Clockwise from front: Indian brown rice and curry, hot dog and salad, tofu shake and lasagna.
Diet Detective: Books and author info for the new year
Here are some of the Diet Detective's ideas for reading material.
How to separate between the good carbs and the bad carbs
Confused about which carbohydrates you should be eating?Welcome to the club. "It's the biggest lack-of-consensus issue in the U.S. diet today," said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health.