October 2008 « askGeorgie.com

Whole grain half truths??

Directly from the side of a Fruity Cheerios box on my counter. (I admit it, Val bought it but I ate some. Shhhhhh.)

“General Mills guarantees that every box of Big G cereal has at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving (48 grams recommended daily).”
Oh. So that’s what they mean when on the front of [...]

One of my new favorites

These individual ice cream bars are out-of-this world yummy! And with only 50-60 calories apiece, they’re a sweet little way to indulge your sweet tooth guilt-free.

Cheap?? No. A box of six bars cost me about 5 bucks, and comes with 3 chocolate and 3 chocolate-vanilla swirl inside. But I’ll definitely be getting them again.

Way to go [...]

A recent research study indicates that the reward circuitry in your brain may have something to do with your risk for overeating and weight gain. I won’t rehash the nitty gritty, but in brief, some people have less of a dopamine response (surge in a neurotransmitter) when they eat. The authors surmise that this dysfunction, which [...]

Make This List. I mean it.

I spent a long session today talking just about the mental side of weight loss. Truly, knowing how to fill up on fewer calories, cook healthier recipes and control portion sizes is only the beginning. To make weight loss progress and keep it off for good, it takes a lot of mental choreography. Being able to [...]

Halloween is coming!

It’s a gorgeous beautiful sunshiny day today….I love fall weather! While on my run today I passed a school playground complete with a gang of kids jumping and playing. Soon they’ll be heading out for trick or treating….gathering up hordes of candy in their cute costumes.

For the adults out there, a few tips on surviving Halloween [...]

Garlic & Cheddar Mashed Cauliflower

For those of you who love mashed potatoes, mashed cauliflower is a little trick for an equally comforting, but much lower calorie option. Just boil or steam cauliflower as you would potatoes. Drain and run them through a blender or food processor with salt, pepper, milk and whatever you use for for your favorite spud recipe.

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Find Your Inner Child

Sometimes being a kid has it’s upside. No I don’t mean literally, although getting cooked for and dressed and bought stuff all the time sounds good! I mean finding a bit of youth in your adult self, acting freely, without all the hangups that acumulate with maturity.
Where’s this coming from? Tonight I got home close [...]

to C or not to C, that is the question

Many folks start popping vitamin C this time of year, in hopes of avoiding catching a cold this winter. But does it really help at all? Ever since Linus Pauling championed vitamin C in the 1970′s as a cold-fighter, it’s been one of the top selling supplements. But hey…that was the 1970′s folks!

Since then, a lot [...]

Trimming Finances

Nowadays, we’re all trying to find a little wiggle room in our budgets to trim. You can find lots of information on the internet about how to save on your food spending, such as eating out less (duh) and shopping at wholesalers. But here’s a few tips that I have found work for me, which maybe [...]

Food for Thought

Picture a day (of meals) in the life of a dietitian. Are you conjuring up images of rice cakes and celery? How about pills and powders, wheat grass smoothies, tofu, maybe some exotic juices? Nope. Sorry if you’re disappointed, but I’m a normal person who shops at a real grocery store, has a finite food budget, [...]