Skinny Chef Blog

This category features all posts on SkinnyChef.com, whether they are blog posts in the traditional sense, recipes, or short asides highlighting content from around the web. Enjoy.

How to Get a Better Beach Belly

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Summer is just a few months away, but it isn’t too late to make some simply changes in your daily habits that could mean a better bathing suit body. Reducing puffiness around your waistline isn’t just about calories. It also has to do with lowering stress and improving digestion – here’s a few easy tips to incorporate right now …

Ways to Make Healthy Foods Taste Amazing

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Getting tired of steamed vegetables and that old boring salad? Healthy cooking doesn’t have to be tasteless or complicated when you know how to use flavor boosters that are both extremely low in calories, fat and sugar-free, AND give you added health benefits to boot! Follow this fun guide to outfit your kitchen so you […]

5 BS Facts About Losing Weight

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Losing weight can seem daunting – especially when the weather starts to warm up and the shorts and bathing suits come out of storage! So to make it fun and stress-free, I’m busting three huge myths about losing weight that most people get stuck on.

Home Cooking on Valentine’s Day

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Looking to spoil your lover or loved one this V-day? Home cooking is the best way! Not only is it a lot healthier, but it tastes so much better because you make it fresh. Plus no reservations required, just a quick trip to your local gourmet market!

Dessert Ideas For Valentine’s Day

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Download this booklet with delicious and romantic ideas for Valentine’s Day – I put together this guide with smart, easy and cute ideas to make your Valentine’s Day an extra special day to remember for years to come…

3 Steps to Dial Down Sugar Cravings

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Even if you don’t have a sweet tooth, you probably crave sugar every now and again. With these tips, you can learn how to curb sugar cravings that threaten to wreck your diet!

Shopping, Cooking & Eating Healthier

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Maintaining a healthy weight, or getting to that healthy weight, is not about dieting. It’s about celebrating food, about eating the foods that you already love but making them a little (or a lot) healthier, based on how you shop, cook and eat now.

30 Tasty Ways to Cut Calories

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When it comes to keeping your waistline in check, calories do count! But who wants to feel deprived? You don’t have to worry when you have these tasty, creative ways to cut calories so you can still enjoy all the munchies you love.

Are you ready to look better, feel more energized, and get back that youthful feeling you remember having as a kid? I can help you on a journey that will change the way you eat — for good. My Gentle Cleanse 7-Day Detox program is especially designed for plant-based eaters. The program has it all: taste, techniques, and a whole lot of nutrition — made easy for you with videos, meal plans, shopping lists, and even no-cook options. Click here for access to the Gentle Cleanse 7-Day Detox program

10 Everyday Superfoods

Superfoods are nutrient-dense, whole foods that have high amounts of micronutrients and other unique compounds that have incredibly healing potential.

Shopping, Cooking & Eating Healthier

Learning quick tips about shopping, cooking and eating healthier is the best way to start & stay on the right track towards better health.

Celebrating Food

When families make time to cook and eat meals together, not only do family ties and social skills grow, but families also tend to eat slower, paying more attention to quality.

Food Courting Series

What if you could make those food court favorite foods in a nutritional way in the comfort of your own home?

The 10 Commandments

There are some no-nonsense basics or commandments that should stick with any truly healthy eater. It's the Do’s and Don’ts for healthy eating

10 Everyday Superfoods

Superfoods are nutrient-dense, whole foods that have high amounts of micronutrients and other unique compounds that have incredibly healing potential.

Think Before You Eat

Mindless noshing won’t help your waistline if you’re trying to lose weight. Paying attention to what you’re eating is critical.

Shopping, Cooking & Eating Healthier

Learning quick tips about shopping, cooking and eating healthier is the best way to start & stay on the right track towards better health.

Get Over Your Fear of Cooking!

So many people say to me "I can't cook!" When I look at them incredulously, they confess "Ok... I am scared to cook!" Here are 5 tips to help you get started...

Cooking Tips Every Cook Should Know

I am always eager to share insights from my own experience working in professional restaurant kitchens.

Get a Good Night’s Sleep

Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t just mean eating nutritional foods and being active – it also means getting the rest that you and your body need.

Exercise & Happiness

Exercise is good for the heart, great for your figure, and might even help you to score the date of your dreams, but can exercise make you a happier person?

Celebrating Food

When families make time to cook and eat meals together, not only do family ties and social skills grow, but families also tend to eat slower, paying more attention to quality.

Food Courting Series

What if you could make those food court favorite foods in a nutritional way in the comfort of your own home?

Healthy Cheats Series

Getting to that healthy weight is not about dieting. It’s about celebrating food, about eating the foods that you already love but making them a little (or a lot) healthier.

TV Appearances

Check out Skinny Chef Jennifer Iserloh's latest TV appearances - including The Today Show, The View, Better TV and Living Well With Montel.

What You're Losing on Your Diet

Nothing feels better then making progress on your weight loss goals, but sometimes trying to cut back on calories could mean you’re cutting back on nutrition.

7 Top Foods For Your Kid’s Diet

Getting kids to eat right can be a challenge, especially when families are running on a tight schedule! So here are foods that do double time...

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

18.8 million Americans are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but fortunately, there are plenty of things you can do right now to avoid that diagnosis down the road!