Healthy Eating Tips & Insights

This section of the site highlights insights, strategies and tips to eat better - covering eating habits, healthy shopping, eating out, and making smarter choices. If you're not cooking for yourself yet, this is your section!

Healthy Happy Hour

Do you love going out with friends but hate the idea of racking up hundreds of calories from those sweet frozen drinks? See my Healthy Happy Hour drinks in the July 2008 issue of Self magazine, and find out how to make them fresh and light at home!

Is Chewing Gum Bad for You?

The short answer is yes – that is, if you chew gum with sugar. So, what about sugarless gum?

5 Easy Ways to Eat More Whole Grains

What are whole grains and what’s all the hubbub anyway? How can you get more whole grains into your diet?

How to Stop Overeating

I used to be a chronic overeater, and it was tough to put the fork down when faced with home-cooked food. But my secret tips don’t tell you to stop eating – in fact, I prescribe enjoying food more!

Spicy Mexican Chicken [Video]

In this video, I showcase my tricks to cook a healthier grassfed beef burger in a collard warp that’s also lower in calories compared to a bistro style burger.

Grassfed Burger with Collards [Video]

In this video, I showcase my tricks to cook a healthier grassfed beef burger in a collard warp that’s also lower in calories compared to a bistro style burger.

How America Spends on Food and Beverages

Who spends the most eating out? New Yorkers, Los Angelenos or folks from Austin? Find the surprising answer in ‘How America Spends on Food and Beverages’, an infographic of 2009 data on average per household spending… Fascinating read!

Eating for Apple Body Shapes

Whether you’re an apple, pear or banana shape, all body shapes are beautiful in their own way. However, the apple types have a tougher time getting rid of stubborn belly fat, so check out some of my hard-won secrets…