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!

What is Flax and Why is it Good for You?

Flax seeds come from an ancient plant prized and cultivated by the Egyptians. These tiny seeds might seem like light-weight but looks can be deceiving.

December 2007 Newsletter: Cook UpSome Holiday Cheer

Home-made baked goods are my weakness during the holidays. Who doesn’t love a plate of warm cookies right from the oven? Why not try some healthier holiday goodies that are lighter than traditional fare but just as sweet? Try my recipe for rugelach for Hanukkah filled with chocolate chips and walnuts or leave Santa a stack of peppermint biscotti.

Betsy and Claude Baking Co.

Treat yourself to Betsy and Claude’s amazing cookies that are safe for sensitive tummies! reat yourself to Betsy and Claude’s amazing cookies that are safe for sensitive tummies! These tender and delicious cookies are gluten-free and safe for folks who suffer from celiac disease as well as people from other allergies.

Q & A – DietDetective.com

Charles Stuart Platkin interviewed Jennifer Iserloh for Diet Detective, an online portal for health and fitness. In this wide-ranging interview, Jennifer touched on her passions, motivation and views.

November 2007 Newsletter: Getting Ready For Thanksgiving

Want to enjoy your favorite Thanksgiving dishes without packing on the pounds? Don’t go cold turkey – try the skinny version of my holiday favorites like Granny’s moist stuffing, pumpkin bread pudding, and sweet potato mash. Find out Granny’s #1 secret to for a perfect Thanksgiving feast in the latest In Granny’s Kitchen podcast.

Myth Buster: The Five Second Rule

The five second rule is a rule that allows people to feel good after eating something that may or may not have bacteria on it depending on how long it rested on a dirty surface. But, is it true?

Cooking With Spices: Turmeric

Learn to spice things up with healthy cooking on YogaLife! As their resident chef, I’ll show you just how easy it is to add flavor to every-day meals by using spices and foods that heal. This month on Yoga Life, my video features turmeric.

The Curious Cook

Harold McGee writes about the chemistry of food and cooking, as is recognized by many food and science publications as one of the top experts. I love his informative and witty blog, but first discovered his writing from the award-winning book, ‘On Food and Cooking’. Harold left academia to share with us the ever-changing field of food chemistry, luckily for us!