Freekeh and Butternut Squash
2 bone-in chicken breasts ½ C (dry) freekeh 1 large carrot 2 celery stalks 1 medium-sized yellow onion ½ C butternut squash, cubed 2 T fresh sage leaves, chopped ½ T smoked paprika (or regular paprika) ½ T rosemary 1…
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Butternut Squash with Pumpkin Seeds and Cranberries
Ingredients: 1 lb. butternut squash, cut into ½ inch cubes 2 tsp. Dijon mustard 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp. pomegranate juice or orange juice 1/8 tsp. kosher salt (table salt will do) 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1/3…
Pumpkin (or other winter squash) Pancakes
Ingredients: 1 cup cooked mashed winter squash ¾ cup unbleached flour 1 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. cinnamon 2 large eggs, separated 1 tbsp. brown sugar 1 cup buttermilk 2 tbsp. melted butter or, coconut, canola…
Pumpkin Oatmeal
Ingredients: ½ cup rolled oats 1 cup 1% fat milk ½ cup cooked pumpkin (from a can) Cinnamon to taste 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, honey or coconut sugar ¼ cup chopped pecans Put the oats, cinnamon, sugar and milk in…
NYC Nutrition: Eight Tips For Eating Your Way Through the Holidays
We’re on the brink of the holidays, soon to tumble into a landmine of high-fat, high-sugar, high-calorie foods. And regardless of what you may or may not celebrate, this time of year is filled with office parties, family dinners, church…
NYC Nutrition Fiber Information
November is American Diabetes Month and with all the talk about blood sugar and high quantities of sugar in our diets, glucose is on our minds. As a dietitian, I work with many patients who live with diabetes, and…
NYC Dietitian Offers Six Tips to Replace Frankenstein Foods
To celebrate Halloween, I started thinking about foods in disguise – foods that dress like foods but are hiding a whole bunch of Frankenstein elements behind them to keep them looking and tasting like food. Many of us take things…
Personal Trainer NYC Tip of the Month
“Stop slouching.” “Sit up straight.” Growing up to our grandmothers, mothers and aunts harping about bad posture, we thought it was about drinking tea nicely and being “a lady.” Certainly part of it was that. But, on a much deeper…
Science and Nutrition, New Studies Bring Back Fats
There are absolutely no absolutes. (Except for trans fats – they’re absolutely bad). It seems as if there are waves of nutritional trends, and the pendulum has swung from no-fat diets and cholesterol fear to putting sugar on the hot…
A Registered Dietitian Takes a Close Look at What’s in your Glass
Got Milk-Substitute? That ad campaign hasn’t really caught on. The Healthy Eating Plate, created by Harvard’s School of Public Health, is a response to the USDA’s MyPlate. The big difference in the Harvard diet is that there is a conspicuous…