I sometimes take leftover soup to work in the cooler months, but never in the summer...until I was inspired by an interview with Penelope Cruz in InStyle to make gazpacho, a dish I've sort of avoided thus far in my life. I had a mountain of ripe tomatoes in my garden to use up, and I was getting tired of spending hours cooking them down into tomato sauce. I wanted something quick, easy and delicious!
Hi everyone! I'm off on a little camping trip getting some much needed R&R. I'll
Happy Monday! I meant to share this TEDx talk by registered dietitian Jen Haugen, "How
I have long advocated against confusing what you do with what you are, especially in
I mentioned a few weeks back that my partner-in-podcasting Seth Yoder and I met up
If you live in the Seattle area and are looking for something fun to do
OK, I'm laying it out for you here...this post will be a little long (I've
In Sunday’s column on the Food For Fertility program, the focus was primarily on women
I spent three months at the beginning of 2013 assisting with the Food For Fertility
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. If you didn’t have a
If you have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, you are probably already all over
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to get together with my sometime partner in podcasting,
Happy Monday! I haven't done a Meatless Monday post in a while, but I made this easy, tasty, meatless recipe last week, planned to share it with you anyway, and then thought, "Hey, why not share it on a Monday?"
I thought I wasn't going to get around to posting today, and then I saw
It's that magical time of the summer when my vegetable garden is booming and I
This week is the second annual Eating Psychology Online Conference, and I absorbed as much
One concern about our culture’s preoccupation with weight in general, and some of the anti-fat messages that are coming out of the “war on obesity” specifically, is that they may trigger the development of eating disorders in children, adolescents, teens and adults who are predisposed to them.
Have you ever done a “body project”? To some extent, any diet is a body project, but I did an “official” body project four summers ago, dedicating four months of my life to an online fat loss competition. Like, one of those competitions where you post before-and-after photos of yourself wearing not a lot of clothing, with the chance of winning a trip to Hawaii dangled in front of you as a carrot.
In yesterday’s post, I presented observations from Lucy Aphramor, PhD, RD, about how society-wide weight stigma and social disparities contribute to obesity. Social determinants of health, which include income and education level, among other things, are a major focus of public health. Linda Bacon, her co-author on the upcoming book Body Respect, said she has observed a failure to turn words into actions in the spheres of health education and public health.
Talk to Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor for an hour in a coffee shop, as I did for The Seattle Times, and you walk away quite clear that the root causes of obesity go much deeper than individual choice and responsibility. Weight stigma and social disparities are profound contributors to the so-called obesity epidemic.
This is the first summer in five years that I'm not juggling work and school.
For no rhyme or reason whatsoever, I've never had Malaysian food. I've never been to
Sometimes, I love cooking from a recipe, but other times...I just don't. Like, when I've been busy, or I'm tired, or I've broken my brain working on some project or other. Basically, when I'd rather operate on autopilot rather than think or read my way to a homecooked meal.
I have a horrible admission to make.Every single year for the last, oh, 15 or
In lieu of my own post today, I'm going to kindly direct you over to
Question: What do these two concepts have in common?Whoever can eat the most New York
When we take quick trips to San Francisco, a farmer's market is always on our itinerary (specifically, we beeline to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market), but taking home gobs of gorgeous produce is usually out of the question...except on this trip.
Happy Monday! If you didn't have a chance to read my latest On Nutrition column
I'm a big fan of repurposing and recycling, and that goes for my own writing,
I'm getting in a post for Food Allergy Awareness Week just under the wire, which
In lieu of a blog post today, I'm going to point you in the direction
With warmer days at hand and my imminent return to working somewhere other than my
Happy Monday! If you didn't see my On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle Times, "What
When I saw this Mindful Eating Marathon infographic on Susan Alber's Eating Mindfully website the
I've been on a cooking kick since we got home from Paris. I blame this
Have you ever followed a delicious-looking recipe to the letter and felt a little let down by the finished product? Like, it needs a little...something. Me, too. Here are some tips from culinary wizard and cookbook author Rebecca Katz for boosting and balancing the flavor in your recipes.
I mentioned that sickness descended on my house last week. Since both Jeff and I
Sorry it took me so long to post this final Paris Postcard. In my defense,
When some people think of Paris, they think of gourmet restaurant meals. We, however, did
Bonjour! Well, I'm back from Paris, which clearly means I did not succeed in posting
I knew the kale quinoa salad I made Tuesday for dinner was delicious, but I
With this post, I've finally fully shared the great info I gathered when working on
It’s no secret that in today’s society, many people feel quite free to offer their
Happy Monday! I hope everybody had a great weekend with at least a little dose
I'm headed to Paris in a few weeks, and I love kale, so naturally I
Since I wrote two newspaper columns on saturated fat in February (along with a little
Happy Monday! The sun is shining in Seattle, and if you haven't read my On
Type 2 diabetes runs in my family, and the knowledge that healthy food and regular
I have shelves full of cookbooks and cabinets full of Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Food &
March is National Nutrition Month®, and I thought I would kick things off with this
Today I had the good fortune to listen to a most excellent teleseminar sponsored by
I have a post I'm hoping to get written for (later) today, but just in
Think you can "spot" someone with an eating disorder just by looking at them? Think
It's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, so for the rest of this week I plan
Happy Monday! My second On Nutrition column on saturated fats, "Making mindful choices in whole-diet
Happy, uh...Wednesday! If you didn't see my latest On Nutrition column in Sunday's Seattle Times,
If you're the type of person who doesn't like to make a big hullabaloo about
I frequently talk to people who think that the word "natural" on a food package
Happy Monday! I've been a bit of an inconsistent blogger lately, mostly because I've been
Whenever I bring up the concept of "health at every size" with someone who has
I received a good lesson in mindfulness a few weeks ago when I tweaked my
I'll admit that I am moved when advertising uses its forces (read: ability to manipulate)
While there are some legit reasons for doing a strict detox diet (which I'll get
Happy Monday! If you haven't yet read my latest On Nutrition column, "Thinking about a
I was at the library the other day, and there was a copy of Love
While I'm a coffee girl first and foremost (I do live in Seattle, after all),
With a stash of more than 200 cookbooks, at least that many back issues of
Do you like to make New Year's resolutions? I do, too, even though I know
I feel fortunate this year that I get to see almost all of my family
If you celebrate Christmas, your plans for tomorrow probably include feasting. To squeeze maximum enjoyment
If you caught the news last week about vitamin and mineral supplements being, well, pretty
I recently had the opportunity to review the new book Wellness, Not Weight: Health at
As our society moves faster and faster, our tendency to seek instant gratification intensifies. So
As with many skills, mindful eating takes practice and patience to develop. You may have
Happy Monday! If you did not see my latest On Nutrition column in yesterday's Seattle
I almost titled this post, "Oh, here we go again." That's exactly how I felt
Thursday was the first time in six years that I hosted Thanksgiving. While I didn't
Happy Thanksgiving, or Thanksgivukkah, a day early. I'm hosting this year, so preparations are already
Happy Monday! If you have not yet read my latest On Nutrition column in yesterday's
Earlier this year, when I won an award from the Washington State Academy of Nutrition
As I've mentioned, last weekend I attended the Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders annual
Following up on Sunday's On Nutrition column on diversifying your breakfast whole grain portfolio, here's
Happy Monday! I'm home from Philly after an amazing weekend conference about eating disorders. My
Last week I listened to a teleseminar from The Center for Mindful Eating, "Multi-Tasking and
The Oregon project I referred to yesterday is the OHSU Bob and Charlee Moore Institute
Happy Halloween! Yesterday I talked about the science part of the American Institute for Cancer Research
I listened to a great webinar yesterday from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR),
Yesterday, I came across Dr. David Katz's "The Case for Taste Bud Rehab," and the
So I met two friends for happy hour late last week. I hadn't seen either
Whew...I love conferences, but they take a lot out of you! Ergo, a skipped blog
Who needs sleep? Despite needing to step up the undereye concealer, I enjoyed a dynamic
Happy Monday! My first two days at FNCE have been filled to the brim with
I'd been meaning to read Darya Pino Rose's Foodist for months, and finally had the
Happy Monday! Shopping my pantry is going swimmingly. Too swimmingly, actually. I'm so well stocked
Diets may not lead to eating disorders in most people (because most people, fortunately, are
It was exactly a month ago when headlines started shrieking that formerly obese adolescents and
I admit, I'm embarrassed. I openly endorse having a well-stocked pantry, but things are a
I'm a pretty good cook. I have more than 200 cookbooks, piles of back issues
I had planned to write a specific post for today, but decided it made more
I think it's safe to say that most people don't have unlimited food budgets. Even
