Ingredients: 3 cups red pitted tart cherries, drained ½ teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup sifted flour 1 cup Quaker oats (uncooked) ½ cup brown sugar (packed) ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter (melted) Directions Preheat oven to 375 Combine cherries and vanilla; place in greased 8-inch square baking pan....

“Eat Fat, Get Fat.” This notion has driven nutrition science and policy for 40 years. But the simplicity of the dogma is revealed as being a bit simplistic. In fact, in the most recent issue of the Journal of Nutrition, researchers from the University of Texas found that fat...

Ingredients: 6 Tablespoons melted butter ½ cup maple syrup 2 eggs-lightly beaten 4 ripe bananas mashed 1 cup quinoa flour 1 cup cornmeal 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder ½ teaspoon salt Directions: Blend together butter and maple syrup. Add egg bananas and mix. In a separate...

Diagnosing Our Weight Problems The US government recently announced that Medicare can pay for obesity treatment, officially making excess weight a “disease.” But this gross influenza of the waistline is particularly American. Why is that? A generation ago, American families were thinner while eating eggs, breads, butter, vegetables …...

Diet Sodas and the American Dream Work hard, play by the rules, and you can be anything you want to be. This is American Dream, sewn into our souls as a fundamental truism. Do the right thing, do it with diligence, and you will succeed. There’s a dietary version...

Wine, chocolate, and cheese are typically viewed as the dietary sins that you absolutely must stay away from if you want to control those growing belly bulges and saddle bags. The saturated fat, the cocoa butter, the empty alcohol calories! If we can agree on anything (the riff goes),...

  You’ll Need 3 medium cucumbers 6 cups yogurt 2 Tablespoons white vinegar 1 Tablespoon olive oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 Tablespoon chopped mint 1 ½ teaspoons chopped dill Salt   Directions: Peel cucumbers and slice lengthwise into halves. Scoop out seeds from each half with spoon. Coarsely...

The French and Mediterranean people drink coffee every day, and the evidence is that we should too. Despite the controversy that swirls around it, the research data show that this common morning eye-opener is very healthy for you. The catch? Coffee is just like all other foods and drinks,...

It’s the dietary irony of our age. Low carb theory has told us that we should avoid certain foods because they cause a rapid insulin spike, followed by a consequent evacuation of glucose from your blood – known to carb eaters as the sugar blues. Even though you may...

This summer, an incredible new drug has burst onto the market, representing a true miracle of modern nutrition science. Reports across a broad array of research journals confirm this wonder pill’s absolutely stunning health benefits with only minimal, quite acceptable, side effects. Among its lengthy list of benefits, it...

Summer’s in full swing now and we’ll all be out on the road at some point soon. You may be used to it if you travel for your job but, for most people, living in and out of hotels and eating away from home for every meal can kick...

  You’ll Need Spinach Sliced Strawberries 1 cup sliced pecans 1 Tablespoon olive oil 3 Tablespoons brown sugar 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar   Directions:   Stir the sugar, olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a large skillet over medium heat until the sugar melts approximately 3 minutes. Mix in...