Year: 2008

Slow Cooked Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Submitted by Linda B. at Westinghouse. Thank you, Linda B.! You’ll Need: 1 Yellow Onion thinly sliced (Vandaila Onion will add a different taste) 1-1/2 lb. Pork Shoulder Roast ½ Cup Water 1 12 oz bottle Tangy Organic Barbecue Sauce (from Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods or your own...

Your Brain on Portions and Pleasure

This report speaks directly to the message we are trying to get across: that overweight and obesity is about more than just molecule micromanagment. To love your food and reintroduce pleasurable eating, can lead to neural changes that can help reduce overconsumption. In this study, they used chocolate milkshakes,...

Grilled Salmon on Cedar Plank

Submitted by Linda B. at Westinghouse. Thank you, Linda B.! This is a slow cooking method that will produce a wonderful aroma, delicate texture with a rich smoky flavor. Untreated Red Cedar Plank soaked in cold water about 3 hours. You should weight it down to submerge. Home Centers...

Pace Controls Portions

It is important to say it again: Pace Controls Portions. This simple principle can be found in the healthy habits of the Mediterranean people, and has been replicated in this study published in the British Medical Journal. Over 3,000 Japanese volunteers (aged from 30 to 69) were asked about...

Grilled Shrimp Pasta Verde

Submitted by Linda B. at Westinghouse. Thank you, Linda B!   You’ll Need: 2/3 Cup Parsley Leaves or 1/3 Cup each Parsley & Basil 3 tbsp. Drained Capers 1 Clove Garlic chopped Juice of 1 Lemon 1 tsp. Anchovy Paste (optional) ½ tsp. Dijon Mustard Sea Salt & Fresh...

Bottomless Bowls

WHY is it that larger portions = larger consumption. This GREAT article, from Dr. Brian Wansink, used self-refilling bowls to see how portions create consumption. I love psychologists because they’re so sneaky. They gave one group of subjects soup bowls that, slowly and imperceptibly, refilled as their contents were...

Voting

Today is election day. I am standing in line 30 minutes early, having been made to bo frightened by the stories of long lines and marathon 6 hour delays in Florida and in other sites. How will this election affect our health? More importantly, how will it impact our...

Editorial: Portion Distortion

How did it happen? How did the sense that “volume equals value” become so much a part of our way of thinking that it has made us the world leaders in overweight, diabetes, and all the other health problems that ride on its coattails. How did we get here?...

Portions Then and Now

Over the past few decades, we have seen portion sizes go through the roof. It’s no surprise that our increasing weight problems have mirrored these increases in portion size. In the 1970s, for example, around 47% of Americans were overweight or obese; now 66 percent of us are. Likewise,...

Marinated Chicken – in 15 minutes!

Submitted by Jesse from Westinghouse. Thank you, Jesse! You’ll Need: 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon 1/4 teaspoon pepper 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves. Directions: Combine the first 5 ingredients; Spread on both sides of the...

Parents, Kids, and Weight

This article argues the obvious: our weight and health problems are best solved within families. According to UK researchers, found benefits for both children and their parents. The children, who were all overweight or obese at the study’s start, became less sedentary and managed to lose some weight. Their...

Chili Everyone Loves

Submitted by Linda at Westinghouse. Thank you Linda!   You’ll Need: 1 Onion 1 Green Pepper 1 Can dark red kidney beans w/ juice 1 lb hot sausage 2 large cans whole tomatoes w/ juice 2 tsp salt 2 tsp sugar 2 tsp chili powder Directions:   Cook &...