Top Ten Things I Wouldn't Eat If You Paid Me:
(this list could be longer)
- Cool whip
- Margarine
- Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing
- Krispy Kreme doughnuts
- Ritz Crackers
- "Cinnabon” Cinnamon rolls
- Diet soda
- Velveeta
- Swanson Hungry man frozen dinner
- Philly Cheese steak
Top Ten Things I Eat Regularly Without Guilt:
- Nuts
- Avocados
- Flax seed oil
- Olive oil
- Dark Chocolate
- Beans
- Whole Eggs
- Dates
- Chunk light tuna
- Wine
Top Ten Really Guilty Pleasures:
- Fois gras (I know, I know)
- Authentic tiramisu
- Osso Bucco especially the bone marrow
- Prociutto de Parma
- Fried oysters
- Corned beef on rye with sauerkraut and mustard
(come on I'm half German for pete sake) - Fresh Croissants (only from Paris)
- Real Italian canolis
- Buffalo Chicken Wings (Only on Super Bowl Sunday)
- Boiled lobster with Melted Butter
Top Ten Things You Must Give Up To Slow Down The Aging Process:
- Smoking
- Sugar
- Alcohol
- Stress
- Fast food
- Pre-packaged processed foods
- Driving with your teenage children (Sorry kids, This one is a must)
- Anything with hydrogenated oils
- White trash (white flour, white bread, white pasta, white potatoes)
- Soda, yes, diet too
- Sun bathing without Sun block!
Top Ten Magazines:
- Bon Appetite
- Eating Well
- Prevention
- Vegetarian Times
- Everyday Food
- Journal Of Clinical Nutrition
- Saveur
- Bottom Line Health
- Alternative Therapies
Top Ten Reasons Cooking Is Good For Children:
- They will eat what they make
- Talk about application learning! Math, science, reading, creativity
- When they get older they will cook for you
- Learn how to make mistakes and becoming a creative genius
- Nothing like having an extra pair of hands in the kitchen
- Builds self esteem
- They will remember being in the kitchen with you instead of what they received for their 10th birthday
- They will grow up healthier
- Opens up the lines of communication for just about anything
Top Ten Breakfast:
- Vegetable omelet, juice
- Bean burrito made with whole grain tortillas, black beans low fat cheese, fruit
- Chicken breasts, avocado and juice
- Vegetable hash with poached eggs
- Hot Multi grain cereal with blueberries, juice
- Scrambled eggs with brown rice and spinach, juice
- Almond butter ricotta cheese and banana on multi grain waffle.
- Power smoothie: soy milk, rice protein, flax oil, fruit, egg whites
- Yogurt with granola and berries
- Chicken apple sausage and fruit salad glass of milk
Top Ten Influential People:
- Julia Child
- Jethro Kloss
- Dean Ornish
- Mark Hyman
- Kathie Swift
- My Children Bonnie, Maya and Jake
- My Paternal Grandmother
- Dr. Andrew Weil
- Hippocrates
- Adele Davis
Top Ten Super Foods:
- Fresh Ginger
- Blueberries
- Avocados
- Flaxseeds
- Nuts
- Broccoli
- Salmon
- Spinach
- Edamame
- Acai juice
Top Ten Books:
- Fanny Farmer baking book (my first cookbook age 10)
- “Professional cooking “, text book from Culinary Institute of America
- Joy of Cooking, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Irma S. Rombauer
- Stewart little, EB White
- Island of the blue dolphins, Scott O’Dell
- Back to Eden, Jethro Kloss
- The five people you meet in heaven, Mitch Albom
- Ultra Prevention Dr. Hyman, Dr. Liponis from “Canyon Ranch”
- On Food and Cooking, Harold McGee
- The Art of Eating , M.F.K Fisher
- Adelle Davis diet for a small planet
- Moosewood restaurant cookbook
Top Ten Snacks:
- Handful of nuts
- Hard boiled eggs
- Apple slices with almond butter
- Small can of chunk light tuna
- ¼ of an avocado
- 1 cup of vegetable soup with beans
- Hummus with celery sticks
- 1 cup Plain low fat yogurt with fresh fruit and 2 Tbs granola
- Small smoothie made with fruit, yogurt and some brown rice protein powder
- 3-4 oz cooked chicken or turkey
Top Ten Supplements:
(please consult your doctor before taking any of these)
- Selenium
- Fish oil
- Folic acid
- Alpha lipoic acid
- Coenzyme q 10
- Spirulina
- Ginkgo boloba
- Milk thistle
- Magnesium
- Flax seed oil