April 12, 2015
Delicious Fat-Free Cornbread

Delicious Fat-Free Cornbread

This is a great recipe for a nice, moist texture, with great flavor. Nobody will believe it is fat-free! Some cornmeal and whole wheat flour does contain a small amount of fat, but it won’t matter. For this recipe, I used Alber’s Enriched and degrained cornmeal and Bob’s Red Mill Stone Ground Whole wheat flour. There is a […]
March 30, 2015
10-Minute Chili

10-Minute Chili

When it comes to dinner, quick and easy doesn’t have to mean takeout. This is a quick and delicious low-fat recipe sure to please for a weekend lunch or weekday dinner, and the kids will love it to!
March 30, 2015
Vegetable Fajitas

Vegetable Fajitas

Try making these wonderful vegetable fajitas with fat-free flour tortillas made by Canteca. (Available at Winco in the Mexican food aisle. Look for the turquoise-colored package.)
March 30, 2015
Maple Couscous recipe

Maple Couscous

Couscous (KOOS-koos) is a granular pasta made from semolina (granules of durum wheat) which is cooked by steaming. You can find it in the rice and pasta section of most grocery stores.
March 30, 2015
Breakfast Cereal Cookies

Breakfast Cereal Cookies

This is a super low-fat recipe made with breakfast cereals, and slightly modified from the same recipe in the Butter Busters Cookbook By Pam Mycoskie. If you don’t want to use artificial sweeteners, you can may use real sugar instead, which increases the calories from 44 to 55 calories per cookie.
January 13, 2015
Banana-Oatmeal Treats

Banana-Oatmeal Treats

For this treat, you decide how sweet to make it! Sugar and raisins are optional. Without the optional ingredients this treat tastes like a satisfying breakfast bar. With the the optional ingredients, it definitely tastes like dessert!
December 25, 2014

The National Weight Control Registry: A Key to Success

We all know that losing weight is difficult and that keeping it off is even more challenging. We also know that there are a million-and-one theories about the best way to lose weight and how to maintain weight loss. Even more confusing is that many of these theories contradict one another.   But plenty of people do “beat […]
October 28, 2014

CONTRAVE: NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUG APPROVED BY THE FDA

Contrave is the newest weight loss medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Contrave is a combination medication containing both bupropion and naltrexone. Both these medications are appetite suppressants. Combined, and together with diet and exercise, they have been shown to be effective for achieving significant weight loss. Bupropion, under the brand name Wellbutrin, has been used […]
October 21, 2014

Importance of Adequate Sleep for Weight Loss

When we think of factors that promote weight loss, we usually think about our food intake and our energy burned with exercise. However, there is increasing evidence that adequate sleep may be the third leg of the weight loss stool. Think about it: if I am at work, sleep-deprived and to boost my energy, I am more likely […]