Healthy Eating:What’s New

After a Summer of Splurging, Get Back on Track for Fall

Tips and tricks from our resident dietitian, Julie Upton, RD
August 28, 2008

This month, as kids head back to school and the workforce buckles down and says good-bye to the lazy days of summer, it’s time for many adults (ahem, like me) to get back on the nutrition straight and narrow.

I’ve often heard that September is the most popular diet month after January. Apparently, many people rush to Weight Watchers meetings or to the gym, or to Jenny Craig or other diet programs to help them lose the weight they gained over the summer. I’m not sure if that’s entirely true, but it doesn’t surprise me: I do know that I’m feeling more apple-ish than normal, and I can’t take it anymore. Read More


Taste-Test Results: Pumpkin-Seed Crackers, Granola Bars, and Eight-Grain Crisps

August 28, 2008

This week we crunched our way through a peanut-butter granola bar, a pumpkin-seed-and-cheddar cracker, and an eight-grain crisp. Happy munching! Read More


Sensible Portions Peppadew 8 Grain Crisps

August 28, 2008

Category: Savory snack

Crunch factor: Solid crunch

Taste: Eek! Strange, bright orange powder on these thin, rice cake–like crisps manages to be tangy, hot, sweet, and sour—and unappetizing—all at once. The Peppadew, says Wikipedia, is the brand name of “sweet piquanté peppers grown in the Limpopo province of South Africa.” They’re basically pickled peppers, but marketed as fruit—what the Sensible Portions bag calls “the NEWEST fruit in the world.” The eight grains in the chip are hardly detectable over the orange din. Read More


Barbara’s Crunchy Organic Peanut Butter Granola Bars

August 28, 2008

Category: Sweet treat

Crunch factor: Very crunchy

Taste: The highlight of this bar is the crunchy yet chewy whole-oats quality, hinting of Scottish oatcakes. On top of that is a mild, slightly underwhelming peanut flavor. They have a honeyed sweetness. Read More


Doctor Kracker Organic and Artisan-Baked Pumpkin Seed Cheddar Snacker Crackers

August 28, 2008

Category: Savory snack

Crunch factor: Super crunchy

Taste: These little square crackers are dotted with pumpkin seeds and bits of oven-browned cheese, so you expect to be hit with that edge-of-the-macaroni-dish, cheddar-crust goodness (not to mention some toasty pumpkin back notes). What you get is a pretty neutral cracker: under-salted, flat-flavored, a bit bland. On the plus side, they do have a “Milk-Bone–level crunch” (apparently, one of our tasters used to eat dog biscuits). Read More


Asian Dinner Party: Recipes and Planning Tips

Cook like a pro with celebrity natural-foods chef Bethenny Frankel
August 26, 2008

When entertaining, we are always trying to think of something different. That’s why I love preparing an Asian menu: The “wow” factor is huge, the amount of effort needed is small, and because of the variety of natural flavors in Asian culture, the food is delicious and still healthy. Read More


6 Hearty Dinners, No Slaving Over the Stove Required!

Eating, cooking, and shopping insights from food and nutrition editor Frances Largeman-Roth, RD
August 24, 2008

There’s a touch of fall in the air here in the Northeast, but most of the country still has plenty of hot, sticky weather to look forward to for the next few weeks. Here are some easy, breezy dinner ideas to help you get through the rest of the season.

When you hear tomato sauce, most people think of cooked tomato sauce. But you can also make a fresh tomato sauce that’s incredibly refreshing and perfect with penne or fusilli. Summer tomatoes (at least the ones I’ve been buying at the farmers market) are really at their tastiest now, with a nice balance of earthiness and sweetness. Mix it up, taste it, and see what it needs. Read More


Baked, Not Fried, Zucchini Fries

August 21, 2008

Zucchini + egg + milk + Parmesan + breadcrumbs =Zucchini Fries

Summer zucchini is bountiful right now. And if you (or your neighbors) have a garden, you’re likely loaded down with the green stuff. Here’s how to put it to delicious use. Read More


Fight Flab With Ayurveda

August 21, 2008

Ayurvedic medicine originated in India more than 5,000 years ago—and even then healthy eating was important. John Douillard, PhD, host of the new DVD, Ayurveda for Weight Loss ($20), offers these three tips for shedding pounds Ayurveda-style. Read More


Taste-Test Results: Oatmeal Cookies, Flatbread Crackers, and More

August 21, 2008

This week our testers tackle two flaxseed flatbread crackers, an oatmeal cookie that’s crunch-worthy, and a blueberry treat that could use some work. Read More




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