Consider this essay as "Garbage Disposal Behavior, Part Deux." In that essay, I cautioned against eating those last few leftovers rather than throwing them away or putting them away. Now I want to shift the question-- rather than "Should I take … [Continue reading]
In Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Penguin Press, paperback edition January 2010, illustrated edition November 2011), Michael Pollan hopes to supply you with a back-to-basics food guide that you can read in 20 minutes, pore over and consider for … [Continue reading]
Okay, I'm talking to the Moms out there, as well as those of you who eat mostly "meals for one". Take this one-question quiz: When you have eaten enough to feel satisfied, and you notice that there is less than a cup or so left of whatever you ate, … [Continue reading]
I keep waiting for the analogy of diet and finance to break down, and it just won't. Well, I thought, there's no analog to bankruptcy; how do you wipe away a huge calorie debt by taking one extreme step that will have serious long-term … [Continue reading]
If you're a double-whip, half-caff, mocha slappuccino kind of person, you cannot be saved. You have replaced a reasonably virtuous medicinal beverage with a dessert, and not even a very good one. If you need to add a Krispy Kreme donut's worth of … [Continue reading]
I hope you were strong. I hope you didn't let the diabolical marketers who put the Halloween candy out in July or August entice you into buying it, seeing it around the house, and then eating it so you were forced to buy it again. Personally, I … [Continue reading]
How many times have you heard diet pundits advise, "Never reward yourself with food"? How ridiculous is that? The phrase "comfort food" wouldn't have any meaning if we didn't get an emotional boost from our favorite foods. Besides, from the time … [Continue reading]
If you've tried keeping a Food Journal, you may have noticed that the most heinous offenses against sensible eating seem to happen in the late afternoon. That's when you reach for the potato chips, the cookies, the granola bars (or the Snickers), … [Continue reading]
So you're probably already getting together with the girls for purposes of Bunco, Tupperware, book club or the like, and the conversation probably turns, as it so often does in groups of women, to your diets. Why not double-down on your … [Continue reading]
Yes, Hollandaise is incredibly high in fat. It's also delicious, and unlike a lot of sauces and gravies, it has no carbs. Zero. Zip. Nada. Okay, there is a trace of carb in the egg yolk, so if you consume the entire batch, you might get around a … [Continue reading]