Dr. Grandma encourages us to make realistic plans, be aware of negative thought patterns, and to get right back to healthy eating after the holiday.

I must share the truth – I can’t bear to make turkey gravy without the turkey drippings including some of the fat that squeaks by. We need mashed potatoes, with butter and milk – we’re talking absolutely need! Would it actually be Thanksgiving without Aunt Pam’s super rich yams (that are loaded with butter, brown […]

Some accidents have happy endings.

Vic (Dr. Grandpa) and I have yams as a regular menu item – can something so easy and so delicious be so nutritious? I must admit that I don’t do anything special with them most of the time.  I put the scrubbed yam in the microwave after sticking it with a fork a couple of […]

Dr. Grandma explains how her whole-wheat pancakes differ from refined-flour and novelty mixes. She illustrates steps in preparing them.

Really simple additions can make ‘every day foods’ tastier and more nourishing.

Remember my People Eat Food – Not Nutrients! blog last week? The Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter has given me such a great example of the message I was trying to share. That is: It has seemed to me for decades that the research on diet and nutrition for a large variety of diseases ‘boils down’ to the same advice. In short that advice is covered by a Mediterranean-style of eating. It means that we don’t generally need to worry about this nutrient and that nutrient; just eat a variety of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts – and don’t eat too much meat, fatty dairy, simple sugars and salt.

Decades later, I have validation that your home environment can be a significant support to weight maintenance – strengthening your ‘won’t power.’

Salads can be a way of deficit eating, in preparation for the coming holiday eating events.

Moving away from butter, cheese, and meat, and toward the Mediterranean’s monounsaturates; avocado, nuts, olives, legumes, and extra virgin olive oil may decrease your risk of diabetes and heart disease.