Boosting your protein a little bit each day can help conserve muscle after age 30 (!) and keep you full and satisfied. Here are my 12 favorite easy, healthy ways to add protein to your day.
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Protein: A Secret Weapon for Women (and Men) Over 45 🧐
Why is protein a secret weapon for women (and men) over 45? There are at least two really good reasons. Here's why you might consider bumping yours up a bit, in a healthy way.
Easy Batch-Cooked Vegetables 2: Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squash, Beets and Brussels Sprouts
More vegetables -- thanks for all the suggestions! Like last week, I'm offering what I think are the simplest ways to prepare vegetables all at once, so you can easily throw them into a range of meals with different flavors.…
Batch-Cook Your Veggies: Fast, Easy (Lazy?) Ways to Prepare Cabbage, Eggplant, Peppers, Asparagus and Broccoli
After work, the gym, or driving kids around, you probably don't feel like washing, chopping and cooking vegetables. The answer (I think) is batch cooking one or two days a week, after a trip to the grocery store or farmer's…
It’s Not You, It’s the Food
Put 20 people in a lab, feed them tasty meals that they enjoy, and let them eat until they're satisfied. If they're eating whole, unprocessed foods, they lose weight. If they're eating highly processed foods, they gain weight. Switch the…
$10 and 30 Minutes a Day: My Healthy Food Challenge
If you've been reading my posts, you know I'm still catching up from the spring (!). So here is my report on my healthy food challenge during March and April 2019 ... People often tell me that they would like…
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I Tried Keto, Part 2: I Liked It, But …
I'm finally getting back on track with this blog, as I described last week. So although it's August 13 today, I'm now reporting on my own January challenge, which was to get into ketosis for a week and try it…
Feasting and Fasting
Feasting and fasting seem to be a natural human rhythm. Sometimes they are part of a ritual structure (Lent, Ramadan). Feasting and fasting are also simply the logical consequence of an uncertain food supply (berries in season, successful hunt --…