How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Posted by Anna-Lisa Finger on Dec 17, 2012 in News, Weight Loss | 0 comments It’s the hol­i­day sea­son! A sea­son for cheer, joy, fam­ily… but also regret! Regret for help­ing your­self to an extra por­tion of turkey, or cake, or ice-cream and the extra pounds asso­ci­ated with that. And this is exac­er­bated by the fact that it’s not just one hol­i­day, it’s three! First Thanks­giv­ing, then Christ­mas, then New Year’s! This hol­i­day...
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Discover the Grilled Vegetable

Posted by Anna-Lisa Finger on Jul 3, 2012 in Healthy Eating, News, Nutrition, Vegetarian, Weight Loss | 0 comments Think out­side the box this 4th of July and instead of hav­ing the same olé’ coleslaw or potato salad, exper­i­ment with your favorite veg­eta­bles.  Grilling brings out the nat­ural sug­ars of veg­eta­bles which causes them to caramelize and add a sweet and smoky flavor. Which veg­eta­bles are great for the grill? The pos­si­bil­i­ties are end­less.  I’m list­ing a few...
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Grilled Tofu with Cilantro Sauce

Posted by Anna-Lisa Finger on Jul 2, 2012 in Entrees, News, Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes | 0 comments Tofu is so ver­sa­tile, low calo­rie and packed with healthy pro­tein that I’m always look­ing for new recipes.  The cilantro sauce really makes the tofu stand out.  It’s also deli­cious served with grilled sum­mer squash, mush­rooms or other grilled veg­eta­bles.  I mopped it up with some crusty bread, like a baguette.   Ingre­di­ents: 2 cups cilantro leaves 1/4 cup canola...
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Back to Basics, Weight Loss Tips

Posted by Anna-Lisa Finger on May 29, 2012 in News, Nutrition, Weight Loss | 0 comments I was recently asked by Every­day Food Mag­a­zine to write about the “Tried and True” weight loss tips; no gim­micks, no fads, only the basics!   In other words, what really works when it comes to shed­ding pounds?  It seems like such a sim­ple ques­tion, right? Yet with the weight loss indus­try being a bil­lion dol­lar busi­ness and fad diets a never-ending trend, the answer...
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How to build a Healthy Salad

Posted by Anna-Lisa Finger on Mar 2, 2012 in Healthy Eating, News, Nutrition, Weight Loss | 0 comments Did you know that the Bruschetta Chicken salad at Applebee’s has more calo­ries than a siz­zling steak and cheese? The salad has an unbe­liev­able 1110 calo­ries and the steak and cheese “only” 1000 calo­ries.  To avoid adding loads of unwanted calo­ries on a seem­ingly inno­cent salad, make your own by fol­low­ing  these sim­ple guidelines. 1. Start with a vari­ety of leafy...
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