Nutritional Tips

The first time I heard the word, Umami, it was in the context of a burger joint that was across from my hair salon, in Santa Monica. The word, though, goes back much further than the restaurant. According to Wikipedia, Umami is a savory taste which is one of the five basic tastes, together with […]

An article in the Times yesterday by Mark Bittman has got me thinking.   He wrote about how, based on a recent cross country road trip, he feels that there are some encouraging trends taking place, including: “Supermarkets selling better food. Alternatives to standard fare are turning up in unlikely restaurants. Small towns and the […]

Incredible. This morning on NPR, I was overjoyed to hear John Durant speaking about the Paleo diet.   Of course, the story offered a couple of different viewpoints, but the bottom line was that it was excellent to hear, once again, more coverage of Paleo on a national platform. I liked the fact that even […]

When you hear the word ‘snack’, likely, and unfortunately, the image of some of the ultra refined garbage pictured above may show some of the things that come to mind. Apparently Americans ate about 30 millions pounds of it on Superbowl Sunday.  Oh, my. Definition: a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, […]