Light Summer Desserts for the Weight Conscious
Summer wouldn’t be summer in Italy without Granita, a semi-frozen dessert drink often sold at street stands.
These are some of the simplest recipes I know of, and yet they make a refreshing, elegant dessert.
The first recipe is for traditional coffee-flavored Granita di Caffe. The second is for Watermelon Granita. Both contain sugar, but they [...]
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“Conscious” Eating Assists Weight Loss
A dear reader has been experimenting with a number of “Weight Loss, Italian-Style!” ideas with great success.
She used to eat a lettuce salad for lunch and later would bolt down two big bowls of low carb chocolate ice cream. When she began to incorporate substantial, satisfying things like pasta into her lunch, she no longer [...]
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Pat Yourself on the Back for Weight Loss
What can you congratulate yourself for today? Think of some reason to give yourself a pat on the back.
Have you started eating more balanced meals so that between mealtimes you don’t go crawling through the cupboards looking for snacks?
Have you begun a daily routine of walking? Have you incorporated something satisfying such as a 2-ounce [...]
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Weight Loss and Tricks Your Mind Plays
One of the reasons I developed “Weight Loss, Italian-Style!” is to help you overcome the games your mind plays when you try to go on an ordinary diet.
For many people, the idea of embarking on a diet conjures up feelings of fear and dread — with good reason. Dieting typically means sacrificing, giving up your [...]
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Diet Foods May Backfire
Just as I suspected. New research suggests that diet sodas and diet versions of high calorie foods may lead to obesity in children. The reason, according to researchers, is that children may make distorted connections between taste and caloric intake.
OK, so the research was done on young rats instead of human beings.
Still, I think there [...]
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Tuscan Summer Salad for Weight Watchers
As we move into the hotter days or August, I thought I’d share with you a type of Tuscan summer salad my landlady used to make.
Popular as it is now, Tuscany used to be very poor. That’s how the cooks there learned to be creative. They wasted nothing. The results included popular recipes such as [...]
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