5 Things You Need to Know about Protein for Healthy Weight Loss

How healthy is the diet you’re choosing? When you’re looking at fad diets odds are you’re not thinking much about the potential health consequences of the suggested regime. You might think, “Oh what’s the possible harm?” Or, “I’m only going to do this for a short time.” Dieting however isn’t risk free; here are a few things--just regarding protein--to think about.

Protein helps with important components of healthy successful weight loss.

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The Dukan Diet: 5 things to know

The Dukan Diet--another twist on high-protein/low-carb--is one of the latest best sellers among fad-diet books. Fad diets are always sold as some magical breakthrough, or magical combination of eating the "right things, in the right way." The reality is that high-protein diets date back over 150 years (to 1860!), and if they actually worked--in the long term--we wouldn't have two-thirds of our population overweight or obese.

Here's five things to think about before choosing to take the plunge:

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Cauliflower Soup with warm Cheese Toast

The first time I ever tasted cauliflower soup was in graduate school, in my Whole Foods class at Bastyr. In my opinion it was just plain delicious! Years later I decided to make cauliflower soup for my then fiancé’s children (age 11 and 13 at the time). The kids, and my husband-to-be all cleaned their bowls. Later, Sam the youngest child, told his father, "Dad, Dorene can make anything taste good."

So there you have it!

If this sounds worth trying, go to my Cauliflower Soup recipe and download the printable version.

Enjoy!
-Dorene

Top a Greek Salad with Chicken Breast

Every time I make this Greek salad my husband says, "This is my favorite salad! Let's have it more often." He said it again last night!

Greek salad couldn't be easier, the key is once you get it all together, to then let it marinate in the refrigerator for about 30-minutes before serving. I like to serve it as an entree salad topped with a freshly broiled (warm) chicken breast, and to round out the meal (brown basmati) rice on the side. If this sounds good to you too, go to my simple Greek salad recipe and download the printable version.

Enjoy!
-Dorene

Menu Planning--Dealing with eating styles, weight loss, and pickiness

You may have already found Why Plan a Weekly Menu on my website. If so, I wonder if you clicked on it, or if your eyes glazed over?

I haven’t met too many people these days that plan ahead with a weekly menu. Still, I am going to try to convince you that it’s worth your time and has all kinds of benefits.

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