Cooking by Number -- Stuffed Squash

January 30th, 2012 by Mindy Hermann · Comments closed

Here on the East Coast, we haven’t had much of a winter. The temps are pretty warm – today’s one of the colder days and we’re in the high 30s – and snow has been in short supply since the freak October 29 snowstorm. Nonetheless, it’s still the perfect season for stuffed winter squash. I

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Cooking by Number – Stir-Fry

January 3rd, 2012 by Mindy Hermann · Comments closed

One of my sons used to groan when homemade stir-fry was on our dinner menu. After all, Asian cooking is not in our culinary genes, except to order in a Chinese restaurant. But two things helped turn him around – his non-Chinese nutrition professor at Cornell, who cooked a stir-fry in the lecture hall that

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No surprise that Americans eat #MyPlate 2% of time

December 14th, 2011 by Mindy Hermann · Comments closed

Not many restaurant entrees are half vegetables and fruit and whole grains are hard to find on the menu

Chefs lower calories a la Volumetrics

August 15th, 2011 by Mindy Hermann · Comments closed

Wish they would have upped the veggies too! http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-restaurants-20110815,0,6996135.story

Research findings continue to support #Volumetrics

July 19th, 2011 by Mindy Hermann · Comments closed

Harvard study shows weight loss benefits from eating vegetables, fruits, whole grains, yogurt in Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated – http://nyti.ms/q2Ouf7

Vegetable Purees Hidden in Favorite Dishes

March 31st, 2011 by Mindy Hermann · Comments closed

Vegetable Purees Hidden in Favorite Dishes Can Help: Lose Weight, Gain Nutrients – AARP Bulletin http://t.co/8s0Vtr6