Month: March 2012

Recipe: Crustless Vegetable Quiche

If you think quiche is loaded with fat for flavor, think again. This crustless vegetable quiche will surprise you.  I used 50% Reduced Fat Cabot Cheddar Cheese, scraped the typical quiche crust and threw in a few egg whites. This quiche is much lower in fat than typical recipes, incorporates eye-popping color and of course nutrient-dense vegetables,  is packed with protein and is a good source of calcium. You can make this in a crust if you really want to but …

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Trendsetters: the Latest in Natural Foods from Expo West

If you love organic, gluten free, pesticide free, non GMO and incredibly tasty foods, Expo West is the place to be. A few colleagues introduced me to this show years ago and I am hooked, it is by far my favorite food event of the year. The energy, the people, the food, ingredient knowledge and of course the nightlife (and SoCal) make it one experience I look forward to every March. And this year, I had had the opportunity to …

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Inhalable Caffeine? Think Again

By Sara Shipley, Nutrition and Dietetics Student What will they come up next? A few months ago, AeroShot was released in the US(NY and Boston markets) from Breathable Foods. This product is an inhalable form of energy. It looks like a small bullet casing, silver and yellow- this powerful little shot packs a punch. It contains 100 mg caffeine, B vitamins and a slew of other flavorings and sweeteners. Manufactured in France, AeroShot is the brainchild of Harvard professor David …

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How Managing Food Allergies Helps Drew Brees Perform Better & Recover Quickly

If you could make one change to your diet that made you feel a thousand times better every day what would it be? For those suffering from food allergies, the answer lies in cutting those foods out of their diet. Symptoms of food allergies range from life threatening anaphylactic shock to itching of the mouth, hives and rashes. But for me, and apparently Drew Brees as well, eating those foods we are allergic to means you feel like you you’ve …

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