Weight Loss

Starting from SCrApS!

In 2007 I uploaded my very first YouTube video. But it was not my first “video” ever. My first TV appearance was in January 1998 for a segment on Healthy Super Bowl Snacking. However, I was much more conservatively dressed back then. 🙄 In 2007, at the age of 38, I posted that first YouTube…

SUPER SLAW for Weight Loss!

Eat MORE Slaw to Lose MORE Weight! You think of it simply as summer fare, reserved for picnics, laden with Mayo, and putting you at risk for food borne illnesses, because we hear that Mayo + Heat = proliferation of bacteria. However, I’d like to change your views on SLAW. From my standpoint, SLAW is…

Garbanzo Bean Cookies, NATURALLY Gluten Free & High in Fiber

What is life without COOKIES?? I’m in Love, I’m in Love and I don’t care who knows it… I’ve been Gluten intolerant for several years and I really miss cookies. Yes, there are gluten-free versions on the market. And there are gluten-free recipes using gluten-free flour, but since giving up most processed foods, I find…

Black Bean Brownies: FOX News Cooking Segments

Beans: the often overlooked “Super-Food” BEANS are THE highest fiber food in our “whole food” repertoire (natural and not man-made like Fiber one bars). They are high in protein, 16g per cup. They are a very, very slowly digested source of energy yielding carbohydrates; perfect for people with blood sugar issues such as Diabetics. Beans…

What does your refrigerator say about you? by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Thought for Food We all know the saying about “Food for Thought” which means anything that provides mental stimulus. But how many of us really think about our food? Not only that, but how many of us think about how our food is reflective of our personalities, our successes and failures or better yet, our…

Lose 10 pounds for $10 and all the food you can eat!

I bought a rainbow at the 99 cent store… I know I’ve touted this 99 cent store on many occasions but I just had to do it again. I am just so grateful for such a place. No matter what happens in life, you always have to take care of yourself to the best of…

EAT the WHOLE EGG!!!…by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

EGGs Rule! It’s incredible. It’s edible. It’s an egg, although many people think it’s a no-no. The egg is in fact a yes-yes, even a “must-have” for people following a vegetarian diet. For vegetarians willing to incorporate eggs into their eating repertoire, they can easily meet their needs for many otherwise lacking nutrients. These vegetarians…

Elizabeth Brown | Energy Density | Food Philosophy | Kitchen Vixen | Weight Loss

Cereal, Cookies–What’s the Difference? by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Dieting Never Takes a HolidayAccording to a commercial from a popular cereal company, “When it comes to dieting, the more options you have, the more likely you are to stay on track.” Excuse my French, but that is complete bull-pucky! They are just trying to get you to buy each of their eight different versions…

Cheaper, NOT Better by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

You get what you pay for “Mediterranean diet healthier, not cheaper,” according to researchers at the University of Navarra in Spain. What a surprise to learn that it is “cheaper” to eat more fat and sugar-laden processed foods than it is to eat unprocessed whole foods. The operative word here is “cheaper.” I was taught…

Elizabeth Brown | Exercise | Kitchen Vixen | Weight Loss

Just Do It! by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Which way’s the beach? It was at the young age of 17 when I first found my love of strength training, lifting weights. That was over 23 years ago. I started out as a powerlifter and then a body builder. I was never “huge” but when I first started to see them, I was so…

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