California Pizza Kitchen featured in the popular ‘Dining Out With A Dietitian’segment on July’s free Diabetes Roundtable podcast has taken notice of the increased demand with more than 3 million Americans affected by Celiac Disease and created a specialty menu with various gluten free items.
Among the 29 different gluten free pizzas available is America’s favorite, The Original BBQ Chicken pizza, the Pear & Gorgonzola pizza and the Wild Mushroom pizza. California Pizza Kitchen also offers other gluten free appetizers, soups, salads, specialties, kids items and desserts to choose from on their current menu.
The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic ordered the new Quinoa Salad has quinoa, arugula, red onion, sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus and toasted pine nuts tossed in homemade champagne vinaigrette and topped with Feta. The segment also featured Judi Wilcox RD, CDE from Ann Arbor, MI.
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A whopping 96 percent of America’s chain restaurant entrees fell outside the range of the USDA’s recommendations for fat, saturated fat and sodium per meal, according to a new analysis from the RAND corporation, published in the journal Public Health Nutrition.
“If you’re eating out tonight, your chances of finding an entree that’s truly healthy are painfully low,” lead researcher Helen Wu, assistant policy analyst at RAND, told USA Today.
Wu and her team evaluated 28,433 regular menu items and 1,833 children’s menus at 245 restaurants around the country between February and May 2010. They looked at the USDA recommendations for daily maximum intake in calories, fat, saturated fat and sodium and divided that by three to arrive at a government recommendation for a single meal. And while the majority of dishes fell below the USDA’s calorie limit for a meal (667 calories), they did not meet the requirements for fat, saturated fat and sodium (which, according to the government regulations, should not exceed 767 mg per meal).
“Many items may appear healthy based on calories, but actually can be very unhealthy when you consider other important nutrition criteria,” Wu told the Los Angeles Times.
Sodium, in particular, was problematic – according to the report, the average dinner entree packs a whopping 1,512 mg, more than the CDC’s recommended adequate intake for an entire day (and not too far from their recommended maximum intake of 2,300 mg). And while the average calorie total was a more reasonable 674, fat and saturated fat counts were well above limits at 32 g and 12 g, respectively.
And don’t think you’re doing your diet any favors by ordering an appetizer instead of a main dish — the researchers reported that those meal “starters” often had more calories, fat and sodium than any other item on the menu.
While fast food restaurants are often the most vilified chains, the truth is that family-style restaurants, like Red Lobster and Denny’s, actually had “significantly more” calories, fat and sodium than their drive-thru counterparts.
“Restaurants that made nutrition information easily accessible on websites had significantly lower energy, fat and sodium contents across menu offerings than those providing information only upon request.”
More than 80 percent of us eat out at least once a week, so what chance to do we really have of sticking to our diets when most menu entrees blow an entire day’s worth of recommended calorie, fat and/or sodium intake out of the water in a single sitting?
Taco Bell is known as the fast food chain for your late night cravings. Now the chain is moving in reverse order by rolling out a new breakfast menu.
Breakfast items range from sugary sweet Cinnabon Delights (fried dough balls with cream filling) to healthier items such as oatmeal and yogurt parfaits as well as breakfast burritos and hash browns.
Taco Bell‘s new “First Meal” is part of a new extended menu which also includes the “Cantina Bell” menu. It is aimed at a slightly more upmarket audience and will include dishes such as black beans, cilantro rice and grilled corn salsa (i.e. Chipotle Mexican Grill, but with fast food diner in mind.)
CONFUSED ABOUT THE MENU? Tune in to Diva TalkRadio’s popular ‘Dining Out With A Dietitian’ segment to learn to master the menu so you can keep healthy. Nationally recognized registered dietitians offer their advice on what’s right and wrong on the menu at your favorite restaurants. Enjoy over 30 Diva TalkRadio show are available for free on i-tunes (search ‘Divabetic’) and at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1
It’s dark, you’re distracted, and you have a 20-cup tub of popcorn in your lap. To your right sits a 44-ounce soda, and there’s a bag of peanut M & M’s in your pocket.
No nutritional horror story unfolds quite like mindless eating at the movies so what’s a dieting diva to do?
Mr. Divabetic and Charlie’s Angel of Outreach, Constance Brown-Riggs, RD, CDE provide silver screen snack tips on Diva TalkRadio’s popular ‘Dining Out With A Dietitian’ segment when it goes to the movies.
“With the Academy Award’s are around the corner and so many people are heading to the theaters to see the potential nominees, I thought it was the right time to dine out at the movies,“ says the happiest healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic.
“Personally, I’m satisfied watching actresses like Meryl Streep eat up the scenery on screen. I don’t buy popcorn!”
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Fall’s here, which means the return of Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks! We know this beloved beverage is one that people wait for all year, so we thought Mr. Divabetic would order one virtually during tonight’s Diva TalkRadio’s poplar segment ‘Dining out With A Dietitian’ at 6 PM, EST.
It’s our way of helping you stay on track with your health goals while ordering off the menu at your favorite restaurants.
It’s the eighth year the Pumpkin Spice Latte is on Starbuck’s fall menu. This beverage is described as a delicious blend of pumpkin and traditional fall spice flavors, such as cinnamon, clove, ginger and nutmeg, combined with espresso and freshly steamed milk, topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spices. Coming to Starbucks for a Pumpkin Spice Latte has become a daily ritual for customers over the years. Why not start your very own tradition and tune into Diva TalkRadio: Laugh A Little, Learn A Lot!??
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Weight Watchers is considered to be one of the most successful weight loss programs of all time. With group support and a lenient eating program, it continues to prove very popular with participants of all ages and varied weight goals. The program’s eat-what-you-want approach teaches members an all-things-in-moderation approach rather than a “diet mentality.”
Many popular restaurants today list Weight Watchers Points Plus menu labels next to a variety of menu items. Weight Watchers points plus values are meant as a guideline only to help you make better choices when dining out.
But can anyone benefit from Weight Watchers menu labels when they’re dining out even if they’re not on the plan? This is one of the topics were dishing on September’s Diva TalkRadio – Diabetes Roundtable. Tune in to find out the answer on our popular show segment, ‘Dining Out With A Dietitian’ with Mr. Divabetic and Jessica Issler RD, CDE.
Sticking to your diet is hard enough especially when ‘temptation’ aka ‘chocolate’ waits for you around every corner or co-worker’s cubby at work. So I feel it’s utterly unfair to be accosted by a chocolate craving on a treadmill (!) and it’s coming from the song playing on your headphones. Can you feel me?!!!!
Well, that’s exactly what happened last week at New York Sports Club. I was minding my own business, huffing and puffing on the treadmill, when suddenly Stevie Wonder starts harmonizes and rhapsodizing about chocolate! Seriously, I started daydreaming about chocolate instead of focusing on ‘feeling the burn’ (thank you, Jane Fonda!) Have you ever heard Stevie Wonder’s ‘Do I Do’ song? With lyrics like these, you really have to wonder why Stevie’s not signed to Willy Wonka! Check out Stevie’s sugary sweet song lyrics:
Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips
Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you
Yes I got some candy kisses for your lips
Yes I got some honey suckle chocolate dripping kisses full of love for you
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Subway is fortifying its bread with vitamin D and calcium. The bread in a six-inch sub now has 30 percent of the U.S. recommended daily intake of calcium and 20 percent of the recommended intake of vitamin D — roughly the same as a glass of milk. Subway chose to add those nutrients, which are important for bone development, because a lot of people have trouble getting them in their daily diet.
Subway said each sandwich made to its standard formula already provides iron, vitamin A, two full servings of vegetables, and is free of artificial trans fat.
Subway isn’t the only quick-service restaurant brand targeting customers seeking more healthful options.
McDonald’s recently said it would provide more nutritious meals by reducing sodium, sugar and saturated fat across the board and replacing fries with apples as the default side dish in kids’ “Happy Meals.” The announcement came in the wake of a variety of new menu items with health halos, including additional fruit smoothie flavors and a reformulated grilled chicken.
Diva TalkRadio fans will remember that Jessica Issler RD, CDE, one of the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach, gave Mr. Divabetic tips on eating well at Subway during our popular segment ’Dining Out With A Dietitan.’ LISTEN NOW: http://t.co/7y0JAYw
Here’s the decision, courtesy of Judi Wilcox, one of Divabetic’s Charlie’s Angels of Diabetes Outreach.
Judi Wilcox, RD, CDE
Comparing bacon is like comparing colas. Remember that calories are coming from fat, and that is saturated fat. Sodium does not make pork or turkey bacon a bargain, but if you are bargaining for taste I choose the turkey bacon. Turkey bacon is generally lower in fat and calories. You can buy nitrate-free lower-fat organic turkey bacon at Whole Foods or grocers that offer organic selections.
Can you enjoy bacon on occasion? Of course. Think of it more as a condiment then as an entrée. Whether or not your choice is turkey or pork, there are costs and benefits. While turkey bacon is lower in fat it may have more sodium and nitrites to enhance the flavors. Center cut pork bacon is cut closer to the bone so it may be leaner. On the other hand, turkey bacon is usually made from dark meat turkey which is higher in fat. Be mindful of the portion size indicated on the label because size matters in this face-off. In most cases, the turkey bacon usually is one strip and pork bacon is 2 strips. Now we cannot forget about taste. Turkey bacon can taste as good as pork bacon depending on the brand.
All in all, this is a close call but I am going to go for the turkey bacon. Turkey bacon can taste as good as pork bacon depending upon the brand. If you really want to mix it up, try chicken sausage without nitrites. There’s less risk of cancer from products that are lower in fat, sodium or cholesterol and higher in protein.
Hands down the choice is moderation when you are talking bacon because what we’re really talking about is portion control. Pork or turkey bacon even a small portion packs a powerful punch of sodium, calories, fat and cholesterol. A small amount of this divalicious food can satisfy your craving.
Listen to Judi’s ringside decision on Diva TalkRadio Diabetes Roundtable here: http://ow.ly/5gOMQ
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So what you’re a W-O-M-A-N?!!! I’ll say it again. “You’re a W-O-M-A -N?!”
But do you know if bacon is a better choice than sausage? Or vice versa? Well, we know that choosing healthy food items and sticking to your diet when you’re food shopping can be difficult – whether or not you can sing like Peggy Lee. That’s why we created our newest, most spectacular Diva TalkRadio show segment yet, ‘Food Aisle Face-Off.’ We’re offering smart advice on making better choices when you’re out shopping without breaking a sweat. Tune in to Diva TalkRadio – Diabetes Roundtable:http://t.co/CPbLOVf We’re podcasting with attitude!
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California Pizza Kitchen featured in the popular ‘Dining Out With A Dietitian’ segment on July’s free Diabetes Roundtable podcast has taken notice of the increased demand with more than 3 million Americans affected by Celiac Disease and created a specialty menu with various gluten free items.
