A new survey from market research firm the NPD Group finds that America is cutting gluten out of its diet in a big way. Just under one-third of 1,000 respondents agreed with the statement: “I’m trying to cut back/avoid Gluten in my diet.”
So what is gluten?
Gluten is a combination of the natural proteins found in wheat, and to much a lesser extent, in rye and barley. Gluten is developed when flour is moistened and then either kneaded or mixed. When this happens, the gluten molecules literally stretch out.
Then, the gases produced by yeast or another leavening agent inflate these gluten molecules like little balloons, which is what permits doughs to rise. Finally, when the dough is baked, the gluten hardens, giving the bread its structure.
Gluten is also a key component in foods that aren’t baked, like pasta. The gluten is what gives the pasta its firm texture. Strong flours such as those made from durum wheat are good for making pasta because of their high gluten content. Pasta made from low-gluten flour would be too soft and mushy.
Mr. Divabetic discusses whether or not Gluten-Free Foods are just a fading trend on Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast
Special guests include Wellness and Diabetes Coach, Ginger Vieira, the author of “Your Diabetes Science Experiment” and “Emotional Eating with Diabetes,” Co-founder of Earth Cafe Living Foods, Inc., Craig Ahrens and Chef Robert Lewis ‘The Happy Diabetic’ andthe ‘Queen of Green’ aka Aida Romaine.
A New York City elementary school has adopted an all-vegetarian menu, serving kids tofu wraps and veggie chili.Public School 244 is the first public school in the city to go all-veggie. The animal-welfare group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it might be the first all-veggie public elementary school in the nation.
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott says he’s proud of the “trailblazing” school.The Queens school has 400 students in pre-kindergarten through third grade. It wanted to offer healthy food options and started serving a vegetarian lunch three times a week and then increased it to four times a week. It recently went all-vegetarian.Principal Robert Groff said Tuesday the kids gravitated toward veggie offerings, including black beans and cheddar quesadillas served with salsa and roasted potatoes.
Ms. Aida Romaine spilled the bean about her good friend, Peaches’ recent troubles with a chemical peel on the most recent episode of Serve, Taste or Trash! Food Game podcast.
Details were still ‘fuzzy’ about the exact number for procedures the actress has had done but The Queen of Green admitted that her friend will do almost anything to turn back the hands of time.
The Queen of Green also hinted on-air about her new role in the broadway play,”I’ll Eat Your Last” starring Bette Midler. Apparently, the Divine Miss M’s so green with envy over Aida’s recent star turn in Las Vegas that she had Aida’s part cut to shreds. She’s gone before the intermission!
Get all the gossip, gourmet food advice and 3 great recipes from Chef Robert Lewis to inspire you to be a more open-minded eater on Serve, Taste or Trash! Food Game podcast featuring Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’, author Ginger Vieira, Central Farm Market Co-founders, Deb Moser and Mitchell Berliner, ‘The Queen of Green’ Ms. Aida Romaine and Laura from Chattanooga, TN: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2013/04/02/serve-taste-or-trash-game-2
Serve, Taste or Trash! Food Game at Easter Parade in New York, NY
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Tonight, Central Farm Market Co-Founders, Debra Moser and Mitchell Berlinger join the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic on Serve, Taste or Trash! Game! podcast at 6 PM, EST.
Central Farm Markets provide area residents and visitors with a place to buy the freshest produce, meats, dairy, seafood and bakery goods. During our 2012 season, we’ll have over 50 vendors selling across all of our markets. Central Farm Markets brings a variety of food and wine tastings, entertainment, specialty vendors, community events, Kids Club Activities and lots of fun to our markets.
Our Serve, Taste or Trash! Game challenge features jerusalem artichokes, kale and oranges. One lucky contestant must decide which choice they’d serve, which choice they’d taste and which one they’d trash. But will they regret their decision after hearing our guest culinary wizard’s mouthwatering recipes for each choice? Can low-sodium foods rate high in taste? Stay tuned.
Chef Robert Lewis
Special guests include Wellness and Diabetes Coach, Ginger Vieira, the author of “Your Diabetes Science Experiment” and “Emotional Eating with Diabetes,” Co-founders of Central Farm Markets, Debra Moser and MeatCrafters founder, Mitchell Berliner, Chef Robert Lewis ‘The Happy Diabetic’, the ‘Queen of the Green’ Miss Aida Romaine and an “eternal Girl Scout”, Laura from Chattanooga, TN who is living with diabetes.
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Get ready, to go from ‘FARM’ to FABULOUS’ with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic’s on the upcoming Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 6 PM, EST.
The podcast features a delicious combination of crazy food challenges and fresh perspectives on the latest food trends to encourage kids of all ages to become more open-minded eaters. Our Mr. Divabetic’s good friend and colleague, Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’ joins the podcast to help tempt the world’s most picky eaters to eat more fruits and vegetables. Chef Robert Lewis’ recipes celebrate great-tasting food that both diabetics and non-diabetics can enjoy. His cookbooks are filled with tips, tidbits, and humorous anecdotes that he hopes will make cooking fun! “You are not what you eat, you are how much you eat!,” says Chef Robert Lewis. Here’s one of Chef Robert Lewis‘ recipes featured on April’s upcoming Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast: Kale Chips With Sesame Seeds
Serves 4-5 as a snack
What’s in it?
Large bunch of kale, washed and fully dried
Olive oil (you’ll probably need at least 2 Tbsps)
Sea salt to taste (approximately ½ teaspoon)
Sesame seeds to taste
Let’s put it togather
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Remove the leaves from the center rib of the kale and tear them into large pieces.
2. Place leaves in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil, salt and sesame seeds and toss until completely coated.
3. Divide the kale leaves between two heavy-duty baking sheets and arrange in a single layer. (Many recipes call for you to line the sheets with parchment paper but it’s not necessary unless you are really skimping on the oil – my chips did not stick at all.)
4. Bake for 25 minutes, or until crisp – the cooking time will depend somewhat on the thickness of the leaves and the size of the pieces. You can eat them as soon as they’ve cooled down enough to grab.
NOTE: Approximate nutritional analysis per serving:
Servings: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 97
Total Fat: 8.83g
Sodium: 301mg
Total Carbs: 3.57g
Dietary Fiber: 1.03g
Sugars: 0.01g
Protein: 1.63g
Serve, Taste or Trash! Game
April’s Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast challenge features jerusalem artichokes, oranges and kale. Special guests include Wellness and Diabetes Coach, Ginger Vieira, the author of “Your Diabetes Science Experiment” and “Emotional Eating with Diabetes,” Co-founders of Central Farm Markets, Debra Moser and Mitchell Berlinger,Chef Robert Lewis ‘The Happy Diabetic’, the ‘Queen of the Green’ Miss Aida Romaine and Carol Lynne from New York, NY who celebrated the ‘BIG 50’ earlier this year. Tune in to find out if she’s able to ‘trash’ the recipe with the highest sodium content or not.
April’s Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast challenge features jerusalem artichokes, oranges and kale. Special guests include Wellness and Diabetes Coach, Ginger Vieira, the author of “Your Diabetes Science Experiment” and “Emotional Eating with Diabetes,” Co-founders of Central Farm Markets, Debra Moser and Mitchell Berlinger,Chef Robert Lewis ‘The Happy Diabetic’, the ‘Queen of the Green’ Miss Aida Romaine and Carol Lynne from New York, NY who celebrated the ‘BIG 50’ earlier this year. Tune in to find out if she’s able to ‘trash’ the recipe with the highest sodium content or not.
Experience Mr. Divabetic’s wellness with a wow programming in New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Savannah, GA, Bethesda, MD and Pittsburgh, PA in 2013. Get more details at www.divabetic.org
Get ready, to go from ‘FARM’ to FABULOUS’ with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic’s on the upcoming Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 6 PM, EST.
The podcast features a delicious combination of crazy food challenges and fresh perspectives on the latest food trends to encourage kids of all ages to become more open-minded eaters. Our Mr. Divabetic’s good friend and colleague, Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’ joins the podcast to help tempt the world’s most picky eaters to eat more fruits and vegetables. Chef Robert Lewis’ recipes celebrate great-tasting food that both diabetics and non-diabetics can enjoy. His cookbooks are filled with tips, tidbits, and humorous anecdotes that he hopes will make cooking fun! “You are not what you eat, you are how much you eat!,” says Chef Robert Lewis.
Here’s one of Chef Robert Lewis‘ recipes for our mystery food: oranges featured on April’s upcoming Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast:
Chef Robert Lewis
Grilled Skewers of Sausage, Orange and Peppers by Chef Robert Lewis
What’s in it?
18 ½ inch chunks of green and red peppers
1 1/2 medium-size onions, cut into 18 wedges
6 links sweet Italian sausage, each cut in 3 pieces
1 orange, unpeeled, cut in 12 chunks
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Let’s put it togather
1. Soak 12 8-to 10-inch wooden skewers in tepid water for 30 minutes. Drain.
2. Preheat a charcoal or gas grill or oven to 350 degrees.
3. Hold two skewers parallel to each other about a half-inch apart. Place a piece of onion, a pepper chunk, a piece of sausage and a piece of orange on the two skewers, repeating the ingredients in this order and ending with a piece of sausage. There should be three pieces of sausage per double skewer.
4. Brush each skewer with olive oil, and place on the hot grill or oven. Cook, turning occasionally, until the sausage is browned and the oranges and onions slightly charred, about 20 minutes.
Yield: 3 servings
NOTE: Approximate nutritional analysis per serving:
April’s Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast challenge features jerusalem artichokes, oranges and kale. Special guests include Wellness and Diabetes Coach, Ginger Vieira, the author of “Your Diabetes Science Experiment” and “Emotional Eating with Diabetes,” Co-founders of Central Farm Markets, Debra Moser and Mitchell Berlinger,Chef Robert Lewis ‘The Happy Diabetic’, the ‘Queen of the Green’ Miss Aida Romaine and Carol Lynne from New York, NY who celebrated the ‘BIG 50’ earlier this year. Tune in to find out if she’s able to ‘trash’ the recipe with the highest sodium content or not.
Experience Mr. Divabetic’s wellness with a wow programming in New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Savannah, GA, Bethesda, MD and Pittsburgh, PA in 2013. Get more details at www.divabetic.org
Mr. Divabetic hosts the new hilarious culinary podcast, Serve, Taste or Trash! Game. A delicious combination of crazy food challenges and fresh perspectives on the latest food trends.
Mr. Divabetic discusses easy ways to go from ‘Farm To Fabulous’ with Debra Moser and Mitchell Berliner, theco-founders of Central Farm Markets and talks about tips on how to avoid ‘binge eating’ if you’re living with diabetes with Wellness and Diabetes Coach and author, Ginger Vieira.
Our Serve, Taste or Trash! Game challenge features jerusalem artichokes, kale and oranges. One lucky contestant, Carol-Lynne from New York, NY, must decide which choice she’ll serve, which choice she’ll taste and which one she’ll trash. But will she regret their decision after hearing about guest culinary wizard, Chef Robert Lewis aka ’The Happy Diabetic’s mouthwatering recipes for each choice? Can low-sodium foods rate high in taste? Stay tuned.
Special guests include Wellness and Diabetes Coach, Ginger Vieira, the author of “Your Diabetes Science Experiment” and “Emotional Eating with Diabetes,” Co-founders of Central Farm Markets, Debra Moser and MeatCrafters founder, Mitchell Berliner, Chef Robert Lewis ‘The Happy Diabetic’, the ‘Queen of the Green’ Miss Aida Romaine and Carol Lynne from New York, NY who celebrated the ‘BIG 50’ earlier this year.
This program aims to encourage kids of all ages to become more open-minded eaters.
Get inspired to eat more fruits and vegetables. Check out Mr. Divabetic’s Serve, Taste or Trash! videos on Mr. Divabetic YouTube channel and join Divabetic’s Facebook page. GLAM MORE FEAR LESS.
Serve, Taste or Trash! Game video with Mr. Divabetic
Experience Mr. Divabetic‘s wellness with a wow programming in New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Savannah, GA and Bethesda, MD in 2013. Get more details at www.divabetic.org
Join us for Divabetic’s new diabetes culinary podcast, Serve, Taste or Trash! Gamepodcast on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 6 PM, EST.
Enjoy crazy food challenges, fresh perspectives and news on the latest food trends hosted by the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic.
Special guests include Wellness and Diabetes Coach, Ginger Vieira, the author of “Your Diabetes Science Experiment” and “Emotional Eating with Diabetes”, the host of ‘Cooking Across Iowa’ Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic,’ Central Farmer Market Co-Founders, Debra Moser and MeatCrafters owner, Mitchell Berliner, ‘The Queen of Green’ Miss Aida Romaine and Carol Lynne from New York, NY.
Here’s one of Chef Robert Lewis aka ‘The Happy Diabetic’s recipes, Roasted, Caramelized Jerusalem Artichoke…of Love, featured in ths episode of Serve, Taste or Trash! Game podcast:
Ingredients:
1/2 lb Jerusalem artichoke peeled and cut to a uniform size
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon butter
2 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
1/4 cup roughly chopped chives
Directions:
Wash and scrub the artichokes
Toss the Jerusalem artichokes in the olive oil in a roasting pan large enough to hold them with space in between the pieces. Scatter in the garlic and roast in a preheated 400º oven until tender, about 30 minutes, tossing at least once about halfway through.
Add the butter and parsley and chives and toss to coat. Season with salt and hot sauce and serve immediately.
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Kirsten Holly Smith, the star of the Off-Broadway musical hit, Forever Dusty is living with “pre-diabetes” but that doesn’t stop her from performing eight shows a week. The Broadway diva shares her secrets for eating right and moving more with Mr. Divabetic on the Mr. Divabetic Show podcast in spite of a demanding schedule to inspire you to perform at your best too.
There’s plenty of talk about diabetes, a disease that affects an estimated 26 million Americans.
But there’s an even bigger group of people who have health professionals equally concerned – those who don’t yet have the disease but who live with blood sugar problems that are likely to develop into diabetes in five to seven years if left untreated.
Problems with impaired glucose tolerance also are known as pre-diabetes, and more than 79 million Americans fall in this group.
Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) study conclusively showed that people with pre-diabetes can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes by making changes in their diet and increasing their level of physical activity. While the DPP also showed that some medications may delay the development of diabetes, Kirsten and others have found that diet and exercise worked better. Just 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity, coupled with about a 7% reduction in body weight, produced a 58% reduction in diabetes.
Kirsten Holly Smith shares how she’s able to juggle a demanding Broadway show schedule, multiple live musical numbers and successful marriage with healthy lifestyle choices and a frequent exercise routine.
On last night’s Mr. Divabetic Show podcast, the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic played his hysterical food game, Serve, Taste or Trash! Game, featuring 3 healthy and delicious recipes from Holly Clegg, with the bubbly star of the Off-Broadway musical hit, Forever Dusty. Does Kirsten have a Diva Food IQ to identify the recipe with the highest calories?
Find out whether Kirsten’s Dusty-inspired beehive behaves or not
LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundttable Podcast - “LIVE from the RED CARPET SPECIAL” featuring: Ginger.io spokesperson, Peter Smith, diabetes advocate, author and coach, Riva Greenberg, Divabetic Image & Style Advisor, Catherine Schuller, Go2Bra creator, Connie Elder, Pumpwear Inc. & Girly Girl Studio co- owner, Julie De Fruscio, poet Lorraine Brooks, Patricia Addie Gentle RN, CDE, Constance Brown-Riggs MSEd, RD, CDE, Neva White DNP, CRNP, CDE, makeup and skin guru, Sue Perez, celebrity photographer, Winston Kerr, Mama Rose Marie and Marilyn from Pasadena, CA who is living with type 1 diabetes.
Let’s Talk About Sex! Here’s a sneak peak of Divabetic’s upcoming ‘Love On A Two Way Street’ free outreach program focused on ‘Sexual Health & Diabetes’ and presented at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Sat., Feb, 9, 2013
Basics In Diabetes Pattern Management – Divabetic
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For nearly 20 years through her best-selling trim & TERRIFIC® cookbook series, Holly Clegg has reigned supreme when it comes to helping today’s busy person cook everyday meals that are fast and fit into an overall healthy lifestyle.
Holly’s recipes are time, user and pantry-friendly. As a mother, wife and published cookbook author, Holly appreciates the ability to create a tasty dish that is both convenient and healthy. Perfect for the person on-the-go, Holly’s recipes never sacrifice taste or flavor, while still maintaining nutritional balance.
I asked Mr. Divabetic Show podcast guest, Holly Clegg ‘the Queen of Quick’ to share one of her quick, flavorful and healthy recipes for sweet potatoes to encourage you and your loved ones to become more open-minded eaters. Enjoy!
LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundttable Podcast - “LIVE from the RED CARPET SPECIAL” featuring: Ginger.io spokesperson, Peter Smith, diabetes advocate, author and coach, Riva Greenberg, Divabetic Image & Style Advisor, Catherine Schuller, Go2Bra creator, Connie Elder, Pumpwear Inc. & Girly Girl Studio co- owner, Julie De Fruscio, poet Lorraine Brooks, Patricia Addie Gentle RN, CDE, Constance Brown-Riggs MSEd, RD, CDE, Neva White DNP, CRNP, CDE, makeup and skin guru, Sue Perez, celebrity photographer, Winston Kerr, Mama Rose Marie and Marilyn from Pasadena, CA who is living with type 1 diabetes.
Let’s Talk About Sex! Here’s a sneak peak of Divabetic’s upcoming ‘Love On A Two Way Street’ free outreach program focused on ‘Sexual Health & Diabetes’ and presented at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Sat., Feb, 9, 2013
Basics In Diabetes Pattern Management – Divabetic
Experience Mr. Divabetic’s wellness with a wow programming in New York, NY, Santa Clara, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Savannah, GA and Bethesda, MD in 2013. Get more details at www.divabetic.org
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