Food Exposed
Kiwi, Mango & Avocado Fruit Scoops – NORWAY – Food Exposed: International Food & Tools Series
On this episode, Jackie takes a look at what’s on your plate in Norway! Norwegians, for the most part, are a very healthy bunch – eating seafood up to three times a week and including veggies as a regular part of their diet. Typical Norwegian cuisine also includes open-faced sandwiches topped with seafood, meats and veggies. They…
Read MoreGarlic Rocker – SPAIN – Food Exposed: International Food & Tools Series
On this episode, Jackie takes a look at what’s on your plate in Spain! The Spanish love to eat – from tapas to three course meals – Spanish food is lively and bright. An often found ingredient in Spanish food – garlic – can sometimes be a pain to cut into portions for your dish –…
Read MoreZipstrip Herb Stripper – FRANCE – Food Exposed: International Food & Tools Series
On this episode, Jackie takes a look at what’s on your plate in France! The French are known for their love of fine dining and for their tools. Today, Jackie takes a look at an (American) tool, popularized and frequently used in France! The Chef n’ Go Herb Stripper was designed in Seattle and is used…
Read MoreEva Multi-Grater – DENMARK – Food Exposed: International Food and Tools Series
On this episode, Jackie takes a look at what’s on your plate in Denmark! Danish cheese is world famous for its texture and taste – as such, the Danes take their cheese very seriously! Because of the heavy use of cheese in the local cuisine, the Danish company, Eva, created an invention that makes grating cheese…
Read MoreSpirelli Spiral Slicer by GEFU – GERMANY- Food Exposed: International Food and Tools Series
On this special edition of Food Exposed, Jackie takes a look at what’s on your plate in Germany! Making quick and easy work of preparing vegetables is a universal need – and one vigorously pursued in Germany. Maybe that’s why GEFU, the German company that makes kitchen tools, designed the food tool called SPIRELLI, or…
Read More“The Tree” – Food Exposed
One of my favorite parts of Health Coaching involves the use of metaphors. A metaphor is the expression of the understanding of one concept by relating it to another similar concept. Artists use metaphors all the time, too – as do authors. Here’s a metaphorical story you might be able to relate to – it’s…
Read MoreChicken Salad with Spiced Sesame Sauce – Food Exposed
Chicken Salad with Spiced Sesame Sauce Servings: 6 Serving Size: 4 oz. chicken plus 1/2 cup salad Ingredients: 3(4 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breasts ¼ tsp.cayenne pepper 1 ½ tsp. distilled white vinegar 1tbsp.dry sherry 1tbsp.fresh cilantro, chopped 1sliceginger 1ea.green onion, diced 3 cupsromaine lettuce leaves 2tbsp.reduced sodium soy sauce ½ tsp.sesame oil 2tbsp.sesame tahini 2cupswater, plus 1 tbsp.…
Read MoreLow Sodium Restaurants – Food Exposed
This week’s guests are The Dining Duo – Michael Epstein and Scott Schwimer – a couple that have eaten 21 meals TOGETHER every week for 22 years. They blog about the foodie scene in LA and abroad on their website www.TheDiningDuo.com and no couple knows more about restauarant food than these two! They’ll talk about how…
Read MoreThe Dining Duo – Michael Epstein and Scott Schwimer – talk food, cars and art on Food Exposed.
On this episode, Jackie takes a look at what’s on your plate when you eat out! She’ll look at how the healthy food movement is affecting restaurant food and how you can eat out and still maintain a healthy lifestyle. She’ll also take a look at new trends in the restaurant industry and what you…
Read MoreLive in the Moment – Food Exposed
What 5 goals do you believe will lead you to lasting happiness? In her book, Creating Your Best Life, Caroline Adams Miller describes research -tested happiness boosters, and techniques for building self-efficacy. The book collects and integrates studies and research on relationships, passion, self-regulation, positive emotions, flow, strengths, exercise, values, savoring and grit as they…
Read MoreArmenian Vegetable Casserole – Food Exposed
Armenian Vegetable Casserole Servings: 3 Serving Size: 2 ½ cups Ingredients: 1 whole(1 lb.) can reduced sodium pear-shaped tomatoes 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/2″ thick slanting slices ½ cup catsup 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into 1″ pieces 1 tbsp.extra virgin olive oil ½ lb.green beans 1 tbsp. NutriFit Mediterranean Salt Free Spice Blend 2 large onions, cut into 1″ cubes 1 large green bell pepper, chopped 1 cup reduced…
Read MoreSocial Relationships and Health – Food Exposed
Think about the most important relationships in your life. What are the characteristics of the people to whom you feel closest? Happy couples describe their partners as interested and responsive. Besides existing relationships, curious people act in certain ways with strangers that allow relationships to develop more easily. Research shows that curious people ask questions…
Read MoreThe How of Happiness – Food Exposed
My coaching moment today is about how committing to your goals helps you achieve happiness, and is based on the work of Sonja Lyubomirsky. In her book, The How of Happiness, she writes, “people who strive for something personally significant, whether it’s learning a new craft, changing careers, or raising moral children, are far happier…
Read MoreExperience of Choice – Food Exposed
My coaching moment today is about the experience of choice. In his book, Why We Do What We Do, Edward Deci says, “At the heart of human freedom is the experience of choice.” As a coach, I talk to people in terms of making their own choices and forging their own path all the time.…
Read MoreImproving your Memory – Food Exposed
My coaching moment today comes from a workshop that I love to present, and have many, many times. It’s called Brain Boosters: Improving your Memory. Let’s face it, we’re all concerned about forgetting what we really want to remember! In this presentation I talk about the value of attaching to memories using our different senses,…
Read MoreMaking a Difference – Food Exposed
Here’s a little story about Making a Difference. Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the…
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