About Dr. Gourmet

My name is Timothy Harlan and I am both a physician and a chef. This blog is a general collection of information and random ideas on eating great food and eating healthy.

You can find out more at the Dr. Gourmet web site. Eat well, eat healthy, enjoy life!

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Diet Soda; Families and The Quality Calorie Diet : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: My brother thinks that drinking Fresca is the same as drinking water. He is diabetic and takes pills to control his numbers. He is about 30 or more pounds overweight and he drinks about 6 cans of Fresca each day. I told him he [...]

MSG; Coumadin and Acai : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: For several months I have been looking for low-acid tomato canned products. I read someplace that you can buy these items, but there was no source given. Have you heard of this?

A: At this time there [...]

Customizing The Quality Calorie Diet; Gout and Vegetarianism : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: Regarding the Black Bean Chili recipe, I was wondering why you would want to add 6 cups of water to this chili instead of beef broth or maybe half broth and half water. I find that using broth either chicken or beef instead of [...]

Asian Beef with Broccoli; We’re Ten Years Old This Week : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

The beginning of 2009 marks ten years of Dr. Gourmet on the web. It was the beginning of 1999 that we put up our first web pages. For a long time the site was informational only and updated occasionally. We set out to change that [...]

Black Bean Chili; The Quality Calorie Diet is Live!

My eatTHISdiet is Now

I’ve changed the name of My eatTHISdiet to reflect my belief that quality calories – found in healthy, delicious foods – are the key to eating eating healthy and sustained weight loss.

The Quality Calorie Diet Plan still helps you:

High Fructose Corn Syrup; Breastfeeding Calories : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: What research have you done concerning high fructose corn syrup? Some health experts are telling us to stop drinking sodas because of either the high sugar content or the high fructose corn syrup.

I have found that [...]

Moroccan Chicken with Couscous; Diet and Aging : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

Next week everyone will be working on their New Year’s resolutions. I have read estimates that as high as 75% of people will resolve to lose weight or eat better. Certainly changing the way you eat is a good way to lose weight but there’s [...]

What to Do with Your Holiday Leftovers : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Happy Holidays from Dr. Gourmet

One of the big challenges at the holiday season is what to do with all those leftovers.

Here are some recipes from the Dr. Gourmet Kitchen that will help you use them up in easy and [...]

Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Chef Tim Says….

One of the main things that I have noticed over and over is portion size. It’s just plain smaller in Spain vs. the U.S. (or the U.K. for that matter). For instance, the croissants are about 2/3 the size of those found in America. Other [...]

Ask Dr. Gourmet

Q: Currently I am just returning to an exercise program after giving it somewhat up for over 3 years. I am looking to lose over 80 lbs. I have wiped soda pop out and have somewhat given up red meats. My Dr. said I might [...]