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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Is It a Meal, or Is It a Snack? : Dr. Gourmet's Health and Nutrition Bites

I get questions about snacking all the time: “What should I have for snacks?” or “Is this a healthy snack?” While I’ve written essays about what to snack on, people do seem to have trouble with their snacking. What is the difference between a meal and a [...]

Salmon and Chicken Options From Lean Cuisine : Dr. Gourmet Reviews

There aren’t a lot of frozen meals on the market with fish as the main course. This is understandable since microwaving fish is a tricky prospect. This is, however, a problem if you eat frozen dinners too often (which a lot of folks do). I was pleased [...]

Three More From Lean Cuisine : Dr. Gourmet Reviews

Three More From Lean Cuisine

I had a patient the other day say that they liked all Lean Cuisine products. There’s no doubt that they are popular, and more are good than bad, but there are some real duds. After the discussion I realized that it had been [...]

Dr. Gourmet’s Food Reviews

Lean Cuisine Beats Airport Food

I was traveling the other day and flew through the Atlanta airport. There was about an hour layover on Concourse A and it was at dinnertime. Unfortunately, there’s not much good, healthy food offered for dinner in the Atlanta airport. They do have [...]

Lean Cuisine Comfort Classics: Salisbury Steak and Meatloaf Dinners

I will often have patients keep a food diary when we’re trying to work on their diet. It is amazing to me how many of them come back with Salisbury Steak on their lists. It’s also interesting how often people will eat this. Sometimes more [...]

Two More From Lean Cuisine

A friend of mine told me that he and his wife really love the Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce. Like last week’s item this is one from the Spa Cuisine Classics series by Stouffer’s. My friend used to own a health food store and is very careful about his diet so I felt that [...]