Chef Tim Says….
Time to buy gifts. If you are stumped for what to get that cook in your life, think about something that will make their time in the kitchen easier and a lot more fun. As long as I have been cooking I still [...]
Chef Tim Says….
For two decades now there has been controversy surround the government labeling tomato paste as a vegetable so that it will pass for one on kid’s plates in school lunch programs. While I am not one who believes that tomato paste should be [...]
Dear Dr. Gourmet,
Q: Every time I go to your site to look for menus for lowering cholesterol, I end up back at the Mediterranean Diet for low sodium. I do not have a blood pressure problem or salt/sodium problem, just high cholesterol. When can I [...]
Chef Tim Says….
I have had some questions from media recently about the cost of eating at home vs. eating out.
It’s interesting to me that people believe that it’s more expensive to eat at home when [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
In lectures I will almost always have someone ask about cholesterol. This is the one area where people are very confused and here’s an example of a question we get from our readers:
“When [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
With my new book coming out on June 7th (Just Tell Me What to Eat! The Delicious Six-Week Weight Loss Plan for the Real World), I’ve been reflecting on the myriad diets out there. There are lots of them and they make all sorts [...]
Dear Dr. Gourmet,
Q: Is green tea extract effective in controlling blood glucose? Is it better just to drink a cup of green tea daily?
A: I would avoid all green [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
Dear Dr. Tim, I feel so guilty. How bad is ice cream for me? Give me some good foods that I would like that will lower my cholesterol, and please don’t mention oatmeal.
I [...]
Clearing the Air
Last month the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a recommendation to providers to support perinatal smoking cessation. We at Dr. Gourmet encourage our readers who are pregnant or would like to become pregnant to stop smoking. We would also like [...]