Chef Tim Says….

Every week I at least one patient say, “Doc, I’m going to lose weight because I have quit eating potatoes.” This is the unfortunate legacy of Dr. Atkins, and what a shame that he left people with the perception that potatoes are bad [...]

Tasty!

Amazing ad from the 1950s. Don Draper would be proud.

I loved this picture. It is a guide to which bars on the shelf at Whole Foods are gluten free.

Gluten Free Energy Bars At Whole Foods

They did finally bring out some fruit and yogurt. And it was delicious.

Finally! Fruit. Yum!

My colleague Eric Elwood used to call dessert “the tamper” as if he needed something to tamp down all the food he just ate.

Here’s the tamper for today — pretzels. White flour with salt.

Interesting that this was served just before a talk on how sodium effects blood pressure.

White flour, yeast, water, salt = [...]

Well, lunch was better. I would have lost the potato chips, added some nuts maybe and replaced all the desserts with fruit. Dessert is for dinner folks and really only for special occasions.

A nice Caprese Salad with Pesto

Lobster Salad in Lettuce Cups w/ a very light dressing.

Why [...]

OK, I get it… Hospitals are going broke and will do anything to add to their bottom lines. Was I shocked in 1993 when Grady Hospital in Atlanta allowed a McDonalds to be built on hospital property? Yes.

Am I now shocked at anything? No.

Recently the folks who run our hospital at Tulane [...]

Sad, but true. Another conference, another table of quality food choices. This is the mid-morning snack. Biegnets and sauce with a table full of soda.

Hmm… soda causes high blood pressure, right?

Yep, those are beignet with three sauces.

A recent morning meeting at the medical school. Sad but true. This was accompanied by coffee with CoffeeMate as the creamer choice.

Lonely Pastries