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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Fruits; Juicing : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: I understand that the sugar in fruit, when eaten in its natural form, is less fattening that its juice, because of the fiber. Am I losing this fiber when I pulverize the fruit for a smoothie in my blender?

Vitamins : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: You have said that you are not a fan of multi-vitamins. What are your thoughts about adding nuts to your diet to cover various supplements?

A: [...]

Whole Foods Organic Beef Lasagna and Vegan Lasagna : Dr. Gourmet Reviews

I’m rather pleased to see Whole Foods going into the frozen single-serving meals business: after all, they pride themselves on the quality and healthfulness of their products. We’ve reviewedWhole Foods’ single-serving pizzas and both received good marks, so our tasting panel was glad to try [...]

Sweet Potato and Poblano Home Fries: Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

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 [...]

New Year’s Day Lunch

Tasty!

You just have to love this…

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

Gluten Free Bars at Whole Foods

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

What Hypertension Doctors Eat - Fruit Finally

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

Finally! Fruit. Yum!

What Hypertension Doctors Eat - The Capper

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 = [...]

What Hypertension Doctors Eat - Update

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 [...]