Lunch Date Newsletter #20: Health News & Recipes to Know

Hi friends. It’s already time for another mid-week news roundup. Thank you for finding time in your busy day to catch up.

Here’s my collection of articles and recipes from the last week, from the danger of e-books at bedtime to a recipe for chai hot chocolate!

My Latest Press:

• My article for The Huffington Post hit 43k likes and has been translated into Korean and German. Thank you so much for supporting my post and sharing it!! If you haven’t yet, check out The 14 Foods You’ve Been Storing All Wrong.

What I’m Reading:

Food, Nutrition & Health:

• What 2,000 Calories Looks Like – The New York Times
• Rise raises $1 million for mobile-enabled dietitian coaching service – mobi health news
• ‘The Search for General Tso’ Is The Must-See Food Movie of the Year – Huffington Post
• ‘Kids Diseases’ Now Hitting Adults – Health Day
• Questioning the Idea of Good Carbs, Bad Carbs – The New York Times
• Consumer purchases of cakes, cookies and pies have decreased by 24 percent – Elsevier Health Services
• Fast-food slows learning, study shows – PBS News Hour
• 8 Great Vegetarian Ways to Get More Protein – The Huffington Post
• High Protein Vegetarian Recipes – The Huffington Post

Sleep:

• How E-books May Disrupt Your Sleep – The New York Times

Exercise:

• 8 genius ways to sneak in exercise over the holidays – Health
• Weight training appears key to controlling belly fat – Harvard School of Public Health

What I’m Salivating Over:

Beverages:

• Chai Hot Chocolate – Tasty Yummies

Appetizers:

• Italian Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs – Spoonful of Flavor
• Baked Brie with a Roasted Fig Walnut Honey Topping – Joyful Healthy Eats
• Spinach & Creamy Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms – Joyful Healthy Eats
• Garlic Herb Roasted Shrimp with Homemade Cocktail Sauce – Joyful Healthy Eats
• Apple, Cheddar & Walnut Toasts with Cabot Cheddar Cheese – Cabot
• Hummus with Hen of the Woods Mushrooms – Saveur
• Burnt Eggplant with Za’atar Flatbread – Alexandra Cooks
• Apple Wedges with Baked Brie & Maple Rosemary Pecans – Kale & Caramel

Main Courses:

• Cassoulet – EatingWell
• Asian Steak Tacos with Spicy Mushroom Salsa – McCormick Gourmet
• Smoky Chipotle Chicken Chili – What’s Gaby Cooking
• Vegetable Tart with Cheddar Cornmeal Crust – Cabot

Desserts:

• Wild Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies – Food, Pleasure, and Health
• Butter Walnut Cookies – Joy the Baker
• Peanut Butter and Honey Shortbread Cookies – Savory Nothings
• Greek Almond Shortbread Rounds – Better Homes and Gardens
• Maple Glazed Gingerbread Scones – pinch of yum

See you for another mid-week lunch date next Wednesday!