Lunch Date Newsletter #22: The Health News You Need To Know

This was quite a week! I went to an event hosted by J Lo, was quoted in a really fun article on “Skinny Secrets from Leading Nutritionists,” and collected a ton of recipes I want to cook. Let’s catch up in this week’s Lunch Date Newsletter! As always, we’ll start with my recent press, then the news you need to know followed by crazy good looking recipes. We’ll wrap it all up with some fun personal news from the past few days.

In the comments, I’d love to hear from you: what was one thing that made you happy last week?

My Recent Press:

• 11 Skinny Secrets from Leading Nutritionists – Patricia Bannan for Livestrong (My secret is #2: Avoid Temptations)

What I’m Reading:

Food, Nutrition & Health:

• Here Are 10 Pictures of Your Daily Recommended Servings of Fruits & Vegetables – The Kitchn
• Health Benefits of Fermented Foods – fANNEtastic food
• Study finds that eating whole grains can help you live longer – LA Times
• PUNCH’s Most Popular Cocktail Recipes of 2014 – PUNCH
• 15 Non-Diet Tricks to Trim Down in 2015 – Livestrong
• 10 Easy Ways to Add Turmeric to Your Diet – Mind Body Green
• Saturated Fat: Not So Bad or Just Bad Science? – Today’s Dietitian (a great, balanced summary of the science on saturated fat)
• Many Consumers Misled About Bogus Weight-Loss Supplements, Survey Says – Health Day
• 11 Secrets Supermarkets Don’t Want You To Know – Kitchen Daily

In the Kitchen: 

• Versatile Ramekins Offer Portion Perfection – Christy Wilson for Food and Nutrition
• 10 Ways to Give Your Rental Kitchen a Little Love – The Kitchn
• How to Prep Healthy Food for the Week – Back to Her Roots

Your Home:

• Cure Day 20: Get Our 20 Minute/30 Day Cleaning Plan – The Kitchn
• Keeping Your Bathroom “Company Clean” In 5 Minutes a Day – Apartment Therapy

What I’m Salivating Over: 

Breakfast & Breads:

• Oatmeal On-the-Go: 4 Ways – Dietitian Debbie Dishes
• Vanilla Spice Oatmeal – Ellie Krieger for Food Network
• Freezer-Friendly Spinach Feta Breakfast Wraps – The Kitchn
• Whole Grain Einkorn Pumpkin Bread – Jovial Foods
• Braided Seed Bread – Back to Her Roots

Salads:

• Brussels Sprouts Salad with Pecorino & Oranges – Shutterbean
• Fall Harvest Salad with Roasted Brassicas, Fingerlings, and Radishes – Serious Eats
• Living Salad with Lemon-Sesame Dressing – Back to Her Roots

Soups:

• Magic Mineral Broth – Joy the Baker

Main Courses (I’ve been cooking a lot of recipes from the Skinnytaste website and book, so you’ll see a lot of Skinnytaste love in the links below!)

• Quinoa Crusted Eggplant Parmesan – Ancient Harvest
• Baked Chicken Milanese with Arugula and Tomatoes – Skinnytaste (so so good!!)
• Spaghetti with Sauteed Chicken and Grape Tomatoes – Skinnytaste
• Grilled Chicken with Spinach and Melted Mozzarella – Skinnytaste
• Chicken Parmigiana Burgers – Skinnytaste
• Lasagna-Stuffed Spaghetti Squash – The Kitchn
• Chicken Thighs with Artichoke Hearts and Feta Cheese – Skinnytaste
• Greek Turkey Meatballs – Skinnytaste
• Stuffed Turkey Breasts with Butternut Squash and Figs – Skinnytaste
• Sweet Potato Turkey Shepherd’s Pie – Skinnytaste
• Chicken with Leeks, Sun-Dried Tomatoes in White Wine Sauce – Skinnytaste
• Butternut Stuffed Turkey Tenderloin with Cranberries and Pecans – Skinnytaste
• Lemon Feta Chicken with Oregano – Skinnytaste
• Baked Chicken with Dijon and Lime – Skinnytaste
• Arroz Con Pollo, Lightened Up – Skinnytaste
• Chicken with Brussels Sprouts and Mustard Sauce – MyRecipes
• Chicken-Butternut Tagine – MyRecipes
• Arugula, Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Pizza – Ellie Krieger for Food Network

Desserts:

• Chocolate Covered Banana Pops – Ellie Krieger for Food Network
• Frozen Grape and Banana Skewers with Chocolate Drizzle – Grapes from California
• Avocado Chocolate Pudding – Leite’s Culinaria
• Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies – Bon Appetit
• Healthy Peanut Butter Power Cookies – fANNEtastic Food
• Quinoa Almond Thumbprint Cookies with Roasted Strawberries – Ancient Harvest

Do you have a recipe you want me to include in my roundup next week? E-mail me at [sf_email]CarolineKaufmanRD@gmail.com[/sf_email] and I’ll take a look!

What I’ve Been Up To:

Yesterday, I went to an event for Jennifer Lopez’s new wellness brand, Body Lab. There were about 25 lifestyle bloggers and reporters there, and we got to meet one another on a deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean, drinking cucumber strawberry water, and eating spectacularly presented healthy bites.

I have to pause now to gush about the crudite display. I’ve never seen anything like it. It looked like a miniature farm with vegetables “planted” in rows of dirt. Everything was edible. The dirt was made of olive bread crumbs littered with puffed wild rice “worms.” They used a hoe to scoop the “dirt” onto your plate and poured dressing out of a watering can.

I took a video because you have to see the whole process to really get the wow factor:

My friend Patricia Bannan (@NutritionGoGo) was there too!

 And here’s Jennifer Lopez! It was such a pleasure to watch her speak in person! Doesn’t she glow?

See you for another Wednesday lunch date next week!

Tell me: What was one thing that made you happy last week?