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Posted by Petite Village on February 06, 2012 07:34 am 0 comments

   By Gabriella Vetere, RD   Now that all the holidays are out of the way, there are no more excuses for not cooking a healthy meal or spoiling your dinner with cookies.   I know it’s sometimes hard to stick to healthy eating habits when you are constantly rushing to a meeting, picking up kids, or studying for exams-but with thoughtful planning and thought, things can be easier on you.   One big tip is to make a healthy recipe that you can keep in the refrigerator for days, yet gets better with time. One recipe that my mother...

Posted by Petite Village on November 19, 2011 12:44 am 0 comments

Leeks are a delicious vegetable that adds great flavor and French flair to a dish, and they are everywhere at the farmers markets right now.  Last night I decided to make Potato Leek soup for dinner, but I decided to make it differently from its original recipe. I wanted to give this normally rich and heavy soup a makeover.  Now, you might think you would not like a potato leek soup if it is not creamy and rich and made without heavy cream and butter, but trust me, you will be happy and so will your waist line after you...

Posted by Petite Village on November 08, 2011 11:39 pm 0 comments

       by Gabriella Vetere, RD *     I don’t know about you all, but I LOVE Sundays. I get to wake up, grab some coffee, go on a run, go to the farmers market, and most importantly, spend a night cooking with my sister and watching great shows on the cooking channel.   Last night’s meal was so good that I have to share it!   My twin sister is just as much of a food enthusiast as I am, and it is a pleasure to cook with her. She has a love for cooking and adds...

Posted by Petite Village on November 02, 2011 05:48 am 0 comments

    by Gabriella Vetere, RD *     Eat Your Way to a Healthy ... Mood!: How Nutrition Relates to Depression    Today’s article will probably be relevant to many people reading it because you may be coping with the disease or know at least one person who has it. The disease I am talking about is depression. Depression affects more than 21 million American children and adults annually.   I read an article in Vogue yesterday about a mental health clinic in Mill Valley that chooses to use nutrition over pharmaceutical drugs to help most clients cope with...

Posted by Petite Village on October 29, 2011 06:17 am 0 comments

      by Petite Village   Getting dinner on the table by 6 pm for our families can often be challenging. As a working mom, I often struggle with, “What should we have for dinner?” I have a few dishes that I consider as my basic repertoire, but these limited numbers of dishes get old quickly. Aside from a lack of creativity, there’s often a lack of time, so I decided to start planning my meals for a week's time.   Starting to plan meals for a whole week can be a bit daunting at first, but once you have a...

Posted by Petite Village on October 25, 2011 03:48 pm 0 comments

        by Gabriella Vetere, RD *     Eggs are high in nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and minerals.   One large egg is 70 calories, and has 6 grams of protein, and 4.5 grams of fat.   Out of 4.5 grams of fat, 3.0 grams are Healthy fats, which increase the amount of good cholesterol in the body.     How many eggs are okay to eat in a day or week? Recently, The American Heart Association changed its guidelines to “there is no recommended amount of eggs that a person should consume in a week.” This...

Posted by Petite Village on October 21, 2011 03:31 am 0 comments

     by Amy Vig*   I have good news. Healthy eating is not the mystery that we've been lead to believe. It doesn't require great cooking skills, expensive ingredients, vitamin supplements, no carbs, or most of the other things that the internet and some experts would have you believe. In fact, I'd like to propose that if we all made only one change to our diets, we could live significantly healthier lives. However, I must warn you that it's not the most exciting or mind-boggling advice you've ever heard.   I believe that this one thing we can all...