Nutrition analysis of nearly all the recipes—listing the carbohydrate, calories, fat, saturated fat, fiber and sodium per serving—is a nice bonus, something not typically found in cookbooks by frum authors.
Author: Shira Isenberg
Family Friendly, Mediterranean-Style Cooking: With a Groundbreaking Guide to Weight Loss, Weight Control and Cardiovascular Health
Subs for Your Carbs: Low-Carb But High-in-Taste Dishes for the High Holidays
Especially now, in the yom tov season—with sweet challah and apple kugels and honeyed desserts—if you’re not paying attention, carb counts can climb.
Stress Less This Summer
Instead of getting stressed out that stress is hurting you, think of the stress response as a way your body becomes stronger, getting you ready to face adversity.
Pesach Getaway Without Gaining
You have to make a conscious effort, but it can be done.
Goodbye Soup Mix, Hello Chicken: The Less Processed Shabbat
My husband is after me to make a “processed food-free Shabbat.” How do I even do that?
Smart School Snacks
With school about to start, I’m getting anxious. He does okay with school lunch, but I don’t know what kind of snacks to send because now everything seems like junk food to me. Help!
Going Green: Lettuce—The Perfect Pesach Vegetable
Q: I’m elbow-deep in soapy water checking my maror for the Seder, while chatting with a friend on the phone, who tells me that lettuce has no nutritional value. Is that true? If so, why are people always talking about eating more greens?
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
Q: I toss and turn for hours every night, just staring at the clock. Is there anything I can change in my diet to help me get some rest? A: You’re not alone; insomnia affects almost half (48 percent) of Americans, according to the National Sleep Foundation. This...
Mediterranean Diet Makeover
So how do you go about changing over to a more Mediterranean-style diet? In a word: gradually. Slow changes to your lifestyle are more likely to last, so don’t expect to upgrade your eating plan overnight. To get your eating habits closer to where you want them to be,...
Running for Life
What’s It Like to Run a Marathon? When he hit his late twenties, Ben Kramer—a former high school hockey player from Long Island, New York—was living a pretty sedentary lifestyle and was carrying around more than a couple of extra pounds. But he supported his wife, Samantha, when she...