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The Real Facts about Calories in Junk Food vs. Real Food

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Permalink 0

Here are all the facts you need to know about how your body uses the calories from junk food in comparison to those from real food. This article is a fascinating read, and a keeper! See Precision Nutrition.

Here’s an excerpt:

Fast food and apples What Are Your 4 Pounds Made Of?

Remember:

Real food regulates appetite – so you don’t overeat
Real food controls blood sugar/insulin – so you can avoid energy swings and diabetes
Real food provides the best nutrition – so you can remain healthy for life
Real food has a sane amount of energy – so that you can’t accidentally overeat
Real food has a longstanding relationship with our body – so that our bodies know what to do with it

Weight Loss Challenge: Eat Smaller Portions

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, September 13, 2012 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

Eating smaller portions is not always as easy as it sounds.

In restaurants, they invariably serve portions much larger than you would take if you were serving yourself. I decided a long time ago that I would eat until I felt full, and not feel guilty about leaving the rest. My husband and children often end up eating the rest or taking it home in a doggie bag. I often solve this problem by ordering two starters and no dessert, which is a somewhat less noticeable way to go about it.

Spontaneous Cuisine: Scallops, Green Asparagus and Strawberry Balsamic Sauce Recipe

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, April 13, 2012 Permalink 0

scallops asparagus and strawberry balsamic vinegar recipe

by Jonell Galloway

From the archives

Spontaneous Cuisine: Scallops, Green Asparagus and Strawberry Balsamic Sauce Recipe

This is another low-fat, high-fiber meal that fits perfectly in to any weight loss plan. All these ingredients are available as of late April in Switzerland.

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Health Challenge: 5 easy ways to make your lasagne healthier

Published by Jonell Galloway + Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Permalink 0

by Tamar Chamlian

Lasagne doesn’t have to be fattening. Here are five easy steps to make your lasagne healthy while keeping it delicious!

Opt for organic lasagne sheets instead of the traditional ones we find at local markets.
Don’t butter the plate you are cooking the lasagne in. Add just a drizzle of olive oil and spread it with a paper towel.
Substitute a traditional Béchamel Sauce for light double cream (there are several versions available such as fat free, low-fat, etc.).
While cooking the meat for a Bolognese, for example, add tomato paste as well as smaller chunks of tomato. Make an even more vitamin-infused version of this by making a ragout of celery, carrot, and other veggies, and add it to the meat while cooking
The lasagne is taking shape and you’re ready to top it with mozzarella, cheddar and Parmesan. Great, well not really! Opt for the fat-free version of the above cheeses, and be careful to sprinkle it on as lightly as possible.

Bon Appetit!

Food News Daily: September 19, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, September 19, 2011 Permalink 0

Mainstream Anglo Media and Press

Oysters, figs – does any food really work as an aphrodisiac? Sex and food – it’s a complicated relationship, The Guardian

A Mother’s War on Germs at Fast-Food Playlands, The New York Times

Ferran Adrià, Master of Foam, Whips Up Dinner, The Wall Street Journal

Italy struggles to engage a younger generation in agriculture, The Atlantic

How to Talk to Your Child About Obesity, Psychology Today

Authenticity of coffee (capsules) depends on its contents, Times of India

Best of the Anglo Food and Travel Blogs and Sites

Scary Food: Not your grandma’s milk, Grist

Filling the void – eating after a funeral, Eatocracy

Jonell Galloway: Mindful Eating Coaching

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, August 1, 2011 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

I’m sure many of you have read my articles about Mindful Eating. I like to keep the term in capital letters, to remind me how important it is in all our lives.

I now offer Mindful Eating coaching for those who have problem relationships with food and eating in general, helping them “reconstruct” their lifestyle and attitude to food and eating. This can be done in person, in Switzerland or France, or online, and on an individual or group basis.

For those who live other places on the globe, I offer online “teleconference” coaching for weight loss and eating problems on an individual basis. This consists of a customized program that lasts anywhere from 1 to 6 months, depending on the case, with a consultation at least once a week. This does not consist of nutritional advice per se and I am not a nutritionist; I am a therapist and counselor. It consists of an analysis of your lifestyle and relationship to food and eating, with referrals to medical professionals or physical education specialists when need be, but most of all of a work that you and I will do hand in hand. I will be your guide.

Each case is different, but starts with a thorough analysis of who you are and want to be, your lifestyle and how that might interfere with your eating habits and relationships with food, followed by an analysis and a plan, which we produce together, to lay out a plan for how to concretely work toward changing the things in your lifestyle that work against your weight goals and/or health.

I’m in the process of setting up Mindful Eating workshops and seminars for 2011-12 in Europe. For more information about Mindful Eating or if you’d like to set up a workshop or individual coaching, see my articles on this site, including an interview with Geneva organic farmer David John Kong-Hug.

If you’re interested in organizing or participating in a workshop, or following a Mindful Eating weight loss program, please contact me by clicking on the blue Contact Us button at the top right of our home page.

For more information about my past work and experience, click here.