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Healthy Eating

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Beauty Trick: Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables

    You've heard the old wives' tale that eating an abundance of carrots turns your skin orange. Well, it's really true. A study led by Ross Whitehead, a graduate student in psychology at Scotland's University of St. Andrews, discovered that if you eat lots of food rich in carotenoids (like carrots) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    How Do I Make Healthy Pancakes?

    Amy Morris​ Welcome to our new(ish) column, "Ask the Pastry Chef," by Amy Morris, a pastry sous chef at J&G Steakhouse. Have a question for Amy? Leave it in the comments section.Today's question: How do I make healthy pancakes?After last week I felt a bit guilty for tempting you wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Flour Power: A Pastry Chef's Guide

    Amy Morris​Welcome to our new(ish) column, "Ask the Pastry Chef," by Amy Morris, a pastry sous chef at J&G Steakhouse. Have a question for Amy? Leave it in the comments section. Today's question: Can you tell me about these different kinds of flour I see on the grocery shelf? The kind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Five Quick Breakfast Spots in Metro Phoenix

    ​In an effort to make mom proud, Chow Bella's taking a good, hard look at the most important meal of the day in the form of Scrambled, a weekly review of local breakfast spots.Fast-food is never the answer -- not even when you're running late.  No matter how many times we press ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    ZPizza Helping "Kids LiveWell" and Eat Well

    ​The NRA (not that NRA), the National Restaurant Association, is rolling out a new initiative to encourage restaurants to offer something different from cheezburgers, grilled cheeze, nugget shapes, fried potatoes and a "juice" on kids' menus. It's called "Kids EatWell." The focus is on "inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Follow Friday: Phoenix Nutrition Experts

    http://getyourbodystrong.com/​It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. If our bodies aren't already pool/beach ready, we're kinda screwed. The heat is here and we're already dying for some respite. If you're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Chef's table at ZuZu and Spring Vegetable Sesame Tofu in Today's Eater's Digest

    Family Fresh Cooking​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Spring Chef's DinnerEvery month, Scottsdale's ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho turns one boring Monday night into an exciting evening of food and drinks. The Month of May is no exception. Monday, Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    A Quick Guide to Grains

    Carol Blonder grains and seeds​ One of our tips for cooking meatless is to prepare a pot of grain over the weekend, mostly brown rice, and have it on hand to add to soups, stocks, and casseroles or to make a fresh grain and vegetable salad during the week. Going meatless one day a week is m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Make Your Own Matzo

    Carol Blonder house made matzo​ The best matzo we've ever tasted is handmade shmura matzo. We were introduced to it by a friend who orders a shipment from New York each Passover. Comparing it to industrialized matzo from the grocery is like comparing a fresh baked artisan loaf to Wonder bre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Coal Burger opens at Scottsdale Quarter

    ​The new fast casual "bugeria," Coal Burger, opened its doors yesterday at Scottsdale Quarter. Rolled out by the group behind Grimaldi's Pizzeria, Coal Burger features natural grass fed beef burgers cooked in a coal fired brick oven (designed like the ovens used in the groups popular pizzerias ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Jamba Juice Probiotics and Sweet Potato Soup in Today's Eater's Digest

    sharemykitchen.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Jamba Juice Goes ProbioticThis week Jamba Juice debuted its latest addition to their line of healthy fruit filled drinks. The new Probiotic Fruit and Yogurt Blends come in three nutritious fla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    The House at Secrect Garden's Blues Night and Spicy Veggie Stir-Fry in Today's Eater's Digest

    www.handletheheat.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Blues in the BarnThe House at Secret Garden is quickly become a new Phoenix hot spot, despite it's south central location. Tonight, see for yourself what all the buzz is about while enjoyi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Kick Off Meatless Mondays with Vegetarian Chili

    Meatless Mondays​ We believe in the adage everything in moderation, no extreme exclamations are on our list of New Year resolutions. Which is why we like the idea of Meatless Monday, a movement that has been quietly growing since 2003 appealing to authors, nutritionists, filmmakers, health p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    2010 Redux: Books

    Carol Blonder Books we like As we bid farewell to the year and look ahead to 2011, for the next two weeks Chow Bella contributors will bring you some greatest hits from 2010. First up: Carol Blonder's most memorable food-related books. ​Making a list of picks for the top 5 books on food pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Jessica Seinfeld on Her New Book and Being First in Line at Pizzeria Bianco This Weekend

    Image courtesy of Jessica Seinfeld​ Jessica Seinfeld is ready to turn over a new leaf -- or a page from a new book, rather. In April, a federal appeals court ruled in her favor after claims that the ideas behind her first cook book, Deceptively Delicious, had been copied from another author. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Dr. Andrew Weil Offers Sage (and Tofu) Advice at True Food Kitchen

    It was standing room only last Thursday at True Food Kitchen at the Biltmore, where nutrition and health expert Dr. Andrew Weil weighed in on healthful breakfast options and answered audience questions about everything from vitamin deficiencies to quinoa (which isn't a grain as most people thin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Toast to Your Health With the First Acai Berry Spirit

    veevlife.com​OK so no alcohol is really healthy for you (despite our best efforts to convince ourselves otherwise), but VeeV is just about the closest booze can get to nutritious because its main ingredient is one of the world's healthiest foods.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Eat More Bananas, Lose Weight?

    ​That's the message Dole wants to convey. The company recently launched a "banana diet" plan that includes lots of consumption of the yellow fruit in hopes of trimming down waistlines of consumers. According to www.dolebananadiet.com, bananas are high in resistant starch, which boosts fat b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Slow Food Phoenix Fights Fatty School Lunches

    ​Slow Food Phoenix says that the current standard of fast food and junk food in school lunches serves the escalating obesity and diabetes epidemic in America. (Not to mention, there's the ethical sketchiness of putting Taco Bell and Pizza Hut products in schools.) So to raise awareness, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Scottsdale Weight Loss Docs Release Smart Phone Application That Rates Nutritional Value of Our Food; Is there Anything an iPhone Can't Do?

    www.mapds.com​As if our double chins and beer guts weren't painful enough of a reminder as to how unhealthy we all are, now our iPhones can scold us into healthier eating habits, too. Two Scottsdale weight loss doctors have created a smart phone application that gauges and rates the nutrition ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Meat 'N' Greet

    Missed tailgating and football? They’re back.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Cooking School Secrets: Controlling Pesticides

    If cost were not part of the equation, I'd choose to eat organic everything. After all, who wants to eat toxic chemicals or feed it to our children? But money does matter and, like most of the people I know, I am always trying to find my way to a healthier diet. Studies have shown that organic pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    First Taste: True Food at Biltmore Fashion Park

    If cost were not part of the equation, I'd choose to eat organic everything. After all, who wants to eat toxic chemicals or feed it to our children? But money does matter and, like most of the people I know, I am always trying to find my way to a healthier diet. Studies have shown that organic pro ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 26, 2008

    How do health-conscious stores Fresh & Easy, Sprouts, and Sunflower compare with the mainstream?

    If cost were not part of the equation, I'd choose to eat organic everything. After all, who wants to eat toxic chemicals or feed it to our children? But money does matter and, like most of the people I know, I am always trying to find my way to a healthier diet. Studies have shown that organic pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    The Skinny: Dainty dining at The Tea Shoppe

    If cost were not part of the equation, I'd choose to eat organic everything. After all, who wants to eat toxic chemicals or feed it to our children? But money does matter and, like most of the people I know, I am always trying to find my way to a healthier diet. Studies have shown that organic pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2008

    Chill sweetens up Tempe

    If cost were not part of the equation, I'd choose to eat organic everything. After all, who wants to eat toxic chemicals or feed it to our children? But money does matter and, like most of the people I know, I am always trying to find my way to a healthier diet. Studies have shown that organic pro ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 21, 2008

    Michele Laudig says Bombay Spice is Indian cuisine for those looking for healthful instead of heavy

    If cost were not part of the equation, I'd choose to eat organic everything. After all, who wants to eat toxic chemicals or feed it to our children? But money does matter and, like most of the people I know, I am always trying to find my way to a healthier diet. Studies have shown that organic pro ... More >>

  • News

    May 10, 2007

    Diet From Hell

    A valley vegan couple's fear of obesity was no picnic for their kids

  • Dining

    January 4, 2007

    Slim Chance

    Resolving to eat better? Here's a week's worth

  • Film

    May 27, 2004

    McRibbing

    A man eats fast food for a month -- guess what happens

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2004

    LET'S GET PHYSICAL:

    Pumping up and slimming down

  • Dining

    June 26, 2003

    Number Crunching

    Calculating tasty calorie, after tasty calorie

  • Dining

    February 20, 2003

    Low calories, high steaks

    Calculating tasty calorie, after tasty calorie

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 26, 2002

    Best Restaurant Potato Chips

    Jilly's American Grill

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 26, 2002

    best Healthful Eating

    Persian Garden Cafe

  • Dining

    March 21, 2002

    At Livingston's, Don't Presume

    Low-fat radicals launch an attack on soul food in Scottsdale.

  • Dining

    November 8, 2001

    Garden Notoriety

    Middle Eastern cuisine gets a peaceful treatment at Persian Garden

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Downtown Casual Lunch

    Coronado Cafe

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Place To Fulfill Your Apple-a-day Quota

    Candy's Apples

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Vegan Restaurant

    Desert Greens Cafe

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Wurst Case Scenario

    Schreiner's Fine Sausage

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Place to Get Free Potato Chips

    Wild Oats
    13823 North Tatum
    602-953-7546
    (and other Valley locations)

  • Dining

    August 12, 1999

    Second Helpings

    Wild Oats
    13823 North Tatum
    602-953-7546
    (and other Valley locations)

  • Dining

    May 21, 1998

    Second Helpings

    Wild Oats
    13823 North Tatum
    602-953-7546
    (and other Valley locations)

  • Dining

    January 1, 1998

    Soy, Happy New Year Tofu

    Wild Oats
    13823 North Tatum
    602-953-7546
    (and other Valley locations)

  • Dining

    January 9, 1997

    Second Helpings

    Wild Oats
    13823 North Tatum
    602-953-7546
    (and other Valley locations)

  • Dining

    September 28, 1995

    SECOND HELPINGS

    Wild Oats
    13823 North Tatum
    602-953-7546
    (and other Valley locations)

  • Dining

    April 27, 1995

    HEALTH'S KITCHEN

    Wild Oats
    13823 North Tatum
    602-953-7546
    (and other Valley locations)

  • Dining

    January 26, 1995

    SECOND HELPINGS

    Wild Oats
    13823 North Tatum
    602-953-7546
    (and other Valley locations)

  • News

    February 7, 1990

    The Cap'n Does Lean Cuisine

    A nutritional lesson from the deputies of diet

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