Soaking it all in

A good way to blow your good eating habits and your pocket book is shopping for food when you’re hungry. It’s just a bad idea folks, too much temptation while your tummy is rumbling saying, “Feed me.” It’s something I tend to do far too often. I start off with the best intentions of getting healthy items but hunger has its own plan. “Let’s see I need chicken for dinner tonight … oh wait this pizza will take only 15 minutes and has pepperoni and BACON . I should get the chicken to make ahead for tomorrow’s dinner, and get the pizza for tonight. YES. In the meantime let me snag this bag of chips and start on these now while shopping.” Crunch, crunch, crunch crunch…YAY CHEETOS! Of course then I need a soda to wash down the chips. There were a few times where I grabbed a ready-made sandwich at the deli to go along with the chips and soda. And if the hunger lingers I may start going aisle by aisle, searching for the next quick grab and chew option. OMG pickles, I need some for th...

In 1978, the low-budget science-fiction film “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” was a hit among young moviegoers. The film was a spoof on the horror and sci-fi genre movies of that time and featured monstrous tomatoes revolting against humans, killing them off one by one. Today, however, tomatoes are highly regarded in helping humans in battling a barrage of diseases. Prostate and breast cancer, surprisingly, top the list. Research indicates that tomatoes contain lycopene, which scientists consider to be a strong antioxidant. “Several studies have shown that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, soy, fiber, lycopene — which you find in tomatoes — and the omega-3 fatty acids reduces the risk of both breast cancer and prostate cancer,” Dr. Dean Ornish, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, reported when speaking about the benefits of a more plant-based diet while in Savannah in November of 2016. “These diets contain a lot of naturally occurring an...

If you had to eat the same meal for 30 days what would you choose? OMG; decisions, decisions. See, I can actually do this. If I had to live on chicken soup, or say chili, or fried chicken for 30 days, no problem. Better yet tell me I can only eat ice cream and I’ll make it work for breakfast, lunch and dinner — EASY. Oh, 30 days’ worth of Lowcountry boils. YES, please! Wait! Pizza, yes by gosh. Pizza is definitely something I do for more than 30 days. Let’s see, what else would I possibly consider? Hmm. It would be easy to pick something like tacos (way too easy). As much as I like hot dogs I’m not sure I could commit to that for 30 days straight. I think I would stick to something from my childhood. Something I asked my mom to make nearly every day. Bistec de palomilla, con arroz y frijoles negros! (Palomilla steak with white rice and black beans). Mouthwateringly delicious to even think about. A palomilla steak is just top-round or a sirloin cut. The magic is that...