A Place For Indulgence
Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN2018-02-04T16:46:46+00:00The headline of an article in today’s Food Navigator, “Consumers Demand Guilt-Free Indulgence,” caught my eye. The article cited a Datamonitor.com study that found that
Think Your Drink
Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN2018-02-04T16:46:46+00:00You walk into Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts or even McDonald's and buy a coffee drink without too much thought. Mark my words: our love of fancy beverages is going to translate into extra pounds down the road. Why? Because most drinks have lots of calories, sometimes close to one-third of
Super on Sunday
Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN2008-02-06T19:36:24+00:00It was the morning of Super Bowl Sunday, and we decided to get in a workout before an evening of wings and pizza. Problem was that we didn't leave the house until 9:30 am. It was a bad scene at the gym, with cars circling around the thrice-expanded parking lot
Guilt-Free Dipping
Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN2018-02-04T16:46:46+00:00At last night’s “Big Game” party, I thoroughly enjoyed my friend Pat’s spinach dip, a classic made with a package of frozen spinach, a can of water chestnuts, vegetable soup mix, and something white and fattening, usually sour cream or mayo.
Local and Seasonal
Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN2018-02-04T16:46:50+00:00A highlight of our summer and fall is the local farmer's market. So when one of our favorite farmers, Jeff from Bialas Farms, started a CSA for winter veggies, we signed up immediately. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture; it offers farmers a way to help support their farm by
Playing With Their Food — A Bad Idea
Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN2018-02-04T16:46:50+00:00I wrote the following letter to Raymond Sokolov, a Wall Street Journal Editor who wrote an excellent critique of “The Sneaky Chef and “Deceptively Delicious” in his Eating Out column, titled “Playing With Their Food,” in the January 26 issue of the Wall Street Journal: