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Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa Tacos
Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa Tacos
00On a busy day, my best friend is my crockpot. Nothing is better than coming home to a dinner that has been cooking itself while you’ve been away! After seeing Rick Bayless at the Good Food Festival last month, I grabbed one of his Frontera Seasoning Sauces at the grocery store last week to give it a try! I went with the Red Chile Barbacoa Slow Cook Sauce, a roasted tomato and ancho chile sauce...
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New Year’s Resolutions – What You Should Know
New Year’s Resolutions – What You Should Know
00Goodbye 2012, hello 2013! Happy New Year! I hope 2012 was everything you hoped it would be and that the best is still to come in 2013. I spent my last night of 2012 in the great company of my favorite dietitians! 2012 was a terrific year – here’s a look back! I competed in the Crossfit Games Open I learned how to ski I married my high school sweetheart! We traveled to Greece! I...
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Linguine with White Wine Mushroom Sauce
Linguine with White Wine Mushroom Sauce
00One of my favorite things about the holidays is eggnog. Yes, you heard me, good old-fashioned eggnog! I only every buy 1 container a year, and therefore I’m extremely picky about my eggnog. The best eggnogs out there (in my opinion) come from Trader’s Point Creamery in Indiana (I love their milk and yogurt products and this year they created an eggnog!) and Kalona Supernatural from Iowa. Both...
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Tomato Basil Risotto Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes
Tomato Basil Risotto Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes
00This recipe is actually adapted from one I did back in 2010! My how the time flies. Print Recipe Ingredients 1 cup dry hulled barley 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning 1/4 tsp garlic powder 2 large heirloom tomatoes 1 cup almond milk 1/2 cup tomato sauce 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 Tbsp miso paste 1/4 tsp kosher...
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Weeknight Meals
Weeknight Meals
00Good evening! Today was a chilly day here in Chicago. I couldn’t believe that it was only 37*F when I woke up this morning! Nevertheless I bundled up and headed out to the Division Street farmer’s market. I picked up onions and heirloom tomatoes, for meals this week and some colorful dried corn ears of corn and tiny pumpkins on a stick for decoration around the house! Today’s Crossfit...
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BPA–Reason for Concern?
BPA–Reason for Concern?
00What is BPA? The synthetic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is most often found in plastic containers and the lining of metal cans. Petroleum-derived BPA is the building block for polycarbonate plastic (the hard, clear plastic used to make water bottles) and the epoxy resins that line aluminum and steel cans (cans that hold soda, beans, soups, and vegetables). What is the health concern? While BPA was...
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Sweet Potato Veggie Lasagna
Sweet Potato Veggie Lasagna
00Greeting from the South Loop! The move is finally over! We moved into our new place over Labor Day weekend and over the past week have been working diligently to unpack boxes, paint walls, install lighting fixtures, and get the internet up and running! There is still much to be done, but I cannot wait to show you all pictures of our new place once everything is in it’s place. I couldn’t...
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Pink Slime Beef Outrage
Pink Slime Beef Outrage
00Finely textured lean beef, commonly known as “pink slime” is all the rage with the United States beef industry. Up to 70% of beef sold in American supermarkets and up to 25% of American hamburger patties are made up of pink slime meat filler. Pink slime, made up of low grade boneless lean beef trimmings (BLBT) that come from the most contaminated parts of the cow, was once only used in dog...
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Deal of the Week: Naked Fruit Juice
Deal of the Week: Naked Fruit Juice
00In case you haven’t noticed, super-couponing has become a major trend this year. Reality TV has led us to believe that super-couponing results in an at-home stockpile of junk food including everything from candy and sugary cereals to cookies and soda. To break away from this myth I wanted to start a “Deal of the Week” post each week to show how you can reap the benefits of super-couponing...
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Roasted Whole Chicken with Chili Maple Glaze
Roasted Whole Chicken with Chili Maple Glaze
00If you’ve ever roasted a whole chicken or turkey, you know that the secret is in the brine. Brining a chicken not only adds flavor and produces a delicious juicy bird, but also tenderizes free-range pastured birds as they can often be tough. There are number of different ingredients and spices you can use in your brine, but I usually keep mine simple – salt, sugar, and cider vinegar. How to...
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Food Rules
Food Rules
00If you have never read the Michael Pollan book Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, you definiteley should. Food Rules is a set of memorable rules for eating wisely and healthy. Many of which are drawn from a variety of ethnic and cultural traditions, his rules vary from short but sweet to laugh-out-loud funny. Here are a few of my favorites: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. Better to pay...
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What Recycle Numbers Really Mean
What Recycle Numbers Really Mean
00First I wanted to share a video I recently saw called “Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard. This video makes you re-think all of the “stuff” you own and where it came from. Secondly, plastic. Ever wonder what those numbers on the bottom of recyclable plastic containers really mean? Me too. Upon learning that my recycle drop off site accepts #1, #2, #3, #5, and #7 plastics I began...
About Me
My name is Amari Cheffer and I am a Registered Dietitian, blogger, and food enthusiast! I started blogging back in 2009 to document my lifelong love affair with food and nutrition. I am a licensed Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutrition Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Things I hate most include tasteless diet foods, excuses, hopeless weight-loss advice, and quitters. If you have time to breathe, you have time to eat healthy. It's all about problem solving and planning ahead for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
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