Eating Healthy at Sierra Grille in Norwalk & Stamford

Sierra Grille has become a popular haunt for Mexican food lovers in Stamford and Norwalk, myself among them. The food is fast, and the restaurant positions itself as a healthy eatery, boasting about its fresh ingredients and lean meats on signs right near the ordering counter. It can be a decent choice when eating out [...]

Health Bill Requires Restaurants To Post Calories

We all know that the historic health care bill is a little porked up. But some of the hidden goodies are, well, good. One helpful portion of the bill requires all restaurants with 20 or more locations to post nutrition information in an obvious place. I certainly wish all restaurants were included, but this is [...]

Recipe for Healthy Pizza

Yep, you read that right. Pizza can be healthy. It just requires a little thinking outside the box–the pizza delivery box, that is. Here’s an easy recipe for making a low-calorie, personal-size pizza  that packs lots of calcium, antioxidants, and a good amount of protein. Load this pizza up with as many veggies as you [...]

Go Greek Yogurt

When I see an image of a lean, muscle-bound ancient Greek sculpture, I think of the creamy goodness that is Greek yogurt. I just can’t help it. They’re both silky white, for starters. And when I see muscles, I think of protein, their building blocks. Everyone who’s trying to shed some pounds by building fat-burning [...]

Top 5 Healthy Salad Dressings

Does a healthy salad dressing really exist? The shelves in the local supermarket do not hold a single salad dressing with a nutrition label that shouts “Vitamin-Packed!” and rightly so. Dressings are not exactly healthy in terms of providing essential nutrients, but most of us need them to liven up salads and some are certainly [...]

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