Health Food :

Eat by the Season
Eating seasonally means better-tasting and more nutritious fruits and vegetablesBy Carol Sorgen WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - FeatureReviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD Mark Salter, executive chef at the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels, Md., looks forward ...

Eat Slow , Eat Less and Lose Weight?
Eating more slowly may help overweight people eat less and lose weightBy Jennifer Warner WebMD Medical NewsReviewed By Brunilda Nazario. MD Nov. 17, 2004 -- Eating slowly may help overweight people lose weight after all, according to a new study that te...

Eating Healthy for Life : Fit Foods
-- with Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, LD & Ellen Haas WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Live Events TranscriptEvent Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2005Tired of hearing about all of the foods you shouldn't eat? Ellen Haas, author of "Fit Food: Eating Well for Life," w...

Eating Healthy With Ethnic Food
The new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Obesity Guidelines recommend trying different ethnic cuisines to give yourself a taste treat while counting calories and fat . Many ethnic cuisines offer lots of low fat, low calorie choices.So if you wa...

Eating Out & Entertaining
Enjoy delicious dining without sabotaging your diet. By Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - FeatureReviewed by Louise Chang, MD "Would you like that 'supersized'?" is a common question at fast-food restaurants. The large portions we'r...

Edamame: Healthy Soy Snack
Soy snack is a yummy - and healthy - handfulBy Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert ColumnWhat's so secret about edamame? Well, the name for starters. The first few times I heard it, I had to ask, "eda-whaty?" As it turns out, it's ju...

Egg & Cucumber Tea Sandwiches Recipe
Egg & Cucumber Tea SandwichesIngredients:2 large hard-boiled eggs (use higher-omega-3 eggs, if available), cooled and peeled1 tablespoon light mayonnaise1 tablespoon fat-free half-and-half1/2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint leavesFreshly ground pep...

Egg Mock-Muffin Sandwich Recipe
Egg Mock-Muffin SandwichIngredients:2 English muffins, toasted1 large egg1/4 cup egg substitute2 slices Canadian bacon2 empty tuna cans (or similar cans), washed and label removed2 slices less-fat American or cheddar cheese slicesFreshly ground pepperCa...

Egg Safety Tips, Recipes, and Eggcetera
Everything you need to know about cooking and serving eggs -- just in time for the Easter bunnyBy Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert ColumnWhat's not to love about the Easter Bunny season: baskets, flowers, chocolate, and eggs -- lo...

Eggplant and Goat Cheese Sandwiches Recipe
Grilled Eggplant and Pepper Goat Cheese SandwichesIngredients:1 red bell pepper1 eggplant, cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch slices3 tablespoons low-fat bottled Italian or balsamic vinaigrette8 slices of whole-grain bread (French baguette sliced lengthwise c...

Emotional Wellness
Experts offer 12 steps to emotional wellness. By Sylvia Davis WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - FeatureReviewed by Louise Chang, MD Collect Friends Enjoy Solitude Get Fit Seek Pleasure Find a Passion Plan for Problems Seek Constructive Criticism Take H...

Endives Au Gratin Recipe
Endives Au GratinIngredients:8 to 10 endives8 ounces package low-fat cream cheese2 egg yolks4 tablespoons grated Swiss cheeseSalt and pepper to tastePreparation:1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.2. Steam endives.3. Beat egg yolks with cream cheese and 3/4 of...

Entrees
If you're having a tough time trying to decide what's for dinner, then take a glance through our healthy dinner recipes! With delicious, low-calorie recipe choices like beef stroganoff, Mexican lasagna, and light fish stew, you won't be going to bed hun...

Everyday Dipping Sauce Recipe
Everyday Dipping SauceThis sauce appears on the table at most Vietnamese meals. A little bit sweet, a tad salty, pleasantly tangy, and gently spicy, it makes a pleasing refrain to the music that is Vietnamese food. Add a small handful of shredded carrot...

Exercise & Fitness Tips
Get answers to your questions about exercise, and tips for getting the most from your workouts.By Richard Weil, MEd, CDE WebMD Weight Loss Clinic Exercise PhysiologistReviewed by Louise Chang, MD Why Use the Body Mass Index (BMI)? Aerobic Exercise ...

Fall Foods: Lighter Recipes for Some Favorites
The 'Recipe Doctor' lightens up cool-weather favoritesBy Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - FeatureI know it's fall when there are more leaves OFF the trees than on them. I know it's fall when I need socks or slippers on my feet when I wor...

Family Meals: Tips for Nutritious, Delicious Fare
Feeding a family is no mean feat. Follow these tips to whip up nutritious, delicious fare in a flash.By Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - FeatureReviewed By Cynthia Haines, MD Providing healthy meals is the ultimate challenge for harried...

Family Recipes: 2-in-1 Dishes
Entrees that will please both picky kids and their picky parentsBy Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert ColumnBy Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD You want to make your kids happy and fix the foods they ask for -- you know you do. In a rece...

Farmer's Market Finds: Tips & Recipes
Headed for your local market in search of farm-fresh produce? Check out these tips and recipes.By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert ColumnWhere can you get the season’s best produce at reasonable prices? Where can you chat up the s...

Fast Food That Won't Supersize You
The best bets from your favorite fast-food chainsBy Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - FeatureReviewed By Charlotte Grayson, MD It's easy to understand why Americans gravitate toward fast-food chains. Where else can you go when you need t...

Fast Food: Does Healthy Sell?
Salad sales are strong, but we still love our burgersBy Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - FeatureReviewed By Charlotte Grayson, MD Sure, you can order salads and even fresh fruit in fast-food restaurants these days. But with the int...

Fast Food: Make Healthier Versions at Home
Whip up healthier versions of your fast-food favorites.By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - FeatureReviewed by Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD Americans are eating more meals away from home, a trend expert says is helping to increase our calo...

Faster-Than-Takeout Dinners: Tips & Recipes
Whip up a weeknight meal quicker than you can pick one up.By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert ColumnWell, folks, I did what I often do on weeknights around 5 p.m.: I called my husband at work and asked what he had for lunch. Is th...

Fat Free Ranch Dip Recipe
'Free' Ranch DipIngredients:2 tablespoons fat-free sour cream3/4 teaspoon Hidden Valley® Ranch Dip MixPreparation:1. Blend sour cream and ranch dip powder together in a small cup or dish with a spoon.2. Serve with raw veggies as a wonderfully nutrit...

Fats: Rating the Cooking Fats
Choose the healthiest (and tastiest) oils, spreads, and shorteningsBy Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert ColumnThere are so many types of cooking fats and spreads to choose from at the grocery store, and so many questions to conside...

FDA Issues New Tuna Limits for Women
No more than 6 ounces of albacore tuna, 12 ounces of seafood per weekBy Michael W. Smith, MD WebMD Medical NewsMarch 19, 2004 -- To protect developing babies from high levels of potentially brain-damaging mercury, the government issued guidelines today ...

FDA Sets Fresh-Produce Safety Rules
Agency Recommends New Rules for Packaged Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables.By Miranda Hitti WebMD Medical NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MD March 12, 2007 -- The FDA today advised the fresh-cut produce industry on ways to improve food safety from farm to t...

Fennel Provencale Recipe
Fennel ProvencaleIngredients:2 fennel bulbs1/2 can crushed tomatoes1 tablespoon tomato paste4 garlic clovesA handful fresh thyme2 bay leavesSalt and pepper to tasteFresh parsleyPreparation:1. Rinse fennel. Cut it in half and blanch it by soaking in boil...

Filet of Sole with Sorrels Recipe
Filet of Sole with SorrelsIngredients:4 filets of sole (about 5 ounces each)2 lemons10 small diced sorrels leavesSalt and pepper to tastePreparation:1. Clean and rinse the filets well.2. Marinate in lemon juice and the diced sorrel for at least 2 hours....

Film-Inspired Recipes for Oscar Night
Delicious ways to pay homage to Oscar nomineesBy Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert ColumnThis is a fun time of year if you're an avid moviegoer -- it's Oscar time! If you're like me, you don't get out to the movies much (unless it'...