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    Healthy office foods

    Todays lunch was simply tuna mixed with olive oil, salt, and pepper on whole-grain bread. I actually keep a mini-pantry of food in the office, and 3 ounce cans of tuna are always on stock. One is ...

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    Salsa and seafood

    Some might consider it a condiment, but one of my absolute favorite foods is salsa. You know those people who gently dip the itty-bitty corner of their chip in the salsa dish? I dont understand those...

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    The best nutrition newsletter

    Today I got my favorite piece of monthly mail the Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter. Put together by my alma mater, the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, this newsletter somehow manag...

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    Scallops and mahimahi

    Last night was another reci-free dinner, meaning that I made it up as I went along. Lloyd and I picked up a pack of fresh scallops and a pack of fresh mahimahi from the store because they looke...

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    Fettuccine with clams

    Last night I whipped up a quick recipe-less clam pasta chopped onion, garlic, and canned clams sauted in olive oil atop whole wheat fettuccine. It was yummy, but needed a little spice, hence the ...

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    Ramen noodles

    My Mimi (grandma) sometimes sends newspaper clippings that remind her of me. A recent letter contained this full page spread devoted to ramen noodles making a comeback. Growing up, ramen noodles (wit...

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    Sushi guide

    I was recently traveling by air, and happened across a handy little sushi guide in the airlines magazine (which I promptly ripped out and tucked in my purse). Today I see my article theft was totally...

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    Pasta and pizza

    Today I have two pictures, lunch from Friday and lunch from Saturday. Friday was a classic office favorite mac-n-cheese with salmon. Saturday was unique pizza with zucchini, cherry tomatoes, pin...

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    Mini-burgers

    Im finally in the stretch of wedding planning Ive always dreamed of selecting the food! Were going to have generous hors doeuvres versus a sit-down dinner, because we want to encourage minglin...

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    The truth about tilapia

    As a seafood dietitian, I often encounter what I like to call seafood slander. This is misinformation, usually in the media, about fish. This week was especially frustrating, because of a handful of ...