It seems that many of us don’t cook at home much anymore. Eating out is easy, quick, and generally not that expensive cost wise. However, calories and fat content in many restaurant dishes is expensive healthwise. My guest this week is Hope Warshaw with her latest book “Eat Out, Eat Well – The Guide to Eating Healthy In Any Rstaurant.”
The average American will eat out at a restaurant five times this week, and while there are healthy choices available at restaurants, it’s not always clear what they are. Fortunately, Hope S. Warshaw has created the ultimate guide to eating healthy—and eating well—in restaurants for people with diabetes, prediabetes, heart health, or those just looking to lose a few pounds. In Eat Out, Eat Well, Hope has created individual strategy guides for a wide variety of cuisines, ranging from everyday burger shops to ethnic choices. Each style of restaurant includes healthy meal options, which recommend certain dishes and portion sizes. There’s information on what to avoid and how to go about the making special requests. Each restaurant style also includes nutrient counts to help identify healthy choices. For anyone trying to manage their diabetes but looking to have dinner out, this is an indispensable guide.
Hope Warshaw
Hope is a dietitian and diabetes educator who’s proud to put the credentials, RD, CDE, BC-ADM, after her name. She owns a consulting practice, Hope Warshaw Associates, LLC, in Northern Virginia. Her work today spans from work as a spokesperson, corporate consultant, freelance writer and book author. Hope is particularly well-known for her expertise in diabetes nutrition management and healthy restaurant eating. Hope has long been committed to her profession both locally and nationally.
Learn more about Hope and get a copy of the book at: www.hopewarshaw.com
In the second half Peterpaul Florentino and Jay Warren, the two guys behind the Arkansas City wine production of Mabel’s Homestead Vineyard will be in-studio to talk about their unique friendship and their partnership in wine. We’ll be tasting several award winning wines that are available at Jacob Liquor Exchange.
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
The Wines of Mabel’s Homestead Vineyard
From Mendocino County this wine is 82% Carignan, 10% Viognier, 2% Zinfandel, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Pinot Noir and 2% Petite Sirah. Light cranberry color, juicy strawberry-watermelon fruit aromas, nice mineral, hint of pink grapefruit. Refreshingly crisp and dry. Great with almost any food, from sushi to salmon to BBQ!
Barry Estabrook, author of the New York Times bestseller Tomatoland, now explores the dark side of the American pork industry. Drawing on his personal experiences raising pigs as well as his sharp investigative instincts, Estabrook covers the range of the human-porcine experience. He embarks on nocturnal feral pig hunts in Texas. He visits farmers who raise animals in vast confinement barns for Smithfield and Tyson, two of the country’s biggest pork producers. And he describes the threat of infectious disease and the possible contamination of our food supply. Through these stories shines Estabrook’s abiding love for these remarkable creatures. Pigs are social, self-aware, and playful, not to mention smart enough to master the typical house dog commands of “sit, stay, come” twice as fast as your average pooch. With the cognitive abilities of at least three-year-olds, they can even learn to operate a modified computer. Unfortunately for the pigs, they’re also delicious to eat.
Triga is the new project between Jorge Ordonez and Rafael Canizares. The vineyards for Triga are sandwiched between the towns of Pinoso and Salinas in Alicante. A blend of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine displays intense black and blue fruit aromas with nuances of spice and florality. A deep wine with rich flavors and long spice on the palate, which gives way to a focused finish.