Eat Without Guilt » France

Black Bean and Corn Salad

Dinneen — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:25:20 +0000

As the weather is warming up, I LOVE making quick, easy, and healthy salads. And not just lettuce-based salads. When I lived in France, I saw there were so many types of salads out there that the word “salad” took on a completely different meaning. There were fruit salads, vegetable salads, tabouli, bean salads….the list goes on and on. And food took on a whole new meaning too. Especially during the Summertime when it was too hot to cook (AND there was no air-conditoning!) I saw the abundance of foods available — whole foods. My favorite pastime (besides eating and drinking some wine) was going to the outdoor markets. Walking around, the air was filled with so many amazing smells: I’d catch a whiff of the ripeness of a tomato, the sweetness of a freshly cut melon, the aroma of a strawberry picked just hours before, an organic chicken roasting… Read more

Do You Know When to Stop Eating?

Dinneen — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:58 +0000

Here’s a question for you. When you eat – whether it be a meal or a snack – when do you stop? Is it: 1) When you’ve finished everything on your plate? 2) When the box or bag is empty? 3) When the TV show is over? 4) When you feel full? If you answered #4 – good for you! You probably have a healthy weight and are maintaining it. However, if you answered any of the first three, you may need to take a look at your eating style, or more precisely, your fullness factor. A key element in keeping your weight down is whether you use internal or external cues to signal that it’s time to put down your fork and step away from the table. Last year researchers at Cornell University studied people in the U.S. and France to better understand how they decide they’ve had enough… Read more

Interview: What France Taught Me About Food & Weight Loss

Dinneen — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:20:56 +0000

Dinneen interview on Enlighten Me Show Want to learn more how I balance work & eating well, and how living in France for 5 years completely changed my views on losing weight and eating healthy – and how it can help you too? Listen in to my interview on the “Enlighten Me” show by Joe Pena of Pena Productions. On the show you’ll hear about my own struggles with food & weight and how living in France gave me the tools to finally stop dieting, come to peace with food, and lose weight – and how you can do the same! Listen in and be inspired, motivated, and have a few laughs along the way (Joe and I had a LOT of fun on the show – I love to laugh & feel it’s important on any journey in life). Enjoy! Just click on the link below to listen in: Dinneen… Read more

The Inside Scoop on Losing Weight

Dinneen — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:54:49 +0000

Women (and some men) all over the world have been talking about Oprah these past few weeks, and her constant battle of the bulge and war on losing weight and KEEPING it off. Many of us can relate. I even wrote about Oprah’s weight gain last month in my blog. Many people in the spotlight, like Oprah (and winners of the reality show The Biggest Loser) can’t seem to keep the weight off. They lose, then gain, lose, and then gain again. And it’s the same for many of us! What the heck is going on? For one thing, we keep looking to external factors to determine what and how much to eat. We’ve spent years listening to others to tell us what to eat, so we’ve been disconnected from our bodies. If we listen to our bodies correctly, it tells us what to eat. The problem is, we’ve… Read more