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Rita Daté
Nutritionist, Food Writer and Yoga Advocate
Belly Fat
Love handles, muffin tops, extra tires – all synonyms for the same dreaded condition of fat around the waist, better known as belly fat. ...
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May 15, 20114 min read
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Happy Mother’s Day
Amma(my mom), tells me I shouldn’t spend any money on her for Mother’s Day. She says, every day is mother’s day. Ironically, since I...
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May 8, 20114 min read
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Proceed to Protein
Protein has received undue publicity in health literature in the past few years. “Some protein” is necessary at every meal and snack, eat...
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Apr 26, 20114 min read
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The Number One Reason for Not Losing Weight-Portion Distortion
You exercise, eat the healthy foods, and yet the kilos on the scale remain the same. You eat the well balanced Indian meal of roti,...
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Apr 19, 20115 min read
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Lean Holidays
It’s that time of year – the holidays are around the corner and you are frantically making rail, airline and hotel bookings. Excited, you...
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Apr 12, 20113 min read
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3 Bites
Pattiseries, Boulangeries and Fromageries – pastries, bakeries and cheese shops. An abundance of them line nearly every street in France,...
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Apr 4, 20113 min read
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Hunger vs. Appetite
You enter home and the smell of batata wada is permeating in the air — you suddenly feel a pang in your stomach. But wait, is it really...
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Mar 28, 20113 min read
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Stop Worrying About Your Health
Did you take your vitamins today, get eight hours of sleep and eat 5 servings of veggies? Are you taking care of your diet, eating less...
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Mar 21, 20113 min read
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The Real Deal – Indian Thai
Will “Indian Thai” be the new “Indian Chinese?” It appears that authentic is what people are looking for when they eat Thai food and...
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Mar 14, 20113 min read
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Food Jargon 101
Nutritional science is a relatively new science. To find which vitamin or mineral relates to the body or which element in food...
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Mar 7, 20113 min read
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One and Only
Cooking for One Have you gotten in the take-out rut or do you wait for invites from friends for a home cooked meal? The idea of cooking...
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Feb 28, 20115 min read
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