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44: Hungry Girl with Lisa Lillien

44: Hungry Girl with Lisa Lillien

FromEat, Drink, Live Longer


44: Hungry Girl with Lisa Lillien

FromEat, Drink, Live Longer

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jan 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

She's a foodie who's always hungry, and for well over a decade, Lisa Lillien has been sharing her love of healthy food through her Hungry Girl platform. Lisa makes smart eating easier with a daily email filled with recipes, diet hacks, and nutritious food finds; cookbooks (she has published 12 so far!); magazines; and a weekly podcast. On this week's show, Lisa takes us behind the scenes to Hungry Land where we dish about her most recent cookbook, Clean & Hungry Obsessed, the most popular recipes on her site, diet and food trends (wow, they've changed a lot over the years), and a sneak peek at her next cookbook. What you’ll hear in this episode: The Hungry Girl platform and brand: It began as a daily email newsletter in 2004 because Lisa loved food and wanted to help regular people make good food choices Why the growth and the magic of Hungry Girl? Lisa’s 12th book, Clean & Hungry Obsessed, featuring clean ingredients and lots of fresh, healthy vegetables The one degree of separation between Robert Davis, “The Healthy Skeptic,” Lisa and Liz How food trends have changed since 2004, when people avoided carbs, but used many processed foods Lisa’s realistic philosophy: everything in moderation and calories DO count Lisa’s advice: Figure out YOUR trigger foods and don’t latch on to someone else’s magic bullet Why people look for one type of food to call “the enemy” and avoid it Using the right spices and sauces can help vegetables taste like (and be substituted for) higher carb foods Lisa’s recipe for Mexilicious Spaghetti Squash Casserole Feedback from the book, with the favorites being meatloaf, veggie noodles and veggie fries, and cauliflower rice Lisa’s top two all-time most popular recipes: Yum Yum Brownie Muffins, made with cake mix and pumpkin Egg Mugs, made in the microwave with eggs, cheese, and veggies (2 -1/2 to 3 minutes) “Hungry Land” in Los Angeles, with test kitchens, content creation, and 10 full-time employees Lisa’s 13th book is coming out in March: Hungry Girl Simply 6, featuring what her audience wants ... simple and easy meals with six or fewer main ingredients Chocolate, and how it fits in with healthy desserts for a fraction of the calories Using cocoa powder in overnight oats. (Find the recipe in Lisa’s book!) How Lisa fits into the recipe development and test kitchen process at Hungry Land “House walking:" Walking in your house while on the phone or doing small tasks, to get more steps and improve fitness A tip from Lisa: “People are too extreme and hard on themselves, and then they throw in the towel when they can’t be perfect. Don’t be too hard on yourself, and take one day -- or one meal -- at a time” Focusing on small swaps that can be satisfying  Resources: www.hungry-girl.com  Find out about Lisa’s daily email newsletter, podcast, books, and the magazine Find Hungry Girl on Facebook and Instagram, too! Lisa is giving away a copy of her latest cookbook, Clean & Hungry Obsessed: All-Natural Recipes for the Foods You Can't Live Without  to one lucky U.S. winner. To enter for a chance to win, post a comment at the end of this blog post and tell me why you'd love to win Lisa's cookbook and/or your favorite Hungry Girl recipe. Winner picked at random on January 16 at noon. www.superhealthykids.com www.parentsondemand.com  
Released:
Jan 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

If you’re looking for a healthy new way to feed your family without the hassle or hype, you’ve come to the right place. Your host, registered dietitian nutritionist, Liz Weiss, serves up wholesome and flavorful recipes with a tasty side of science, good nutrition, and fun. Liz is a mom of two grown boys, a cookbook author, and a healthy food blogger, and on each episode, she teams up with a fellow dietitian, chef, or author to bring fresh ideas and practical mealtime advice from her table to yours.