Yoni Freedhoff, at Weighty Matters, points to a new study on meal frequency which seems to indicate that small frequent meals (as distinguished from fewer substantial meals) may help to decrease energy intake in some groups of people. Freedhoff, with that clarity of vision that has made me so fond of his blog, points out that the undeniably best plan – six small meals, three large ones, intermittent fasting – is whichever one works best for you.
Dr. Freedhoff, who's Canadian, is also quoted in a piece at HuffPost Canada about the aura of healthy that surrounds fruit juice. We tend to perceive fruit juice as being good for us – after all, it's fruit, right? But in its most basic terms it's actually “sugar water with vitamins and minerals”, providing four to five teaspoons of sugar per eight-ounce glass. Drink water and eat fruit.
Recipes! Chow.com's going fairly heavily into the whole Foodball Game thing (honestly that was a typo but too perfect to rectify), including chicken wing recipes and eighteen different ways to nacho. Also, for absolutely no reason I've been able to determine, how to make something resembling bacon out of I swear I could not make this up fish skin. Sprouted Kitchen offers a salad of winter greens and quinoa, and bringing us inevitably back to the isn't-there-some-sporting-event-this-weekend? thing, Darya Pino at Summer Tomato has “5 Classic Super Bowl Foods That Are Surprisingly Healthy”; Snack Girl has her own set of “Top Healthy Super Bowl Snacks” as well as a fast and tasty three-layer bean dip (“I believe these dips usually have five layers, but who needs five if three tastes good?”); and Simply Recipes has an artichoke-lemon dip that I think I could live with. Or possibly on.
February is, besides being the official month of heart-shaped red satin candy boxes, Berry Fresh Month, National Fiber Focus Month, National Grapefruit Month, Potato Lovers' Month, National Heart Healthy Month, National Sweet Potato Month, and National Hot Breakfast Month and that's only touching on the healthier topics. The first week in February is Shape Up With Pickles Time – don't forget, most pickles are PointsPlus-free!
We all know what Sunday is. February 4th is National Stuffed Mushroom Day, variably healthy depending on what one chooses to stuff into them; and one week from today, the 6th, besides being National Frozen Yogurt Day (all hail Golden Spoon!) is National Chopsticks Day which could be terrifically weight-loss-friendly if you're as completely uncoordinated with chopsticks as I am. (I know, I know, but I can hold a knitting needle in each hand which is not permissible with chopsticks.)
January 30th: National Croissant Day
January 31st: National Brandy Alexander Day
February 1st: National Baked Alaska Day, Bubble Gum Day; feast of St. Brigid of Ireland, patron of cattle, chicken farmers, and dairymaids; 1960, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. (later known as Jibreek Khazan), and David Richmond take seats and order coffee at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina
February 2nd: Heavenly Hash Day, California Kiwifruit Day
February 3rd: National Carrot Cake Day; Setsubun; 1930, Frank W. Mars introduces the Snickers bar; 1941, Teflon patented; 1946, birthday of Dan Quayle, popularizer of the potatoe
February 4th: Homemade Soup Day, National Stuffed Mushroom Day
February 5th: National Chocolate Fondue Day, World Nutella Day
February 6th: National Chopsticks Day, National Frozen Yogurt Day
Albertson's:
Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $4.97/lb
Beef ribeye or New York steaks, bone in, family pack, $7.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks OR tri tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round roasts, boneless, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, bone in, $1.57/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.99/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Mahi mahi OR shark portions, 5 oz, $3.99
Deli: Jennie-O “Blue Ribbon” turkey breast, $2.99/lb (first 2 lbs)
Jennie-O “Smoked” or “Oven Brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
All Dietz & Watson hams/turkey breast/chicken breast/cheese, $7.99/lb
USA Gold honey or baked ham, $5.99/lb
Charlie's Pride Italian beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $5.99/lb
Margherita hard or Genoa salami OR pepperoni, $5.99/lb
Stella Swiss/Provolone/Muenster, $5.99/lb
Progresso soups incl. “Light” (with the WW logo), 2/$3
Nature Valley OR Fiber One bars, 5-6 ct, 2/$5
“Cuties” clementines, 3 lb bag, 2/$5
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green or red, $2.99/lb
Blackberries OR blueberries, 6 oz boxes, $2.99/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Hass avocados, jumbo, 2/$3
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 1 lb, $4.99
Baby carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Bashas':
Beef t-bone steaks OR boneless London broil, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef porterhouse steaks, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef top round roast, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder roast, $1.89/lb (steaks $2.49/lb)
Sanderson Farms chicken breast, bone in, buy 1 get 1 free
Halibut fillets, wild caught, 6 oz portions, $7 ea
Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $6.88/lb
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/cubelets, $1.88
Bashas' cottage cheese incl. low-fat, 16 oz tubs, 2/$3
Oroweat bread, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $2.49
Chicken of the Sea solid white tuna, 4/$5
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, 6-12 ct, $4.44
Blueberries, dry pint, $1.77
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Apples: Fuji, Ambrosia, Braeburn, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
Cantaloupes OR honeydew melons, 59¢/lb
Roma or slicing tomatoes, 77¢/lb
Grape tomatoes, 12 oz box, 2/$3
Sweet onions, 99¢/lb
Fry's:
Beef t-bone steaks, 50% off
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.49/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb
Ground beef sirloin, fat content not listed, $4.99/lb
Pork loin back ribs OR St Louis-style ribs, buy 1 get 2 free
Kroger boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.88
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shingle, $1.99
Pace salsa or picante sauce, 24 oz jars, 2/$5
Vlasic pickle spears or “Stackers”, 16-24 oz jars, 2/$5
Bush's baked beans, 16 oz cans, $1.39
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Blackberries OR blueberries, 6 oz box, $2.99
Bananas, 57¢/lb
“Mini peeled” carrots, AZ grown, 1 lb bag, 98¢
Mini sweet peppers, 2 lb bag, $2.99
Safeway:
Beef top sirloin, whole damn thing in a bag, $2.77/lb
Beef loin strip, boneless, whole damn thing in a bag, $4.77/lb
Beef ribeye, boneless, whole damn thing in a bag, $5.77/lb
Beef London broil, boneless, $4.49/lb
Beef chuck crossrib roast, boneless, $3.89/lb
80/20 ground beef, $3.49/lb
Pork loin chops, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork loin back ribs, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder blade roast, bone in, whole damn thing in a bag, $1.87/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, value pack, $6.99/lb (regular pack $7.19/lb)
Dover sole fillets, $7.99/lb “weather permitting”
Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.67
Lucerne cream cheese, 8 oz brick or tub, $1.79
Shamrock Farms sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tubs, $1.99
Safeway Kitchens variety breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $1.99
StarKist solid white tuna, 2/$3
Bush's Best baked beans, 28 oz cans, 2/$4
Bush's Best “Grillin'” beans, 21-22 oz cans, 2/$4
Ro*tel tomatoes, 99¢
Gala apples, $1.49/lb
Organic navel oranges, AZ grown, 99¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $2.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Mangos, 10/$10
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $2.99/lb
Sweet mini peppers, 2 lb bag, $3.99
English cucumbers, AZ grown, 2/$3
Wholly Guacamole, 12 oz pkg, buy 1 get 1 free
Sprouts:
Beef rump roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, boneless, $9.99/lb
Grass-fed organic beef chuck roast, boneless, $6.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Pork or chicken sausage, bulk or links, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Halibut fillets, wild caught (Sea of Cortez), $12.99/lb
Navel oranges, 48¢/lb
Red Delicious apples, 48¢/lb
Braeburn or Fuji apples, 88¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Cantaloupes OR honeydew melons, 2/$5
Organic D'Anjou or Bosc pears, $1.29/lb
Roma tomatoes, 48¢/lb
Hass avocados, 48¢ ea
Eggplant, 88¢ ea
Grape tomatoes, dry pint, 4/$5
Winter squashes (acorn, butternut, spaghetti,) 99¢/lb
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