Listener feedback: families are embracing non-traditional and less expensive international foods for their big meals. Sheet tray foods like baked ziti and eggplant Parmesan and enchiladas were some of the new traditions: less expensive then ham, turkey and brisket...more of a crowd pleaser.
Springtime in NYC means hearing Mr.Softie ice cream trucks song all evening. Soft serve ice cream is a tradition here: started my Mr. Carvel and spread like wild fire across the nation.
Spring holidays are passed: overeating heavy traditional foods is a major issue. With warm weather coming soon, folks are looking to get a handle on weigh gain and out of condition bodies. Celebrities and many of the 1% millionaires/billionaires embrace fruit and vegetable juice fasts. If you don't have a personal trainer/nutritionist/juicing guru: juice fasts can be daunting.
For most of Chef B's clients, custom created "petite fasts" are a great segue: fresh vegetable/fruit juice substituted for 1 or 2 meals a day can deliver huge benefits. They get the appetite under control, deliver mega doses of natural, easy to digest and assimilate nutrition and kick start the body's natural rejuvenation and healing processes.
As always, seeing your Dr and Nutritionist is a great 1st step: setting goals is a must. Do you want to just loose weight, control and heal your diseases, revitalize your energy levels, etc.
Types of juicers are covered, smoothies and proteins, vegetables and fruit combos. Coupling your petite fast with whole grains and beans/legumes @ dinner is an excellent way to "teach" your body that chewing is not necessary. With time, 100% liquid fasts can be embraced.
Petite fasts can help you reconnect with why you eat: are you eating because you're hungry or because you're programmed to eat while watching TV, reading, etc. Fresh vegetable/fruit juice and/or vegan smoothies can and do help to get your appetite under control and shrink your stomach without drugs, supplements, taking energy drinks or expensive and 1size fits all commercial diet plans.
