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Lose Weight With A Balanced Vegetarian Diet

September 26, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

When it comes to healthy weight loss, one of the secrets of success is to eat a balanced diet. Balance here means eating the right amount of nutritious food. In our fast food, take-out world, it is easy to get the quantities wrong and also miss out on the quality as well. So eat when you are hungry but don’t overdo it. Getting back to the basics is important. Instead of snacking constantly during the day, do your best to eat three regular meals. Cook or have your food cooked using wholesome,

Crap food gourmet

September 9, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

This clearly has it’s roots in the viral fast food blog so not massively ‘new’ but I LOVE IT all the same. You’ve seen the Fast Food Gourmet and know the score – Office Snack Gourmet works on exactly the same principle. A collection of recipes designed to turn even the most disgusting of office snacks into delicious gourmet meals. An example: Truffled Berry Praline Purses Ingredients 2 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 1 Fruit Roll-Up 1 pack Potato Chips Remove Reese’s Peanu

Table Talk Recipes

September 9, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

As promised, here are my favorite recipes from the Table Talk event. Image via Matt Olson My personal favorite was the Oven-Fried Chicken Tenders that my group made. I think the above picture sells itself! They were simple and delicious. If you have kids, most likely they love chicken nuggets. Not only do these taste much better than frozen or fast food chicken nuggets, but they are also much more healthy and a lot more frugal. The secret to these is crispy outside that is created

Home Cooking With Different Recipes – Better Than Fast Food …

September 2, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

Many families are appreciating home cooked food nowadays, due to the fact that eating out frequently is not a healthy choice, and in these times of an econ… Original post: Home Cooking With Different Recipes – Better Than Fast Food …

Healthy, Travel-Friendly Snacks and Fast Food Meals [Travel]

August 14, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

It’s easier to give into Value Meals and Cool Ranch Doritos on a long-distance drive, because your options seem so limited. A USA Today blogger and dietitian suggests snacks Read More Related posts: FancyFastFood.com Gives Fast Food Meals a Gourmet Makeover [Friday Fun] Fast food leaves a lot to be desired healthwise,... Three-Course Meals from Four Cans [Food] Great food doesn’t require an afternoon in a crowded... Fast Food Map Finds The Nearest Fast Food Chain [Food]

21 top-rated burger recipes to try this summer

August 6, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

Yes, it’s true, I do LOVE hamburgers! You’ll never catch me eating a hamburger at a fast food joint, but I do love my homemade burger and gourmet burgers. It’s true that with the recession, the concept of the $1,000 burger (remember it was made with beef from Japan, truffles and foie gras) seems almost laughable now because few people would be crazy enough to drop that kind of cash on a hamburger. Luckily, there are loads of delicious hamburger recipes that are super tasty and that are qu

Stop Eating Fast Food: 5 Ways to Stop Your Food Addiction and Take Control Over Your Diet Now

July 23, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

Obesity? Would You Like Large Fries With That?High blood pressure. Obesity. Increased Cholesterol. Feeling sluggish or having low energy. Constipation. Dehydration. Diabetes. Hypertension. Heart Disease. Food addiction. Accelerated aging. Malnutrition. Low self-esteem. Low sex drive. Decreased mental clarity.You’d think these are enough to make us stop eating fast food and junk foods, but evidence suggest otherwise.The list above isn’t even complete – these are just some of the effects of eating

FancyFastFood.com Gives Fast Food Meals a Gourmet Makeover [Friday Fun]

July 10, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

Fast food leaves a lot to be desired healthwise, but if you’re going to eat it, why not fancy it up? FancyFastFood.com provides recipes and ideas for turning Domino’s Pizza into chow mein, Burger King’s Croissan’wich into a quiche, and more. The site only has a handful of recipes up so far, but all score points in the creativity department. Among our favorites is this recipe to turn one large Domino’s American Legends Pacific Veggie pizza and a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke into Dao Mi Noh Chow

Fancy Fast Food

June 30, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

Fancy fast food takes regular old fast food and turns it into gourmet (looking) food. I’m sure it doesn’t taste as good as real four star cuisine, but it sure does look delicious. Best of all, there’s plenty of recipes so you can duplicate the efforts. Link

Five Reasons You Should Give a Meal Prep Kitchen a Try

June 15, 2009 by Gourmet Meals · Leave a Comment 

by Fran Valle Have you used a meal prep kitchen yet? The past decade has seen meal prep kitchens opening up throughout the US bringing a new way of cooking to the busy American family. Meal prep kitchens, also referred to as meal assembly kitchens and meal assembly studios are a remarkable balance between the comfort and nutrition of home-cooked meals and the convenience, efficiency and affordability of fast food. When you visit a meal prep kitchen you are able to set up a number of differen

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