I went to the supermarket yesterday because I decided that I didn't want to order out and I wanted to cook a healthy meal. I know how to cook meat, vegetables, rice, etc. But, the problem isn't cooking the food but picking out the food to cook. I never know if the meat that I picked has too much fat or is too red or if the fruit that I picked was too soft or too hard.

I was just watching the Rachael Ray show and they had someone (Liz Vaccariello) on there that showed you how to make healthy choices when eating at a vending machine.  Surprisingly, if you want chips Veggie chips can be just as bad as regular chips - so can baked chips!  Apparently Soy Crisps are much healthier.

Chef Gina, facilitating this weeks nutrition class at The Nourishing Kitchen of New York City, talked about healthy snacking.

Do you like Mexican AND Italian food???

More fresh food in Harlem? Looks like it. Best Yet Market opened up recently (last week?).

It's between 119th and 118th on Frederick Douglass

I went to their website and they have a bunch on videos on the Harlem store. http://www.bestyetmarket.com/video.html

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