Camerota's Cupboard A key component of PCa recovery and prevention is a responsible diet. We are providing you the following diet and healthy eating information courtesy of our own Elaine Camerota. Click on the title to download the recipe. Enjoy!
Roasted Root Elaine's second posting of the new year features "dead of winter" healthy foods.
All Hail Kale! Happy New Year! The first column of 2013 showcases 3 recipes featuring kale, “the queen of greens, “ a nutritional powerhouse.
2012
Squash It! This is the last Camerota's Cupboard of the year. Sincere thanks to all of you who read it, try the recipes and provide helpful suggestions.
Go Nuts! Although nuts are high in fat and calories, they are rich in numerous substances that are beneficial to your health, so they pack a powerful nutritional punch. Before reading this month’s recipes take the quiz from Johns Hopkins (Posted in Nutrition and Weight Control on August 8, 2012) at the beginning of the column to learn why nuts are good for you.
A Trio of Bean Salads The bean salad is an American classic. It is quick and simple to prepare and keeps well in the refrigerator, so it can be ready at a moment’s notice. Here is a trio of salads tasty and healthful in all seasons. Enjoy the mellow October weather! Good eating to all.
Eat Your ABC's Fall is coming, so it’s back to school and back to basics. Here are three recipes whose main ingredient starts with A, B, or C. Enjoy them during the cooler pleasant days of autumn.
Gifts from the Sea Three Gifts from the Sea: Sea scallops, Tilapia, and Pacific Halibut are featured in this month's column. Save a cow. Eat a fish! Be healthy!
Three Cheers for Dad June 11 – 17 is Men’s Health Week. This week helps promote awareness about preventable health problems. Take AICR’s (American Institute for Cancer Research) Men’s Health quiz and test your knowledge today. Then try the recipes.
Mamma Mia Mother’s Day this Sunday is right in the middle of spring, the perfect time to take advantage of local produce at its freshest. All three recipes this month are from AICR (American Institute for Cancer Research). I made no changes because I didn’t want to affect the their nutrient analyses. Feel free to tweak them to your own taste so the recipes become your own.
Beans and Greens Fresh greens are at their peak in the spring. The offerings this month combine the healthy fiber of beans with the Vitamin A and antioxidants of greens. Beans and greens combine deliciously placed in a hearty soup, a stew, or served as a main dish. And feel free to substitute your favorite leafy greens in any of these recipes. Happy Spring to all!
Green for St. Pat Green is hot; green is healthy; green is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. What could be more timely? Here are 3 green dishes, two featuring cabbage in honor of this almost spring holiday and one with leafy greens.
Dip It or Spread It Dips and spread are popular any time of year when a crowd gathers. Presidents’ Day party, anyone? Sometimes, though, the more we dip, the more our hips and bellies spread. This month’s offerings are low in calories and fat but rich in healthy vegetables and legumes. Enjoy!
Chew on This! Happy 2012! The New Year is traditionally the time for resolutions. Last year there were questions about whether men with prostate cancer should eat meat and/or eggs and if so, how much and what kind. In reading about nutrition, I’ve learned that research results are often confusing and contradictory. Also new research sometimes changes conventional wisdom. We'll look into the research in this edition.
2011
What's Up Doc? Sweets are ubiquitous during the holidays. Instead of trying to resist them entirely, why not try some recipes with natural sweetness: carrots, raisins, applesauce, and pineapple that are healthy as well as delicious.
Let’s Give Thanks For Veggies Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! Recently questions have come up in our PCIG about whether organic red meat is acceptable in the diet of men with prostate cancer or whether it should be avoided entirely. While I seek reliable expert advice, this column will stick to versatile vegetables for tasty good health. So here are some side dishes that can be served with the Thanksgiving turkey.
You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto If any season is synonymous with vegetables, it’s summer. Now is the time. Visit a local farmer’s market and sample their colorful and healthy offerings before there’s a nip in the air and the markets close until next year. Help your body while helping local growers.
Dressings for Success Dr. Alan Safdi says research suggests that extensive use of olive oil in cooking and dressings may reduce risk of stroke, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and obesity in older adults.
Cumin To Camerota’s Cupboard If you recall in his talk to our group in April, Dr. Alan Safdi recommended adding herbs and spices to our meals for the antioxidant benefits they provide. Also USA Weekend (2/6/11) cites a study from India in which cumin was found to be just as effective as an anti-diabetes drug in controlling diabetes in lab rats. Cumin also has been shown to protect bones and help prevent food poisoning.
What Rhymes With Orange? Eat your carrots. And have some . . . pumpkin pie. People with high blood levels of alpha-carotene – an antioxidant found in orange fruits and vegetables — live longer and are less likely to die of heart disease and cancer than those who have little or none of it in their bloodstreams, a new study reports.
Aspire to Asparagus The dietary posting this month is unusual. It is in three parts: 1. A scientific assessment of the health benefits of an intensive diet of asparagus. 2. The urban legend about the purported health benefits of intensive asparagus therapy. 3.Tasty ways to prepare asparagus in a normal diet-the season is now!
Prostate Healthy Cookies Elaine Camerota to the rescue with prostate-healthy cookie recipes for March. Jan promises to offer these for our post-meeting Prostate Partnering with newcomers, at both the Man-to-Man on the 9th and the Education meeting on the 30th.
Ba Da Bean!! Ba Da Beans! Camerota’s Cupboard February 2011 February’s column, with a Jersey twist. Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
Ginger for Prostate Health Here’s January’s Camerota’s Cupboard recipe. Best wishes for health, happiness and good food in 2011. Mike and I will be in Florida at the end of the month so will hope to see you at February’s meeting. Ginger is both tasty and good for you, as ancient civilizations learned.
2010
Secret Santas Last week UNICEF released “The Children Left Behind,” a report that examined inequality in well-being among children in 24 of the world’s richest countries (US, Canada, and Europe). Did you know that in the category of “Healthy Eating,” the US ranked 20th? I don’t know how adults would fare, but obesity and its attendant diseases including cancer are rampant in our population. This is the season when Secret Santas sneak around to hide surprises for friends and loved ones. How about becoming a Secret Santa in this season of caloric excess and in the New Year by slipping healthy surprises into meals you prepare for the children of all ages you care for.
Cranberries Cranberries are beautiful and full of antioxidants. Traditional at Thanksgiving they are available in the fall but are delicious year-round if frozen in the bag and stored for later use.
October is for Pumpkins This month the focus is on colorful pumpkins, a symbol of the fall season. Although we tend to use them only in the autumn, Europeans serve dishes made with this versatile vegetable all year.
Last Blast of Summer Last Blast of Summer – Camerota’s Cupboard—September 2010 This month’s 4 recipes feature fresh fruit, one of the blessings of summer. They are all easy to prepare, healthy, and taste of summer fun. Happy Labor Day Weekend, Everybody!
Snacks Many nutrition experts recommend eating 5 or 6 small meals daily with small snacks to supplement larger meals. The trick is to eat healthy snacks. Obviously, the tastier the healthy snack, the more likely we are to eat it rather than junk food.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme This is the season for fresh herbs either bought or home grown. Herbs are easy to grow, Place them in a container in the sun, water occasionally, and you’ll be rewarded with plants that provide fragrance and flavor to food. Most are perennials that will reappear each spring. Many appear to have health benefits including cancer fighting antioxidants.
Salmon Times Three Salmon Times Three Camerota’s Cupboard April, 2010 Although higher in fat than most other fish, salmon provides healthy omega-3 fat, which, according to researchers, may play a role in reducing risk for heart disease, dementia, diabetes, even cancer. When I lived in the Pacific Northwest, my next door neighbor was a salmon fisherman. Once I flew cross country with a frozen salmon in my luggage. I ate so much salmon I ALMOST got tired of it. Here are 3 salmon dishes you won’t tire of.
Take Comfort In Soup Take Comfort in Soup What a cold winter we’ve had so far. This is the perfect season for hearty soups. They seem to brighten our spirits during the cold, dark days of January.
2009 and Earlier
Two Lentil Soups Italian Lentil Soup…. Preparation: 1 hour…. Serves 4. This lentil soup is adapted from The Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Lo Pinto. Originally published in 1948, it was a gift from my mother when I married. This is a basic recipe that can easily be varied.
Go Mediterranean Diet When I was growing up in Philadelphia, my family ate what is now called the Mediterranean diet. I was raised in an Italian-American neighborhood and 2 of my grandparents were born in Italy. I didn’t know then it was the Mediterranean diet. It was just the way my mother, all my relatives, and most of the people we knew cooked.
Research now suggests that it is a healthy diet that seems to prevent disease and prolong life, I am sometimes asked what it consists of. A search of the Internet as well as books and articles by nutritionists reveal basic principles that may differ in details. From time to time in this column, I will offer some approaches with recipes. Among the benefits of this cuisine are its familiarity and the availability of ingredients for its recipes. Suzanne Hopper, a nutritionist at the Nutrition Council of Greater Cincinnati, has been extremely generous in providing the nutrient analyses of recipes I’ve offered to you. When I consulted with her about the Mediterranean diet, she provided the following material for this month’s column.
