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Denise Canellos, MS, CNS
Canellos Nutrition
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Healthy Weight

Making It Personal: Weight Loss Edition

January 24, 2014 by Denise Leave a Comment

We spend billions of dollars a year on weight loss programs, products and supplements that don’t work. If participants (who are technically obese) in a research study lose 8% of their body weight and keep off half of it for more than three years, it is heralded as a huge success. Yet, there are those […]

Filed Under: General, Health, Healthy Weight Tagged With: diet, healthy eating, nutrition, weight, weight loss

Healthy Pasta Fast!

September 23, 2013 by Denise Leave a Comment

Here’s my favorite technique for making a fast, healthy pasta dish that will also give you plenty of leftovers. Yes, I said healthy pasta! Pasta is actually in the middle on the Glycemic Load; adding lots of vegetables keeps the calorie count reasonable and prevents a spike in blood sugar. The magic is in the […]

Filed Under: Fun in the Kitchen, General, Health, Healthy Weight, Recipes Tagged With: delicious vegetables, diet, eating, health, healthy eating, healthy food, nutrition, pasta, pasta sauce, vegetables

The Truth About Getting Healthier

August 20, 2013 by Denise Leave a Comment

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Suzie* came to me as a last resort. Her triglycerides (the fat cells traveling in her blood stream) were really high, she was pre-diabetic, and her doctor told her she had to lose weight or she would have to take medication. She was only 51 years old, and did not want to be on medication […]

Filed Under: Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Fun in the Kitchen, General, Health, Healthy Weight Tagged With: blood sugar, cancer nutrition, diet, eating, healthy, healthy eating, healthy food, nutrition, pre-diabetes, vegetables, weight loss

Great Grilled Vegetables

July 28, 2013 by Denise Leave a Comment

A big platter of colorful, delicious and filling grilled vegetables is welcome on any dinner table. They also make great leftovers, are economical and so easy to make.  Here’s how to do it. The best veggies to grill are squashes, eggplant, peppers, asparagus, corn, tomatoes and potatoes. Slice the squashes lengthwise into thick planks, the […]

Filed Under: Fun in the Kitchen, General, Health, Healthy Weight, Recipes Tagged With: cancer nutrition, delicious vegetables, grilled vegetables, healthy, healthy eating, healthy food, how to cook vegetables, how to grill vegetables, nutrition, salad, tomatoes, vegetables

Skinny Drinks

July 21, 2013 by Denise Leave a Comment

You’re sitting on the restaurant patio, enjoying the sunset with a group of friends and a round or two of drinks. Everyone is relaxed, the air is filled with the sounds of laughter, and you are laughing too. Until you realize that those two margaritas just cost you over 700 calories. The choco-tinis are over […]

Filed Under: Eating Unawares, Fun in the Kitchen, General, Happiness, Health, Healthy Weight Tagged With: alcohol, calories, cancer nutrition, diet, health, healthy eating, low calorie, skinny, skinny drinks, weight, weight loss

How To Make a Salad a Meal

June 23, 2013 by Denise Leave a Comment

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During the Summer cool, easy salads are calling out to be a full meal. They promise to get us out of the kitchen quick, keep our figures in shape and keep the heat out of the kitchen, all while making a satisfying meal. Why is it they often leave us foraging in the kitchen an […]

Filed Under: Fun in the Kitchen, Health, Healthy Weight, Recipes Tagged With: cancer nutrition, diet, eating, health, healthy eating, healthy food, nutrition, salad, vegetables, weight, weight loss

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