Uncategorized franziska | 14 Jun 2010
My new favorite lunch for summer – I always like to simplify meals especially lunches I make for work. I also find that summertime is an easy time to keep it even simpler. I typically eat smaller meals and eat more often during the hot summer months. When its 10 degrees out you tend to [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 11 Jun 2010
Fridays I take “off” from my research job to work on my other “jobs” such as writing the blog, trying out recipes and most recently prepping for nutrition workshops.Last Saturday I gave a talk to a swim team on eating for health and performance and next week I am off to California for a workshop [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 10 Jun 2010
Interested in eating more locally? What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)? Community Supported Agriculture provides a way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from the farmer. The farmer sells “shares” of the crop/farm to the public and this partnership provides farmers with an operating budget for the season while the consumer receives weekly or bi-weekly [...]
eating more vegetables&fruit &health tips &healthy eating franziska | 09 Jun 2010
Berries In Season Now!!! Since I was a kid Strawberries have always been my favorite fruit. My mom mostly bought strawberries in season during the summer in California and I was always so excited! I loved topping plain cheerios with strawberries and honey as a kid – still do Take advantage of the berry season (May [...]
Uncategorized &healthy recipes franziska | 08 Jun 2010
I mentioned last week that I have put together a healthy eating workshop in Ojai, California on Saturday June 19th (if you are in the area go to be website for more details! – www.nutritionbyfranziska.com - go to workshop tab). The workshop will include lunch featuring some of my favorite recipes. The tentative menu now is [...]
Uncategorized &health tips franziska | 07 Jun 2010
I had a full weekend with work, friends and some quite time by the lake On Saturday, I gave a presentation to a swim team and their parents (ages 8-17) about the importance of feeding your body for swimming and performance. A lot of sports nutrition is similar to any healthy nutrition practice; eating mixed [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 04 Jun 2010
Yeah it’s Friday!!! Every year we grow mint at our house – it grows like a weed so comes back every year. So, I have learned many ways to use mint. Mix in fruit salads – really tasty with watermelon and lemon. When you think of mint is it also hard not to think of [...]
favorite food items &healthy recipes franziska | 03 Jun 2010
When I was a kid every once in awhile my brother and I made a “special” dinner with my Dad. Our special dinner was “Egg Pizza” which was basically a frittata (open face omelet). My brother and I got to pick out the toppings – some veggies like bell peppers and also slices of hot [...]
eating more vegetables&fruit &favorite food items franziska | 02 Jun 2010
You need to have a lunch or two in mind that are easy to make and that you typically have the ingredients in your fridge for without having to go to the store. I pack my lunch everyday for work and some mornings I do not have leftovers from the night before and I just do not have [...]
Uncategorized &healthy recipes franziska | 01 Jun 2010
I hope everyone had a fun-filled long Memorial weekend! Now, back to the grindstone but its already Tuesday I had a fairly uneventful weekend which is what I wanted. I made a Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant “Salsa” which I blogged about yesterday which I am still eating. For an appetizer last night I enjoyed toasted sandwich [...]
