Archive for Silver Cloud Diet Blog

  • Recipe:  Labor Day Grilled Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce Recipe: Labor Day Grilled Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce

    Down in the Carolinas,  the name barbecue doesn't always dredge up a sweet, tomato based sauce.  The use of a "white sauce"  is really delicious and it will not stain your clothes,  even if you're eating in the park or at the beach on Labor Day.  Be well.  Relax.  This dish has a mere 390 cal...

  • Travelling on Labor Day? What Can You Eat in a Fast Food Joint? Travelling on Labor Day? What Can You Eat in a Fast Food Joint?

    There just are times when you're going from one place to another when the easiest and best answer may seem like a fast food joint by the side of the interstate.  We all know there are good choices and bad choices in these places.  The most obvious choice is a salad with NO dressing and serious pro...

  • New Silver Cloud Dieter Feels Faint After Exercise.  What Can She Do? New Silver Cloud Dieter Feels Faint After Exercise. What Can She Do?

    Dear Dr. Salerno, I am currently in week 2 of the "detox" phase of the diet. It's going really well (okay, I won't lie...it's been hard, but I've been sticking to it). The problem I'm finding is some days at times I feel faint and have very low energy (usually late afternoon). I might grab a few nu...

  • B.J's gets e-coli contaminated ground beef.  recall. B.J’s gets e-coli contaminated ground beef. recall.

    Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O26 Contamination Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:01:00 -0500 Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the U.S...

  • Recipe: Farmer's Market Frittata with Baby Spinach and Leek  Recipe: Farmer’s Market Frittata with Baby Spinach and Leek

    Since where you buy your food can influence not only the taste but the safety, we urge you to seek out Farmer's market eggs and produce.  Cooking tender baby spinach and leeks slowly to release the flavors will yield a Sunday Brunch like none other.  You will be rewarded for your patience.  Remem...

  • Recipe:  Mad Men Martini with Variations Recipe: Mad Men Martini with Variations

    Turns out the iconic drink of the sixties, lately enjoying popularity with a new generation thanks to Don Draper and the boys in the backroom at Mad Men, is also a perfect dieter’s cocktail. Why?  Made with gin or vodka with just a whiff of vermouth,  it delivers a stress cooling jolt with al...

  • What Happened to America's Food Supply? And Why Has It Made Us Fat? What Happened to America’s Food Supply? And Why Has It Made Us Fat?

    The law of unintended consequences has created a society that is likely to suffer a shorter lifespan than its predecessor, compounded by obesity, ill health, and confusion. How did this happen in the most efficient food delivery system the world has ever known? Fifty years ago, America was dot...

  • Coming Soon: Bottoms Up: The Guide To Low Carb Cocktails Coming Soon: Bottoms Up: The Guide To Low Carb Cocktails

    O.K. You know you want it.  the down and dirty truth about drinking and dieting.  Can you have a drink?  what can you drink? When can you drink? And Why not?  It's what every dieter eventually asks when they come to see Dr. Salerno.  Can I have wine?  How about a beer?  Could I have a cocktai...

  • Recipe: Celery, Smoked Almond, Sesame and Tofu Salad with Ginger Dressing Recipe: Celery, Smoked Almond, Sesame and Tofu Salad with Ginger Dressing

    Who can stand to cook in the hot kitchen?  Here's an asian cool lunch made with tofu.  Check out the pull date on the tofu and rinse thoroughly, then drain on a paper towel before cutting. Tofu absorbs the richness of sesame oil and the tang of rice vinegar in a fresh salad that pops with smoke...

  • Class I Recall: Health Risk Great.  Deli Meat to Walmart Recalled Class I Recall: Health Risk Great. Deli Meat to Walmart Recalled

    Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-049-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Joan Lindenberger WASHINGTON, August 23, 2010 - Zemco Industries, a Buffalo, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat product...