Episode 8

Title: Episode 8 - A Lack of Compassion

Length: 00:12:13

Summary: Something a little harder to discuss than normal – discrimination against overweight and obese people, and how this affects our lives.

Recipe: Homemade French Fries.

I thought I'd post the text of the recipe here in case that would be useful.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes, the type you would bake. One small one is plenty for one person.
• Spices, such as a general Mrs. Dash, or whatever you like, plus a little pepper.
• Non-stick cooking spray.

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. You don't need very much, just a light coating.

Slice up the potato. I have one of those vegetable slicers with the different attachments. You can use one of those or just cut it up with a knife. I'd say, no thicker than half an inch. The thicker they are, the longer they will take to cook.

Once your potato is sliced, dump it all on the baking sheet and toss with the spices. Then, lay out all the fries as flat as you can so that they're not piled on top of each other. Bake for about 30 minutes, turning them once or twice.

Episode 7

Title: Episode 7 - Lifestyle Change

Length: 00:15:10

Summary: This is one of the big secrets of weight loss: making a change to your lifestyle instead of going on a diet. Recipe: blueberry-banana smoothie!

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Listen to this episode for all of my ramblings about how weight loss requires a change to your lifestyle, and how you can begin to do this.

I've decided to try including a healthy vegetarian recipe at the end of each episode. This week's healthy vegetarian recipe: banana-blueberry smoothie. Easy, fast, and full of protein. I really recommend visiting your local farmer's market for some fresh, organic berries. Farmer's markets are just overflowing with them right now!

Let me know what you think about this concept of a recipe in each episode.