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Written by Tony DiMarco


Preparing Salt Free, Low Sodium Meals and Dishes for over 50 years.

Written by Tony DiMarco Screen Writer, Publicist, Journalist

Chef Don's salt free, low sodium culinary talents have taken him into galleys and kitchens aroundrepparttar world. He has cooked for governors, senators, congress members, state houses and one president although he has dined with a total of three different presidents and a few candidates forrepparttar 114844 office. He has roasted wild boar in a ground pit in Tahiti, cooked fresh King Crab in an open pot alongrepparttar 114845 shores of Taku Harbor, Alaska, learned his risotto oso bucco in Italy and baguettes in Paris. He became well known in some areas ofrepparttar 114846 U.S. for his "Oysters Gazzaniga."

Don also found himself preparing meals for film crews, actors and even learnedrepparttar 114847 art of "deli-sandwiches" from famous Hollywood locations whererepparttar 114848 "stars" hung out. Many film crews wanted to work for him when he was producing or directing simply because he'd either take them torepparttar 114849 right eateries or prepare it for them himself.

Always without salt.

I met Don inrepparttar 114850 seventies when I was a writer forrepparttar 114851 TV show "Happy Days," where I served as executive story editor. He was a writer and producer/director and owned a large production services company, one that provided film crews for many sitcoms atrepparttar 114852 time. I came from a family where cooking was probablyrepparttar 114853 most important part of our lives. My own mother was an excellent cook and Don even has one or two of her adapted recipes in The No Salt, Lowest Sodium Cookbook.

You'd think two film writers would talk scripts. But no, Don talked about preparing meals. He would fly off and film in a foreign country or another state and come back with some top-notch recipes. He'd prepare them for us and wow, they were always great (although to tellrepparttar 114854 truth, I added a bit of salt back then just out of habit).

Today, I use Don's No Salt, Lowest Sodium Cookbook and his No Salt, Lowest Sodium Baking Book. I need to because of a high blood pressure problem. Why should I pay attention to his recipes, his work? Maybe it's because I know him, maybe it's becaue I have experienced his energy, devotion and sincerity torepparttar 114855 projects he dove into before. I do know that about seven years ago I thought he was not going to make it. He called me and said, "Well, Tony, this is it. I've been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and need a heart transplant or I'm out of here in six months to a year." I couldn't believe thatrepparttar 114856 big guy was actually going to check out at his early age.

How to Super Charge Your Diet

Written by Jason Reischutz


How to Super Charge your Diet What I am going to tell you is some very powerful information. I am going to show you how to make YOUR recipes super healthy like mine. You like eating you favorite recipes, so you should continue to do so. Most recipes can be made healthier.

1. Ratio is more important that quantity. I do not count calories. I want you to make sure that meat is less than one third of your plate and fruits and vegetables are at least 2/3 of your plate. Meat and protein slow down digestion; you need fiber and carbohydrates to keep your digestion moving.

2. Mix proteins and sugars. This will help to keep your blood sugar level. Blood sugar affects energy levels and mood as well as hunger. For example if you eat an orange by itself it will cause your blood sugar to spike. You will have a burst of energy but then be tired a while later. But if you eat a handful of nuts with it will keep your blood sugar level. If you find your self always eating or craving sweets eating some protein withrepparttar sweets will reduce this tendency.

3. Try to avoid fats that are solid at room temperature. Your body has trouble processing these fats; they clog you arteries and make you fat. Examples of fats you should try to avoid are lard, margarine, and butter. However you can eat as much good fat as you like. Replace those saturated fats like lard and butter with good fats like olive and vegetable oil. The foods will tasterepparttar 114843 aboutrepparttar 114844 same but be much better for you.

4. As I have mentioned before be careful with packaged foods. Readrepparttar 114845 ingredients and selectrepparttar 114846 ones withrepparttar 114847 least chemicals. A lot of things that you buy packaged can be made without chemicals at home easily. Seerepparttar 114848 back issues for my quick easy hummus, salsa, and guacamole recipes. Remember, when you make something yourself you know exactly what’s in it.

5. Avoid white flour, white sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and white rice. These things are all highly refined and have different bad effects on our health. Drink less soda. It is bad for you. Try to drink less than one or two a day. It raises you blood sugar. Besides that, it rots your teeth; even diet soda has acids that rot teeth. When cooking these things can be easily replaced with whole grain flours, cane sugar, fruit preserves, and long grain brown rice.

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