Desiree on Daily Perricone

Photo courtesy of my amazing partner-in-crime, Heather McColl RD.

Today, my dear readers, is a first! The Fresh Sheet, my local food recipe blog with Heather McColl RD, is a guest blogger for the Daily Perricone blog. If you haven't heard of Daily Perricone, Dr Nicholas Perricone is an NYC dermatologist, author and formulator of the PerriconeMD skincare line. How do a couple of foodie dietitians fit in? Dr Perricone is a pioneer in connecting our health, and the health of our skin, to chronic inflammation and recognizing the role that a healthful diet plays in helping to squelch inflammation. 


Starting today and for the next 3 Wednesdays, we will feature the health and beauty benefits of four super foods and each following Thursday will feature a delicious vegetarian anti-inflammatory recipe inspired by the season from us Fresh Sheet gals. I hope you will join us on the Daily Perricone! Now, if only we could actually go to NYC...foodie road trip!

UnDiet...Week 27

Hello UnDieters!

How did your ingredient reading experiment go last week? Any shocking revelations? Any happy reassurances? Hopefully you felt a little more connected to what is in your food...and going into your body.

This week is all about celebrating the harvest once more. It is time to eat tomatoes. Nothing beats the flavour of a tomato straight from the field, with nothing more than a little salt and freshly cracked pepper. Aside from being gorgeous and delicious, tomatoes pack in a nutritional punch.

Packed with vitamin C to help support healthy skin through collagen production and vitamin A for skin integrity, tomatoes can even help defend your skin from sun damage thanks to the antioxidant, lycopene. Lycopene also helps to support prostate health. For the most lycopene absorption, cook your tomatoes with a little healthy fat such as extra virgin olive oil. Tomatoes are also rich in potassium for healthy blood pressure and low in calories...making them the perfect summer food.

Taste summer this week and try and eat tomatoes (grown close to home!) twice this week. Go for something new and try chocolate, zebra or other heirloom varieties to take a break from the everyday hot house, mass produced varieties.

Shine on,
Desiree