City Bakery Lunch No. 2

doctor's lunch

Dr. Colbert’s lunch includes:

Eat The List: Recipes

Winter Chops with Cherry Tomatoes

Just because it’s not the season, that doesn’t mean you should forego the stupendous health benefits of the cooked tomato.  Though even ketchup and pizza sauce will give you the superb antioxidant protection of the tomato’s abundant lycopene, often what’s served underneath the sauce doesn’t do much for your waistline or your health.  Learn to use tomatoes in new and inventive ways even when you’re not getting them fresh from your garden. This simple recipe delivers the goods, with the added health benefits of the onion—proven to help protect against many forms of cancer if eaten on a regular basis.  (For all the details on both of these star vegetables, see The Lists section of The High School Reunion Diet.)  Recipe serves 4.

Prep

4 Pork chops

1 Medium onion, sliced thin

2 pints red and yellow cherry tomatoes, halved

3 Tablespoons of olive oil

1      Tablespoon Balsamic vinegar

2     Kosher Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1)   Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium high heat.   Sauté the sliced onion until translucent and lightly browned.  Transfer to a bowl.

2)   Heat the remaining oil in the skillet over medium-high heat, then sauté chops until browned and just cooked through, 3-4 minutes per side.  Transfer chops to a platter.

3)   Return the onions to the pan, add the tomatoes and sauté together over medium-high heat for about 2-3 minutes.  Remove from heat, stir in balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.  Spread on chops and serve.

Eat The List: The Tomato

The Lovely Tomato

Think of the tomato as a large, red, good-looking multi-vitamin, and try to remember it wouldn’t hurt to take one each and every day.  Tomatoes deliver an alphabet city of important nutrients—Vitamins A, C, E, K, Bs, E for starters.  The cooked tomato has an added bonus; even a little cooking in olive oil releases the highly- touted anti-oxidant lycopene, which has proven in studies to have tremendous impact on fighting certain cancers, including prostate.  Last but not least—you’d be hard put to find someone who doesn’t like tomatoes; they make almost any dish more festive and flavorful.  Eat them year round, one way or another.  See The Recipes section for a way to enjoy them in winter.

Daniel and Keith from Nimble Fitness

nimble fitness Daniel Lucas (left) and Keith Paine (right) know what it takes to look your best. After all, fitness is their specialty. Not only do they offer classes including Spin Cycle, Yoga and Pilates but the boys stay in great shape themselves with a  proper diet and just the right amount of exercise!

To read a Nimble Fitness Myth Buster check out their recent blog post about losing weight. It’s a great look into the age old question “Is sweating the only way to burn calories?”Armed with Nimble knowledge and the High School Reunion Diet, you won’t be able to help looking 20 years younger!

For more information check out NimbleFitness.com and consider stopping by to pay the ‘Nimble Boyz’ a visit.

A 3 Course Meal, Dr. Colbert Style

Eating healthy food doesn’t mean giving up on taste or wonderful meals. In fact, Dr. Colbert dines in style and still manages to Eat the List.  Look at all the vitamins, nutrients and anti-oxidants he receives with this five star, three course dinner.  

  1. salad A bright green salad complete with Spinach for vitamins and nuts for a splash of protein….
  2. leek soup Next came the leek soup – delicious yet nutritious. Plus, soup is a great warm up for any dinner during the cold weather!
  3. fish The main course was fish with beans and anti-oxidant rich spices, topping off an excellent dinner.

There was no dessert for Dr. Colbert, but if you really need something sweet keep in mind that whole fruit is rich with flavor and packs a burst of natural sweetness without the health and beauty risks of refined sugar. 

If you have any three course meals that are High School Reunion Diet approved, we’d love to hear about them.  Just comment below.

Penny Arcade Book Launch, NYDG Mentioned

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Penny Arcade launched her new book, Bad Reputation, in typical Penny fashion with an outrageous book launch at Le Poisson Rouge this last Monday.

Not only did she sign books, perform and host a variety of entertainment acts but she also stopped to share the stage with fellow performers including author Taylor Meade (pictured left).

To top the extravaganza off, Debbie Harry read a passage from the book for all 300 guests lucky enough to attend – including Dr. Colbert! Shortly after, Penny Arcade took the stage to share Dr. Colbert and the New York Dermatology Group’s Haiti mission. Along with fellow doctors, our very own will be traveling overseas in order to provide much needed relief to the earthquake torn country.

Keep posted for updates about the mission!

Miranda Kerr Looking Beautiful as Ever

Alt TextI’m a 24-7 model crisscrossing the globe for my work. I don’t want crash diets–I want to eat healthy and smart for life, and Dr. Colbert’s style of daily diet gives me what it takes to look and feel my best. – Miranda Kerr

Miranda was recently photographed for a Victoria’s Secret swimwear shoot in St. Barts. Clearly the healthy eating is paying off with her beautifully trim figure!

Further Your Food & Body Knowledge

Everyone knows the word, but not everyone can explain exactly what it does. After all cholesterol does something, but what exactly is that something?

If you’re currently eating healthy and learning about your body and how it responds to food, there’s no doubt you’ve heard conflicting things about cholesterol.

Which is why the article on Helpful Health Tips about the matter is of interest.  It gives a basic breakdown of what cholesterol is and where it comes from. Did you know cholesterol is not only obtained from food, but your body also produces its fair share?

Time to study up on yet another body fact!

Melissa Foss Knows Style

melissa fossMelissa Foss knows what’s in style now and, even better, what’s up next. A Texan who moved to NY to follow her Devil-Wears-Prada-esque dream, Melissa is a contributing editor at Stylelist.com and Popeater.com and recently hosted the AOL/Bluefly web series “America’s Most Stylish Blogger,” working with guest hosts such as Nicole Miller, Kelly Cutrone, and Adam Lippes. She has been on staff as an Editor at Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, and Good Housekeeping and has written for InStyle, Parade, Shape, and People Style Watch. She has also appeared frequently on the Today Show, and The Tyra Banks Show, E! News, and the Rachael Ray Show. If you have a question or an idea, send them her way. She can talk about this stuff all day, every day.

Her husband Kris will (reluctantly) agree. As will her vicious Maltese,
Clover. They all live in NYC in an apartment in dire need of closet space.

See her here, looking as stylish as ever, with the High School Reunion Diet in hand.

Starred Review for High School Reunion Diet

High School Reunion Diet receives starred review from esteemed industry resource,  The Library Journal

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6706561.html

Colbert, David, M.D., with Terry Reed. The High School Reunion Diet: Lose 20 Years in 30 Days. S. & S. Jan. 2010. 208p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-4391-8255-0. $23. HEALTH

Like Aziz, Colbert (New York Dermatology Group) forbids prepackaged foods, including soft drinks (read: also sugar-free energy drinks and flavored bottled water). He concentrates on low-glycemic-index foods such as oatmeal, beans, cruciferous vegetables, unflavored yogurt, lean meats, and lots of fish. His explanation of how modern foods have sabotaged our health is fascinating. Did you know that even fresh, unprocessed fruits and vegetables are less nutritious now than they were 50 years ago? Exceptionally informative and easy to understand, this title will appeal to anyone who is looking for a quick fix that won’t undermine his or her health, as so many speedy weight-loss plans do.

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