4th of July at Casa Eades South

Here is how we spent the 4th this year. MD’s singing group, the Santa Barbara Choral Society, always performs with the Santa Barbara Symphony at the free concert in the sunken gardens of the Santa Barbara courthouse. The rest of the fam and friends usually picnic (low-carb, of course) on the grounds and watch. In the above photo the SBCS sings (the symphony is in the back) their hearts out. MD (aka Nanny) is front row, third from the left in the light-colored jeans.

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The photo says it all

It would never have occurred to me that Jessica Simpson and I might have something in common, but this photo proves otherwise.

For those readers here in Seppo-land, have a happy and safe 4th of July.

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Sometimes you’ve just got to laugh

A friend emailed me a couple of days ago to give me a hard time about one of the Amazon reviews of Protein Power. Other than when a new book first comes out I don’t really spend much time reading the reviews. There are over 400 reviews of Protein Power, and I doubt that I’ve read 50 of them. When I found the one my buddy was talking about, I had to laugh. Here it is:

The Power Protein Plan is an excellent program. The book details every aspect, including cholesterol, triglycerides, heart disease, diabetes…and explains how this protein plan can actually positively affect each.

My husband is diabetic and is on insulin and oral drugs to maintain his out of control blood sugar. I put him on the protein power plan and his blood sugar dropped enough that he could do away with 3 shots and the oral drug. He never felt better, but his self-destructive nature has caused him to forego sticking to the plan entirely-which is why I give it 4 stars instead of 5: If you cheat on this plan, you will gain weight and probably cause your blood levels to rise.

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Carbs and calories in your booze of choice

The Food Policy Institute at the Consumer Federation of America just published a report showing the amount of carbohydrate and the number of calories in the 26 best selling alcoholic beverages.

The report is in chart form in pdf format. You can download it here.

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