If you’ve followed a Weight Watchers recipe or read an article about healthy eating from Weight Watchers in the past three years, it’s likely Lisa Chernick had a part in it. She’s the Executive Food Editor for Weight Watchers, and she has a passion for helping people find healthful, delicious food.
Lisa’s been with DietsInReview.com all month as our featured guest blogger, and she’s been talking about ways to get through Thanksgiving without blowing your diet plans. We continued the conversation and asked just how it is that the 45-year old weight loss brand is able to help people during the holidays. “I feel like we have a place to go for answers,” says Lisa, and she explains that Weight Watchers Online is an ideal resource for recipes, getting organized and destressing. The online program offers such a wealth of tools and resources that you’ll wonder how you managed without it.
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This month we’re pleased to have Lisa Chernick join us in the Diet Blog as our Featured Guest Blogger. Lisa is the Executive Food Editor at Weight Watchers, where part of her job is sharing nutritious and exciting dinner ideas in her series “What’s for Dinner?” Tune in to the Diet Blog every Tuesday in November to hear Lisa’s advice for living a healthy lifestyle.
OK, so what I didn’t mention last week (in 5 Tips for Surviving Thanksgiving) is that I’m having Thanksgiving dinner this year at a restaurant. In Philadelphia. Mind you, it’s a wonderful place where the food and the setting are undeniably fantastic. My six-year-old daughter thinks it’s the most glamorous thing. And I am a pushover for roast boar and venison, which they serve along with the turkey, not to mention the variety and excellence of their side dishes and desserts. It really is something.
However great it may be, part of me misses cooking. I love making stuffing and the way our house smells with a turkey roasting in the oven. And I love leftovers. I never tire of the parade of turkey sandwiches and salads. So this year after the holiday, when we’re home from Philadelphia, I intend to roast a bird with all the trimmings. OK, not all the trimmings, but some of the best. And I’m not making it a high-calorie blowout, either. We’ll have already done that. Rather, I’ll pick my Weight Watchers.com favorites and keep portions modest. And when it’s all over and I’m back on plan, I intend to make a pot of this amazing soup. It’s fantastic and has zero POINTS® values per serving. For that, I am very thankful.
Lisa’s Favorite Thanksgiving-Anytime Dishes
Apricot Glazed Turkey with Sweet Potatoes
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This month we’re pleased to have Lisa Chernick join us in the Diet Blog as our Featured Guest Blogger. Lisa is the Executive Food Editor at Weight Watchers, where part of her job is sharing nutritious and exciting dinner ideas in her series “What’s for Dinner?” Tune in to the Diet Blog every Tuesday in November to hear Lisa’s advice for living a healthy lifestyle.
Thanksgiving is a big deal in my family. Like some people’s Oscars or Super Bowl, it means months of anticipation and a big day when we all go nuts. For most of my life, my aunt’s kitchen has been our family’s holiday nerve center. But once my kids reached full-price-airplane-seat-age, schlepping them and my husband from NYC to Buffalo became very expensive. So it’s been a few years, and during those years I’ve hosted Thanksgiving twice. I did nearly all of the cooking myself, both times and I was shocked by all the work involved. Much more than I ever suspected. In fact, after my first time cooking, I phoned my aunt and gushed with 30 years worth of overdue, under-expressed gratitude for her efforts. The lessons of Thanksgiving planning, cooking and serving may have been lost on me in my formative years, but I have learned on the job. And now I’d like nothing more than to share some of the best things I’ve figured out.
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