Eating Free Blog

Manuel Villacorta and Eating Free want you to cook more at home! How to get started: To upload your recipe photos to the Eating Free Cooking Challenge click here Cooking Challenge starts on Monday May 6th and ends on Thursday May 23rd. 18 days!!! Rules and guidelines: All participants must be over the age of…

It’s interesting to see how themes develop week to week in our lives. The word that keeps coming up for me this week is “precision” and I thought I’d write a bit about that and see if it resonates for anyone else. In general, I like to think of myself as more of a “big…

C-H-A-N-G-E.  (N): The act or instance of making or becoming different. …My buzzword for the last 12 months. Life is certainly full of change and this has never been truer for me than over the past month or so…much has happened since my last blog posting of my 2013 goals. First and foremost, the biggest…

Guest post by Jennifer Nordwall, a freelance contributor to Everyday Health. You might think that summer is a much easier time to seek out local, fresh food in your community. After all, the sun is shining, the earth is green, and there is a farmer’s market around every corner offering farm fresh berries, dark green…

Manuel describes five simple ways to boost your metabolism in a natural way.

During the past month I have thought many times that the time I have left in the program is slipping away too quickly. I am starting the eighth month of the program and am wondering what the future brings. Everyone tells me not to compare myself to past contestants and their progress, but it is…

In my practice I work with many male clients, and certainly many of the people who want to take control of their weight these days are men. But when I walk around the city, or take a look around at the airport, I notice that most of the overweight men I see aren’t especially big…

As you can see from the table below, there is NO magic bullet.  In addition, all of the drugs have serious side effects.  You must learn to manage food, and it is all about behavior modification.  Eating Free provides both. No gimmicks, just eating. Check out the Eating Free book

This is a quick and delicious meal you can make in minutes with your leftover roasted vegetables. 1. Add desired amount of roasted vegetables to blender 2. Add vegetable or chicken stock 3. Blend and pour into pan 4. Heat at low temperature 5. Season to taste and Enjoy!

Meat is not the only food that can go on the grill. Next time you fire up your BBQ try cooking some of these delicious fruits and vegetables. They will be perfect at your 4th of July event! Eggplant Zucchini & Squash Tomatoes Onions Corn Portabella Mushrooms Pineapple Peaches Figs Nectarines Bell Peppers Asparagus