Your frequently asked questions answered here!

1. Where do you get all of your recipes?

I get my recipes from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman, The New Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen, and The Best of Cooking Light by Hollie Contri Johnson. I get a lot of my recipes from health magazines including Vegetarian Times, Diabetic Living, and Taste of Home: Healthy Cooking. You can actually get a lot of really good recipes from vegetariantimes.com, cooklight.com, tasteofhome.com, and diabeticlivingonline.com. I am always on the lookout for new and fun recipes, so feel free to send any good ones my way!

2. How much saturated fat should I eat each day?

Your saturated fat intake should not exceed 7% of your daily calories. For example, if you consume 2,000 calories a day, no more than 140 of those calories should be  from saturated fat. One gram of fat is 9 calories. Therefore 140 calories of fat is equivalent to 15 grams of saturated fat (140/9 = 15).

3. Are you a registered dietitian?

No, I am not a registered dietitian, but I will be in next year when I finish my internship and Masters degree.

4. What kind of camera do you use?

I use a Kodak EasyShare LS743. I bought this camera back in 2004 and cannot wait to replace it! But for now, it does the job.

5. Do you take a multivitamin?

I don’t take a multivitamin as often as I should because they tend to upset my stomach, but when I do, I take Women’s One A Day.

6. Are you a vegetarian?

I try to eat as many vegetarian meals as I can, however I do incorporate lean meats such as chicken and turkey into my dishes. When I do include meat, I choose it carefully to ensure the animals were grass-fed, free-range, and not given any antibiotics or growth hormones.

7. How often do you work out?

I try to do some form of exercise everyday. I am currently training for the Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and am following a training schedule to prepare myself for the race.

8. Do you participate in any races?

I have run a number of 5K races in the past for fun including ones for AIDS, Arthritis, and Leukemia. As mentioned above I am currently training for my very first half marathon!

9. Do you use a heart rate monitor when you work out?

I have a pink Polar F6 Heart Rate Monitor and I absolutely love it! It motivates me to push myself when I work out and keep track of the calories I burn.

Keep the questions coming!

Email your questions to eatchiclifestyle@gmail.com

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