Confessions & Tips from Hungry Girl's Lisa Lillien
ChickRx Interview
We have been big fans of Hungry Girl, a free daily email with honest, down-to-earth healthy eating tips and tricks, for years. Where else would we have turned for a fool-proof grocery list and a low cal fettuccine Alfredo recipe? So we were very excited to connect with Hungry Girl's founder Lisa Lillien, a “foodologist” (because she is obsessed with food) who influences millions of women through her website, New York Times best-selling books, and television show. Check out Lisa's thoughts below and you'll see why we love her.
ChickRx: Any health/wellness misconceptions you used to have and laugh about now?
Lisa: Sure! My most memorable one: as a kid I used to eat "chef salads" all the time--salads made with hunks of various meats and full fat cheeses, loaded up with Russian dressing--and I thought I was being SOOO health conscious. I was likely eating a thousand calories minimum in that salad…crazy!
ChickRx: We all have one...what's your weirdest eating habit you're willing
ChickRx: We all have one...what's your weirdest eating habit you're willing
to admit to?
Lisa: Hmmmmm...I like dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner. I sometimes like to eat chicken or turkey breast for breakfast because protein fills me up, and then I'll eat oatmeal or high fiber cereal for dinner because I can keep calorie counts low and cereals keep me feeling fuller at night than it does in the AM.
ChickRx: What, to you, epitomizes a healthy attitude worth emulating and why?
Lisa: Being disciplined enough to plan, make smart eating choices most of the time and exercise regularly…that sort of lifestyle is worth emulating.
ChickRx: What's your best health/wellness/beauty product discovery?
Lisa: There's a Japanese face cream than is literally life-changing called Doronko White Clay. It’s a masque/cleanser that comes from Japan. I don't understand one word on the jar, but it makes my skin feel and look GREAT!!! MAGICAL!!!
ChickRx: Which health issue or cause matters to you most?
Lisa: I would say childhood obesity. It is SO important to get kids moving and understanding how what they are eating can make them feel better or worse--or become healthy or unhealthy. I think kids today are about instant gratification and they don't see the immediate negative impact making bad food choices has on them, so it's not real to them in many cases. I would love to find a way to combat this issue. Another issue I feel strongly about is confusing/unrealistic labeling of foods--serving sizes in particular. Packages of food that clearly look like one serving are 1.5 or 2 or 3 servings and the labels aren't clear so people are easily confused about how many calories they're consuming. It's frustrating.
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Published 8/6/2012
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