KRON4’s Stephanie Lin spoke with The Vineyard Mom, Leslie Dabney, about healthy meals for the New Year.
>>WELL, FOR MANY PEOPLE, THE NEW YEAR OFTEN MEANS NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. RIGHT? AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS COULD INCLUDE TRYING TO EAT HEALTHIER. JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH A LOOK AT SOME HEALTHY OPTIONS FOR YOU IS LIVERMORE CHEF LESLIE DABNEY.
>>OF COURSE THE VINEYARD. MA. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. IT’S ALWAYS NEW YEAR. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU. ALWAYS A JOY TO HAVE YOU ON IN THE MORNING. SO TELL US A BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE THINKING OF
SHOWING US TODAY. WELL, YOU’RE RIGHT. IT’S ONE OF THE BIGGEST NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION IS LET’S EAT HEALTHY. SO >>ESPECIALLY WITH THE WEATHER LIKE THIS. I HAVE SOME GREAT RECIPES. SO WE’RE GOING TO MAKE A LITTLE HEALTHIER. ON THAT ARE DELICIOUS AND KIND
WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO STICK TO THIS. I THINK YOUR ROUTE IT’S NOT JUST GOING TO KICK KICK US OFF. WE’RE GOING TO START OFF WITH A SOUP. I MINESTRONE SOUP AND ON A DAY LIKE THIS, HOW PERFECT WITH THE WE NEED THAT
NICE GOAL IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD JUST GOTTEN OVER THIS AWFUL CALLED RIGHT. THIS IS GOING HELP CURE MY PROBLEM. I REALLY THINK IT WILL BECAUSE IT’S HEALTHY TO DO SO. I ALREADY STARTED THE SUPER OFF. I HAVE SOME CARROTS, CELERY,
ONION AND GARLIC. AND I WAS JUST I MEAN, IT ALREADY SMELLS DELICIOUS. SO TO THE BASE OF THIS MINESTRONE SOUP, I AM GOING TO ADD SOME ITALIAN SEASONINGS, WHICH IS REALLY JUST BASIL AND OREGANO, SOME SALT AND PEPPER AND OUR BASE
IS GOING TO BE VEGGIE STOCK. AGAIN, ANOTHER WAY OF STAYING HEALTHY AS WE’RE GOING TO USE THE VEGGIE STOCK INSTEAD OF YOU KNOW, BEEF OR CHICKEN STOCK INTO THAT. WE’RE GOING TO ADD ARE CRUSHED TOMATOES. AND THAT’S GOING TO GIVE US SO
MUCH FLAVOR ALONG WITH ALL THAT SEASONING. IT’S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC. BUT WE’RE GOING TO ADD EVEN MORE TO IT. HAVE TO KEEP IT HEALTHY. I’M GOING TO ADD SOME FARROW. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THIS CREAM? NO, I CAN’T SAY I AM OKAY. SO IT’S
A NICE SUBSTITUTION FROM USING THAT ELBOW MACARONI YOU MIGHT PUT INTO OKAY. IT IS A GRAIN. IT’S ARE WE IT’S IT’S A TYPE OF WEEK RAIN AND IT’S HIGH IN FIBER AND POTASSIUM GREAT. SO IT’S REALLY GOOD FOR YOU. SO WE’RE STAYING AWAY FROM THE
CARBOHYDRATES ON THIS ONE. AND IT COOKS REALLY WELL IN A SOUP AND REALLY ADDS A LOT TO IT. WHERE CAN ONE FIND? FARROW IS AT FARMERS MARKET OR YOU CAN GET AT THE FARMERS MARKET. MOST GROCERY STORES DO CARRY IT AND YEAH, WHEN YOU’RE GOING
INTO WHERE YOU SEE YOUR BEANS AND YOUR GRAINS AND IT’S DELICIOUS YOU CAN USE HOLD ON TO IT FOR A WHILE. AND THE PANTRY AND IT LAST FOR A LONG TIME. ADDING TO THE PROTEIN I PUT IN SOME CHICK PEAS, CHICKPEAS AND I MEAN
DELICIOUS. AND THEN AT THE END, I’M GOING TO ADD EVEN MORE FLAVOR. AND IT’S REALLY HEALTHY FOR YOU. SOME GOOD SPINACH. YEAH. AND THIS SOUP WILL ONLY COOK FOR ABOUT MAYBE 15 OR 20 MINUTES AND YOU HAVE GOT A DELICIOUS SOUP THAT IS
SO HEARTY. YEAH. AND IT’S GOOD FOR AND TO GO WITH IT. WHAT ABOUT US ALL? THAT SOUNDS A GOOD? THAT’S NOT THE EXACTLY. SO. I JUST HAVE SOME MIXED GREENS HERE AND I’M ADDING SOME REALLY GOOD FLAVOR. I CALL THIS MY COUNTRY SALAD
BECAUSE I’M PUTTING SOME CHICKEN ORNAMENT TOMATOES. SO TO THIS ALREADY ADDED MY TOMATOES, I’M ADDING SOME CHICKEN THAT I JUST GRILLED. IF YOU HAVE ANY LEFTOVER CHICKEN, THAT’S GREAT. I’M ALSO GOING ADD SOME HIS WE ALL LOVE. AVOCADO SO GOOD FOR YOU.
GOODNESS, RIGHT? I COULD PUT IT ON EVERYTHING, ACTUALLY I THINK I PROBABLY >>AND THEN IF YOU COULD ADD SOME COIN TO WELL, BUT LET’S PUT IT ALL IN BECAUSE THAT’S GOING TO BE REALLY HEALTHY FOR US TO AND AT SOME MORE COLOR
AND FLAVOR IF THEY DID ADD SOME ONION, I JUST LIKE THE COLOR OF THAT PURPLE AND UNITS A LITTLE AND STEPHANIE, IF I CAN MAKE ONE SUGGESTION FOR THE NEW YEAR, TRIED MAKE YOUR OWN SALAD DRESSING INSTEAD OF BUYING IT. THAT’S A GREAT
IDEA. IT’S REALLY A LOT BETTER FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU CAN WATCH THE SALT AND THE SUGAR. IT DOESN’T. IF YOU MAKE IT YOURSELF, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. SO IN THIS JAR MAKING MY OWN EYE TO MAKE IT HEALTHY. INSTEAD,
I’M MAKING A RANCH DRESSING. BEEN USING GREEK YOGURT. OKAY. SO THAT’S REALLY NICE TO THIN IT OUT. A LITTLE BIT OF FRESH. REALLY NICE. FRESH LEMON JUICE. AND ALL I’M GOING TO DO IS ADD SOME FRESH HERBS TO THIS AS WELL. A LITTLE DIJON
MUSTARD AND I LOVE THESE JARS. SO YOU CAN JUST SHAKE YOUR DRESSING. I HAVE NOW. AND THAT WAY, YOU ONLY HAVE THIS MUCH DRESSING IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR INSTEAD OF 4 OR 5 BOTTLES THAT SAID USUALLY USES. THAT’S HEALTHY. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU PUT
IN THAT IT IS AND YOU CAN MAKE THE AMOUNT THAT YOU NEED AND THEN AFTER A QUICK SHAKE. YEAH, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS OPEN BACK UP AND JUST POUR SOME ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SALAD, RIGHT? AND YOU CAN CONTROL THE
AMOUNT OF DRESSING YOU WANT TO PUT ON IT THAT THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH GREEK YOGURT. YOU’RE JUST DOING YOURSELF A FAVOR DOING THE YOU KNOW, CALORIES FOR THIS. AND SO THE INGREDIENTS IN THE RANCH DRESSING AGAIN WERE THE GREEK
YOGURT GREEK YOGURT? A LITTLE BIT OF FRESH LEMON JUICE, DIJON MUSTARD. AND I SOME CHIVES. I ALSO ADDED SOME PARSLEY, JUST EVERYTHING THAT’S NICE AND FRESH. THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE A RANCH DRESSING, BUT NOT WITH THOSE CALORIES. YEAH, EXACTLY. AND
AGAIN, I LOVE THAT. YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU PUT IN THERE. AND PRESERVATIVES, NO PRESERVATIVES. NO SUGARS. YEAH. THAT’S A BIG ONE TO THE WHEN YOU MAKE IT FROM HOMEMADE. IT’S, YOU KNOW, DOESN’T HAVE THE SUGARS IN IT.
AND I BET YOU MOST OF YOU HAVE THESE INGREDIENTS IN YOUR PANTRY AT HOME. SO IF YOU HAVE A FEW THINGS YOU CAN MAKE YOUR DRESSING AND YOU’RE READY TO GO. BUT SOMETIMES WE LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A TREAT.
>>ALL RIGHT. EVEN IF WE’RE WE’RE EATING HEALTHY, BUT WE COULD STILL HAVE NICE YES. SO WHAT I MADE HERE IS IT COMES FREEZE AND I MAKE IT PARK. IT’S A STRAWBERRY YOGURT. CHOCOLATE OKAY. AND IT’S REALLY SIMPLE TO MAKE. WHAT I
DID WAS I TOOK SOME CREEK HILGERT AGAIN. I DID A LITTLE BIT OF HONEY JUST A LITTLE BIT. AND SOME VANILLA AND I PUT IT JUST OF SHEET. SHE PAN AND I PUT SOME FRESH STRAWBERRIES A FEW MANY CHOCOLATE CHIPS. SO YOU’RE
GOING TO GET YOUR LITTLE BIT OF SWEETNESS SUMMIT, BUT YOU’RE NOT GOING FEEL BAD DOING IT. SO YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE THAT. AND YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, IF YOU’RE DOING DRY JANUARY, THAT’S GREAT. HAHA. AND I AM NOT. SO WANT TO
ELEVATE THIS MEAL. I HAVE SOME WINDS FOR YOU, IF YOU FOR THESE THIS DELICIOUS MINESTRONE. I HAVE A NICE MERLOT. REALLY GOES WELL WITH THIS. AND FOR THE SALAD, 7 YOUNG BLOCK, SUPER SUPER LIGHT, THESE MEALS CAN GO WELL TOGETHER. AREN’T BY ITSELF.
ALRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DOES LEAD AT ME THE VINEYARD MOM FOR SHOWING US SOME HEALTHY OPTIONS TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR. WE LOVE HAVING YYOOUU. AND CHEERSHE