What does Beyonce eat?

It is so great to see a healthy looking beauty like Beyonce.

I love to teach young women to cook, and role models like Beyonce set the tone - NOT those strained looking q-tips.

I am concerned that young women do not receive good advice, only trendy info dictated by folks who make millions selling garbage instead of fresh, whole foods. Simple things, like learning to make an entree salad that's NOT drenched in gooey dressing, but tossed with fresh juice and real olive oil.

Choices are important, but even MORE important is knowing the options. You get those by checking your sources and becoming a good consumer.

Many times students will complain that berries are expensive, but when it is pointed out to them that they cost the same as a box of junky snack, they look at things differently.

And which one do you want in your body - or your kids' ?

I Love Gordon Ramsey

If you knew me, you'd know how much I do not care for celebrity chefs: to me, they're all about taking short cuts and dumping ingredients. But not Gordon. He shows respect for techniques, superior ingredients and clean kitchens .

OK, so occasionally he gets a little hot under the collar, but so do I when I watch cooking shows that teach little, constantly selling the idea that fancy appliances, shiny untesils and designer knicknacks make for good home cooking.

Chefs are for RESTAURANTS - not for cooking at home. (However, I have to say, Chef Ramsey's one-minute lesson on how to cook scallops on a show last season was not only spectacular, but USEFUL to any home cooker.)

(Food Network, take note: he and your very own Alton Brown HAVE IT RIGHT.)

Good friends, good deeds and good cooking.

Deb

PS - the Gordon Ramsey's THE LONDON in West Hollywood is pretty yummy!