The Nutrition Twins
Lyssie Lakatos RD, LD, CDN, CFT & Tammy Lakatos Shames RD, LD, CDN, CFT
The Nutrition Twins®, share more than identical features; they share a passion to teach people how to eat healthfully and exercise so they’ll have tons of ENERGY to live happy lives. Over the past 13 years, they’ve focused their limitless energy on building a thriving private practice in New York City helping thousands of individual and corporate clients. You can learn more about them by visiting their website [1] or saying hello to them on Twitter [2] @NutritionTwins.
When we were growing up, every Thursday night in our house was pizza night. Whether we were coming in the door from a long day of school followed by soccer practice or a speedskating session, we always looked forward to pizza night. One of our favorite versions of pizza that our Mom used to make was a Mediterranean version. And now we still make this pizza for ourselves and our families. It’s such a pleasure to feel like we’re really indulging while providing a nutritious meal.
We’re all for anything that is healthy, delicious and gives us energy like this pizza does—and in fact, that’s what the Mediterranean diet [3] is all about. We love that Mediterranean cuisine is predominantly plant-based, low in saturated fat and high in fiber. It helps to keep you trim while helping to prevent chronic diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, heart disease, and so much more. It keeps energy levels high and blood sugar levels stable because it’s rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans and seeds—wholesome, high fiber foods and low-fat protein sources, both of which prevent energy crashes while providing the micronutrients, vitamins and minerals that keep energy levels high.
These nutrient-rich foods are the backbone of a healthy diet—and exactly the foods that we help our clients to incorporate into their diets to become healthier, fight disease and achieve and maintain a healthy weight. These are also the foods that we focus on eating ourselves and have developed meal and diet plans around in our books: The Secret To Skinny [4] and Fire Up Your Metabolism [5].
Here’s our recipe for Mediterranean Pizza. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Mediterranean Pizza
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons honey
Links
[1] http://www.nutritiontwins.com/
[2] https://twitter.com/#!/NutritionTwins
[3] http://www.oldwayspt.org/resources/heritage-pyramids/mediterranean-diet-pyramid/traditional-med-diet
[4] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/757313515/oldwayspreservat/103-1446448-4127826
[5] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743245482/oldwayspreservat/103-1446448-4127826