Sammi Brondo Blog
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The Veggies and Chocolate health and nutrition blog filled with recipes, RD resources, lifestyle tips and more. Sammi Haber Brondo is an NYC-based Registered Dietitian and published author with an equal love for Brussels sprouts and chocolate chip cookies.
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2d ago
This salad is loaded with flavor. If you’re looking for something totally satisfying and refreshing as the weather gets warmer, this is it.
Have you tried smashed cucumbers? They’re so good.
Smashing cucumbers not only changes their texture, making them slightly softer on the inside, but also allows them to really absorb any flavor added to them.
These cucumbers are full of salt and vinegar flavors, resulting in the most refreshing combination.
Adding marinated feta takes it to the next level. The feta is marinated in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic. So ..read more
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2w ago
There’s no better dessert combination than chocolate and peanut butter. Truly the most elite.
My favorite dessert of all time are Reese’s peanut butter cups and chocolate chip cookies.
This is specific too - I like warm, gooey chocolate chip cookies. And the holiday Reese’s - the ones that have a much higher ratio of peanut butter to chocolate (iykyk).
It’s always bummed me out that the holiday Reese’s essentially go on hiatus between Easter in April and Halloween in October. Surely we could find another holiday during those 6 months to create a Reese’s shape for ..read more
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2w ago
I love dessert. And, as a dietitian, I suggest eating it often.
Let’s get a few things out of the way:
No, desserts are typically not the most nutritious foods in the world. I’m not calling them bad - because no food is good or bad.
But chocolate chip cookies typically don’t contain as many vitamins and minerals as broccoli, and that’s just a fact.
Because of this, you might be under the impression that you should eat dessert only infrequently. Or drastically limit the amount of added sugar you eat.
Wrong.
As a dietitian, I highly recommend eating dessert regularly - especially if ..read more
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3w ago
This meal is both hearty and refreshing and comes together in just one pan.
I used to “not eat” chicken.
I never necessarily called myself a vegetarian. I just didn’t love eating meat. It was a mix of a taste thing and an ethical thing.
But, at some point over the past few years, I started craving it.
I don’t know when it happened, because it wasn’t groundbreaking.
I think there’s this notion in the diet world that you have to 1) label your diet and 2) have a grand “come to Jesus” moment when you change that label.
One of (many) things I love about being an anti-diet d ..read more
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1M ago
I barely have words for this pizza dip. I mean, look at it.
There’s always something so fun about a dip.
Add bread, add veggies, or eat it plain. Sometimes switching things up and turning traditional foods - like pizza - into a dip is way to make food fun.
This dip is fun. It’s also beyond delicious!!!
You’ve got perfectly melty cheese and salty pepperoni. It also has a base layer made with Greek yogurt that makes the dip extra creamy and really ups the protein in it.
Between the Greek yogurt, cheese, and pepperoni, this dip has a lot of protein.
I love it as an appeti ..read more
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1M ago
This blog post is sponsored by Alexia®. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
If you love General Tso’s chicken as takeout, you have got to try this at home version. It’s saucy, delicious, and has a little added something thanks to a secret ingredient. #ad
I love takeout. It’s easy. It’s delicious.
But also, it’s expensive. And with food prices where they’re at right now, I’ll all for saving money on things I can make at home.
Enter: this incredibly delicious General Tso’s chicken. It has a simple sweet and salty sauce, made of soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, and ..read more
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1M ago
These Yogurt Pops are an easy, fun, and delicious sweet bite that you’ve got to keep stashed in your freezer.
One of the biggest tenants of my nutrition philosophy is dessert.
Not only do I recommend allowing all foods unconditionally, but also, if you love dessert I recommend eating it - often.
This does a few things for your relationship with food and for your overall health.
Firstly, it helps take dessert off a pedestal. Instead of dessert being something overly tempting that isn’t allowed, it becomes just another food that you like to eat.
We naturally want what we ..read more
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1M ago
Picture this: you’re at the grocery store facing seemingly-identical watermelons–except one is $5.99, and the other $8.99. It’s organic, so it must be better… right? Let’s unpack that.
This blog post is written by dietetic intern, Madeline Lowney.
Let’s start here: what does organic mean?
Organic produce has not been applied with synthetic (human-made) pesticides and is non-GMO. It may still contain *organic* pesticides (derived from a mineral, plant, or naturally-occurring substance): the USDA has a list of approved pesticides (organic and non-organic), and amounts of these whi ..read more
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2M ago
Meet your new favorite way to eat broccoli: Broccoli Caesar Salad with Crispy Chickpeas and Toasted Breadcrumbs.
I can’t get over how good this salad is. It’s packed with flavor.
Roasting broccoli already makes it so delicious. I dk what it is about freshly roasted broccoli but it’s gotta be up there as one of my favorite foods.
Then, add in some crispy chickpeas. They add a perfect crunch to the salad.
Toasted breadcrumbs and freshly grated parmesan cheese add even more flavor. I’m telling you - each of these components on their own is delicious, but together, they’re o ..read more
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2M ago
I love cookie dough. But, there’s only so much of it you can eat before you have to start to consider the safety of eating that much raw egg and flour.
Enter: this Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookie Dough.
This cookie dough is totally safe to eat by the spoonful - no worries about raw eggs or flour whatsoever.
Is it the same as a regular cookie dough? Absolutely not. There’s nothing like a few bites of cookie dough when you’re baking cookies.
But there’s only so much you can eat of that - for safety reasons after all! And this chickpea dough is a great alternative option.
P ..read more