Cooking Mag Mommy

All of us have heard of the South Beach diet, the Scarsdale diet, and the Atkins diet but have you heard of the Moroccan diet? Nope. Well, after making tonight's meal, I think the idea has promise. I made a Moroccan themed meal to go with the recipe for Oasis Carrot Salad found on page 17 in this month's Gourmet. I've been adding components to this blog this week and wanted to add an approximate number of calories per serving for the recipes I'm making. Some cooking magazines are designed to help the reader eat healthier. Gourmet addresses the need for healthy, low-calorie meals but it is not the main focus of the magazine. I have never seen nutritional information after a recipe in Gourmet. I am very fortunate in that I don't have to calorie count in an effort to lose weight. I'm active and have good internal portion control so I don't worry about what I eat. This is not true of many Americans and I think it would be interesting to see how Gourmet's re...