Very Important Post for a Very Important Person!

So I was thinking about why I wanted to get in to nutrition, and realized that after consulting with Lisa Jubilee (nutritionist at Living Proof in NYC) she completely changed my life, and I would not be the same without her! She has a great outlook on life, and a nice way with her patients. This post is a thank you to you Lisa, you're the best!

Let's Talk about Pomegranates and Greek Goddesses because both are pretty fab

 

Where do the seasons come from?

Allow me to school you for a hot sec on Greek Mythology:

Persephone (goddess of the underworld) was kidnapped by Hades and taken off to live in the underworld as his wife. Her mother, Demeter (goddess of the Harvest), went into mourning for her lost daughter and thus all green things ceased to grow. Zeus, the highest ranking of the Greek gods, could not allow the Earth to die, so he commanded Hades to return Persephone. It was the rule of the Fates that anyone who consumed food or drink in the Underworld was doomed to spend eternity there. Hades tricked Persephone into eating six pomegranate seeds while she was still his prisoner and so, because of this, she was condemned to spend six months in the Underworld every year. During these six months, her mother Demeter mourns and no longer gives fertility to the earth. This became an ancient Greek explanation for the seasons.

Okay, now for all those Greek Goddesses out there, here's a low cal recipe for you!  

 

Heavenly Good Yogurt Pom Parfait

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Fage 0% yogurt - 60cals

1/4 cup Pomegranate seeds - 40cals

1 Tbsp raisins - 30cals

1 Tbsp smuckers apricot sugar free jelly- 10cals

Total: 140 calories!

Directions:

Mix all together and enjoy some sweet Godness, I mean, Goodness!