Chopped, Top Chef, Chef’s Table—these appetite-enhancing shows are doing more than making us hungry, they’re making us fat! “Television recipes often contain more calories, protein, and fat than the experts recommend,” says Mary Hartley, R., a consulting nutritionist from Rhode Island. “According to a study from Cornell, watching cooking shows and then cooking from scratch is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI). However, cooking show viewers who watch but don’t cook do not have higher BMIs.” So feel free to watch, but sorry Ina, we can’t cook up the food.
Eat This! Tip:
Watch the shows, let them inspire you, but make them flat-belly friendly.
