Healthy Lifestyles Resources Page
"A healthy lifestyle encompasses more than just eating right. Exercise and healthy excursions lead to a life full of energy, vitality, and happiness. I highly recommend the following activities, destinations, restaurants, websites, and books."
- Tricia Silverman, RD, LDN, MBA, owner
NuTricia's Lifestyles
Biking Hot Spots in New England
Hiking Hot Spots in New England
Recommended Magazines
Healthy Vacation Destination
Healthy Activities
Healthy Publication
Healthy Stores
Healthy Restaurants
Recommended Websites & Books
Biking Hot Spots in New England:
Rail-trail biking is an awesome, breath-taking, healthy, and fun activity. The following rail-trails were made from old railroad lines. The railroad tracks were removed and a smooth paved surface was put in place leaving a mini-road for bikers, hikers, and skaters. Check back periodically as I will be adding new rail trails to the site as I sample them.
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Hiking Hot Spots in New England:
The Blue Hills. Close to Boston and lots of fun. There is a museum with animals on site. Great for family hikes!
Block Island. This was where I got engaged. I recommend the trails on this island to pop the question. Bring along a bottle of Veuve Cliquot…only the best for you and the future Mr./Mrs. You can bring a picnic lunch as well that you can purchase in town. Yum.
Wachusett Mountain, Princeton, MA. A great place to go to hike a mountain in a day!
Garden in the Woods, Framingham. A beautiful place for a hike.
Acadia National Park, Maine. Bar Harbor is a great vacation destination in Maine and Acadia National Park is the place to go for hiking and biking!
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Recommended Magazines:
Organic Style
Shape
BP Magazine (for those who have bipolar or have family members with bipolar). Tricia is currently writing an article for this publication due to be published in late 2005 or early 2006.
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Healthy Vacation Destinations:
New England:
Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Lenox, Massachussets. The best place to stay in Massachusetts to learn cutting-edge nutrition and health information.
Jimmy LeSage's New Life Hiking Spa, Vermont. Check out New Life Hiking Spa for a wonderful and healthy hiking vacation. Owner Jimmy LeSage is a down-to-earth person and passionate about healthy living. The hikes are fun and you meet great people!
Outside of New England
Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tuscon, Arizona. If you have never been to Arizona, you must book a trip here! The rooms and scenery are phenomenal. Be sure to book an appointment with Personal Trainer Randy Flora. He is truly gifted and absolutely amazing! I learned great timesaving exercise tips from him. Nutrition Director Lisa Powell is a nutrition dynamo. Be sure to book an appointment with her.
Copperhood This place is truly relaxing and the food is very fresh and healthy. They use dill to flavor some of their dishes, which adds a wonderful touch. Yummy fresh baked bread is available. This was where I was introduced to Havarti cheese (practice moderation when you go)…what a delight! Check out Slide Mountain for a challenging hike. We saw a huge porcupine at the top! What fun!
Deerfield Spa This spa, located in Pennsylvania, is a true gem. Great healthy portion-controlled food and hikes! Nice staff!
Regency Health Spa. This spa opened my eyes to the beautiful rejuvenating benefits of visiting a spa. The chef is absolutely wonderful and you can learn great tasty ways of cooking healthfully. I loved their salad dressing that incorporated sesame tahini. The price to stay is great! I honestly never felt better in my life after a week at this spa. I also met wonderful people from across the country who were guests at this gem.
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Healthy Activities
Ice Skating at Larz Anderson Park, Brookline. As you know, if you live in New England, winter is 6 months long!!! You cannot weight (pun intended!) 'til the warmer weather to start to exercise. You must make a winter plan and you don't have to become a gym rat (unless you want to) to do so. Make it fun and try ice-skating. You can ice skate at the Larz Anderson outside rink in Brookline. What a delight!
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Healthy Publication:
Organic Treasure Map. Check this site out for wonderful healthy treasures! Stores, restaurants, markets…you will find it all. Download the 2005 map and you will see one of the articles that I have written.
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Healthy Stores:
Wild Harvest Section at Shaw's/Star Market. I love this section of Shaw's (or Star). A lot of items go on sale, so stop complaining that it costs more to eat healthy.
Whole Foods. I love this place!!!!
Trader Joes. What a wonderful store. Try their artichoke antipasto and place it on salmon and grill or bake. Yum!
Harvest Co-Op. Check out the Harvest Co-op for wonderful healthy food!
- 581 Mass. Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139. 617-661-1580
- 57 South Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. 617-524-1667
Common Sense Wholesome Food Market, 2247 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02124, (617) 298-5717. Pick up a few healthful delights after you have dined in their healthy café.
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Healthy Restaurants:
Centre Street Café, 669 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 617-524-9217. A great place to go for meals containing fresh and locally grown ingredients.
Big Fresh, 341 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA, 508-879-7000. A great place for fast healthy food.
Common Sense, 2243 Dorchester Avenue, Lower Mills (Dorchester), Massachusetts 02124, (617) 298-1020. This place is a hidden gem. Their salmon is excellent! Great healthy pizza, too.
Organic Garden, 294 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA (978) 922-0004. Check this place out for the ultimate dedication to healthy food.
Spruce Pond Creamery Organic Pizza, 370 King Street, Franklin, MA (508) 520-7900. Wonderful organic pizza. Order a salad on the side. Nice deck overlooking a pond for a relaxing meal. Save some room for a small homemade dish of ice cream for dessert. Portion size is key!
Baba Louie's Organic Sourdough Pizza Company, 286 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230, Telephone: 413-528-8100. Wonderful organic pizza! Loved their pizza that had sweet potatoes on it. A must-try!
Lowfat/Knowfat. Their menus are analyzed, so you know how many calories you are consuming. Love their wraps!
- White City East (Route 9) Shrewsbury, MA (508) 363-0002
- 222 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, (617) 923-7676
- 340 Cummings Park, Woburn, MA, (617) 932-6260
Well, Well, Well, (All-natural gourmet frozen meals, with delivery in the Boston area and surrounding suburbs), (617) 945-3500. These meals, which are heated in your microwave, will make you kitchen smell like you have been cooking a gourmet meal for hours. Tastes that way to! Great way to eat healthy and save time!
Fresh City, many MA locations. Great salad bar and fresh stir-frys with wonderful sauces.
O'Naturals. Make sure you check out O'Naturals for their commitment to healthy fast food. Great salmon and noodle dishes.
- 149 Great Road, Acton MA 01720 (978) 266-0222
- Davis Square 187 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144, (617) 666-2233
- Maine locations, too!
Chain Restaurants w/healthy menu options:
Applebee's: Nice portion controlled Weight Watcher's menu. Loved their tilapia!
Chili's: Great Guiltless Menu. Love their chicken, rice, and vegetable dish.
Friday's: Atkins menu has some nice choices, such as grouper with steamed vegetables.
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Recommended Websites and Books
Websites:
World's Healthiest Foods. Check out their wonderful "In-home Cooking Demos," a wonderful free service that shows you how to cut and prepare healthy foods. It's a real gem!!!
American Dietetic Association. The place to go for sound nutrition information.
American Heart Association. If you have been diagnosed with heart disease or want to prevent it, this is the site for you!
Boston Heart Party. This site lists restaurants with heart-healthy menu options in the Boston area.
Overeaters Anonymous. Are you a compulsive eater with no one to turn to? You do have someone - Overeater's Anonymous. This group is very supportive and may be able to help.
Center For Science In the Public Interest. I did an internship here in 1995 and highly recommend their site and subscribing to their newsletter. CSPI keeps the government, restaurants, and food companies honest with respect to food! No one does it better!!! Look for Margo Wootan, Senior Scientist from CSPI, often quoted in the media. She is someone to pay attention to!!
USDA's New Pyramid. The government has updated the food guide pyramid and it can be customized for you based on your age and gender. Check this site out for volumes of helpful nutrition information.
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Books:
Weight Loss
The Mayo Clinic on Healthy Weight. I really like this book. It is only $3.99 at Buck A Book in Massachusetts. It's worth a hundred times more than that!!
Thin for Life, Eating Thin for Life, Thin for Life Daybook, by Anne M. Fletcher. Anne M. Fletcher has written these amazing books that are so helpful for those struggling to take and keep the weight off. She has interviewed a countless number of people who have successfully won the battle of the bulge and have kept the weight off. Check her books out and lose the tire…for good!!!
The Ultimate Weight Solution: The Seven Keys to Weight Loss Freedom, by Dr. Phil. I like this book for its wonderful goal-setting tips and for strategies on combating emotional eating.
French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure by Mireille Guiliano. This author makes a lot of sense. What an insightful book.
General Health and Nutrition
Eating Well for Optimum Health, Dr. Andrew Weil. This man is truly a gift to this earth. What more can I say?
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating, by Walter C. Willett, P.J. Skerrett. Get this one…it's great!
Canyon Ranch Living Younger Longer. These people know how to write a book. I liked this book so much that it made me want to work there! I eventually became the Director of Nutrition at their Lenox location before getting my MBA and opening NuTricia's Lifestyles. This book is a must for your personal library.
The American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide, by Roberta Larson Duyff. This reference nutrition book should be the first nutrition book you read to get a fantastic overview of the subject. Another "must" for your personal library.
Food Allergies
Food Allergy Survival Guide: Surviving and Thriving with Food Allergies and Sensitivities, by Vesanto Melina, Dina Aronson, and Jo Stepaniak. Learn from these stellar authors! This book is so helpful! Stop struggling with allergies and sensitivities!
Feeding Kids
The Mom's Guide to Meal Makeovers: Improving the Way Your Family Eats, One Meal at a Time, by Janice Bissex, Elizabeth Weiss. Try the great recipes and learn wonderful tips on feeding your family.
Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids, by Elizabeth Ward. This book teaches you how to feed your kids and has a great chapter on feeding yourself and your partner in preparation for having kids.
Restaurant Eating
Restaurant Confidential, by Michael F. Jacobson, Jayne Hurley. This book has many helpful tips on selecting healthy foods when dining out.
Food and Mood
Food and Mood, by Elizabeth Somer. A must-read! Learn how to boost your mood and increase your energy level.
Food Exposes
Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser. Exposes are always intriguing…this is a good one!
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