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In My Family, We Let Our Boys Have A Say In What Veggie Side They Want For Dinner That Night. We List Off A Handful Of Options And Get Them Excited About Helping To Plan The Dinner Menu. They're Much More Inclined To Finish Their Plates When They've Helped Decide What Goes On Them.

If Eating Out, Order Your Meal And Ask The Server To Wrap Up Half Of The Portion To Take Home With Your For The Next Day, Keeping Your Portion Size In Check, And Stretching Your Dollar Into Two Meals.

When I Was Growing Up In Mississippi - It Was Good Southern Food... But I Also Grew Up With A Greek Family; When Other Kids Were Eating Fried Okra, We Were Eating Steamed Artichokes. So I Think It Played A Big Part In My Healthy Cooking.

The Thing About Being At Home Versus Being Out In The World Working Is, It's A Whole Different Vibe. When I'm Home With My Kids And Partner, I Will Cook - Even Though She's A Very Good Cook. She's Learned Over The Years. We Started With Basics, You Know, How To Saute Onions, How To Saute Mushrooms.

The Type Of Cuisine I Do, Especially After Being On 'iron Chef' For Several Years, Is A Lot Of Global Cuisine. My Strength Has Always Been Mediterranean Cuisine Across The Board From Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, But I Think Now I'm Doing A Lot Of Very Different Cuisines All The Time.