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Low-Cal Holiday Meals

Guest: Heartland Sweeteners

Chef Ozzie shows us how to cut calories and slash the sugar content in some popular holiday foods.

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Creating A Family Culture of Healthy Eating

Guest: Kitchen Basics, Inc.

This segment explores the many health and culinary advantages of using flavorful, non-fat, all-natural cooking stock in your meals with renowned author and TV chef, Nick Stellino.



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The Healthy Life Tastes Good

Guest: Bolthouse Farms

Chef Hosea Rosenberg, winner of TV's Top Chef New York, joins us once again to show us how Bolthouse Farms all-natural dressings and carrots can make your holiday parties special. He shows us his special recipe for tangy, aromatic ginger-teryaki carrots; plus delicious carrot slaw, carrot soup, chicken caesar wraps, grilled shrimp with mango dip, carrot muffins - and more.

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Buying In Bulk - Meal Planning Solutions For Families On A Budget

Guest: H.J. Heinz Company

In this segment we meet with Chef Rania Harris to show our viewers how they can create easy and affordable Italian meals with homemade taste and quality ingredients using Classico Pasta Sauce. The 3 recipes that Chef Rania shares involve less than 15 minutes and are sure to be a hit with the entire family.

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What's For Dinner - Easy Recipes and Family Meal Planning With Seafood

Guest: Odyssey Enterprises

When you’ve got small children at home, the chances to dine out are few and far between. That’s tough on those of us who love seafood. But we’re about to reveal an easy way to prepare restaurant-quality fish in your own home. Available at Sam’s Club, Treasures from the Sea offers incredibly simple seafood solutions. Chef Jeremy Hanlon dispels myths about frozen fish and shows us how we can make tasty, health-conscious meals in minutes.

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Cooking And Baking With Soy

Guest: Silk

In this segment the Balancing Act’s own Chef, Jeremy Hanlon, shares the benefits of substituting Soy Milk for dairy milk in your recipes and cooking and shares it’s health benefits while showing our host how to make a great tasting smoothie with Silk.



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Halloween Sweet Treats

Guest: Heartland Sweeteners LLC

If you’re looking for a no-calorie sugar substitute that tastes great, bakes great, and may be healthier for you, then you’ll want to check out two new products that caught our eye… and our tastebuds! Ideal™ is made with Xylitol, which is a naturally occurring sweetener found not only in fruits and vegetables, but also within our own bodies. You’ll learn why it may also be good for our teeth! Nevella® is made with probiotics, so your digestive tract may thank you for using this one!

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The Healthy Life Tastes Good

Guest: Bolthouse Farms

Kids always look forward to a school snack or lunch with friends; but they're not always willing to eat that healthy meal mom packed. Hosea Rosenberg, an accomplished chef who won Top Chef: New York recently - provides some great recipes that will tempt your children to eat delicious, crispy carrots as part of their diets - and adults will love them too!


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What's For Dinner? What Works For Real Families

Guest: Sam's Club

In this segment Chef and Author Nicole Aloni shows us the concept behind Sam’s Cooking Club and visits a club in Miami to share some tips and techniques that help busy moms prepare a weeks worth of meals for their families while saving money and having fun!

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Smart Shopping with Bulk Buying: Meal Solutions For Families On A Budget

Guest: Unilever

In this segment, the Balancing Act’s Chef Jeremy Hanlon shows us how to get creative with familiar ingredients, including Wish-Bone Dressing and Ragu Pasta Sauce. Learn how to take advantage of bulk-size quantities by starting a cooking club – we’ll even walk you through your first two recipes!


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Summer Grilling - Move Over Chicken, Beef & Ribs

Guest: Morningstar Farms

In this segment we meet with Chef Jeremy Hanlon as we learn some simple and easy ways to prepare great grilled items without red-meat using Morningstar Farms Grillers Originals

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Simple Solutions for the Every Day Gourmet

Guest: Green Mountain Gringo Salsas & Tortilla Strips

Green Mountain Gringo® understands America’s desire to know exactly what they are eating which is why their salsas are made with ONLY natural ingredients. In this segment, Chef Don McMillan shows us some tasty recipes made with Green Mountain Gringo salsa, and shows us why people love it.

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Using Healthier Ingredients For Healthier Cooking

Guest: Pompeian Inc.

With our hectic, stress-filled lives, it’s not always easy to get the nutrition we need just from the foods we eat. But these days more cooking products are created with extra nutritional benefits that can help us live a healthier lifestyle -- easier! In this segment Celebrity Chef and author Nick Stellino joins Pompeian CEO Bill Monroe to explain the many health benefits of cooking with a new, nutrient-infused olive oil that is good for your brain, your eyes and your heart. They will also explain the antioxidant value in various red wine vinegar products, infused with pomegranate, acai, blueberry and roasted garlic. Chef Nick will highlight two delicious recipes: a Citrus Pomegranate Glazed Salmon, and Chili-Lime Chicken Breasts with Tumeric Rice.

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Celebrating Salad As Part of the American Meal

Guest: Litehouse, Inc.

Getting your family to eat more salads hasn’t always been easy, but it is an important part of a balanced diet. In this segment, Chef Jeremy Hanlon from www.myfreshchef.com helps busy mom Colby and her find creative salad ideas to add great taste, variety and health to your diet without adding difficulty to your life using Litehouse fresh, refrigerated salad dressings.

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Summer Seafood Solutions

Guest: Sea Best Seafood

In this segment we meet with Chef Jeremy Hanlon and members of the Molash family as part of our Tribute to the American Family as they learn some simple and easy ways to prepare great seafood on the grill this summer using frozen Sea Best seafood by Beaver Street Fisheries.

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Latin Cuisine from a Superstar Chef

Guest: Sargento Cheese

2008 James Beard Award-Winner, TV host, Author and Chef Michelle Bernstein-Martinez dishes up some great Latin recipes from the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.

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Popular TV Chef Shares Scientific Secrets

Guest: Diamond Crystal Salt

TV Chef Alton Brown knows a thing or two about concocting delicious dishes. The host of “Good Eats” is famous for his unique perspective, offering viewers a heaping helping of common sense cooking, served up with a light-hearted blend of wit and wisdom, history with a dash of pop culture, and a sprinkling of science. Brown traces his love of cooking and good eating to his childhood, where he worked in the kitchen alongside his mother and grandmother -- both excellent cooks. In college, he graduated to using his cooking skills “as a way to get dates.”

So what tricks does this culinary cupid have up his sleeve?


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Recipes & Other Reasons To Use Organic Chocolate

Guest: Green & Black Organic Chocolate

Celebrity chef, Curtis Stone takes us through a NYC organic market & shows us recipes to use organic chocolate.


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Cinco De Mayo Special...Bringing Authentic Mexican Recipes To Your Everyday Dinner Table

Guest: Ole Mexican Foods

When you’re preparing for your Cinco de Mayo celebration, look for the fresh, high-quality, authentic Ole brand chips, tortillas and tostadas in your local supermarket. In this segment, TV Chef Eduardo Pria shows us simple Mexican recipes you can make at home.

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The Healthy Pasta

Guest: New World Pasta

Chef Kelly Sheehan shares wholesome recipes and cooking tips for a Ronzoni pasta product called Healthy Harvest.

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