Continuing its promise of small changes that deliver big results, season two of Drop 5 lbs with Good Housekeeping offers useful tips and tricks to make weight loss and healthy lifestyle both easy and manageable. Melissa d’Arabian (also of Food Network’s Ten Dollar Dinners) returns to host the series, based on the magazine’s popular weight loss column, and is joined by Good Housekeeping Nutrition Director Samantha Cassetty as well as Aarti Sequeira (also of Cooking Channel’s Taste in Translation and Aarti Party). Lear more about the show here: www.cookingchanneltv.com/drop5
DROP 5 LBS. WITH GOOD HOUSEKEEPING (ALL TIMES ARE ET)
Season Two: Premieres January 19, 2013 at 10:30amET on Cooking Channel
Tune In: Saturday at 10:30am, repeats on Sundays at 9:30am and Fridays at 11:30am
Website: www.cookingchanneltv.com/drop5
Premiering Saturday, January 19th at 10:30am ET – SEASON 2 PREMIERE!
“Look and Feel Younger”
The Drop 5 team is back with easy nutrition and exercise tips for feeling and looking younger. Host Melissa d’ Arabian cooks up Balsamic Roasted Pork with Berry Salad and tender, flaky Flounder with Corn and Tomatoes. Nutrition expert Samantha Cassetty shares her list of “fountain of youth” foods and food correspondent Aarti Sequeira teams up with Fitness Expert JJ Virgin for tips on how to physically feel younger through exercise.
Premiering Saturday, January 26th at 10:30am ET
“Fat Can Be Your Drop 5 Friend”
The Drop 5 team demonstrates how to lose weight by incorporating healthy fats into a diet. Melissa d’Arabian prepares creamy Thai Style Coconut Chicken with Snow Peas and a classic, hearty Nicoise Salad. Samantha Cassetty dispels the myths about fats and how to make the right choices, while Aarti Sequeira discovers the health benefits of olive oil.
Premiering Saturday, February 2nd at 10:30am ET
“Boost Your Mood Food”
Add a spring to your step and a smile to your face with mood-boosting recipes and ideas from the Drop 5 team. Recipes from Melissa d’Arabian include Chipotle Orange Glazed Salmon, a hearty Red Lentil and Vegetable Soup, and Pistachio and Tart Cherry Chocolate Bark. Samantha Cassetty explains which foods are mood enhancers, and Aarti Sequeira goes out in search of some mood lifting exercise tips.
Premiering Saturday, February 9th at 10:30am ET
“Be Sweet to Your Waistline”
Give your sweet tooth some love without derailing your healthy lifestyle. Melissa d’ Arabian bakes up an Apple Oat Crisp that’s warm and comforting, plus Whole Grain Ginger Snaps that are a little spicy, a little chewy, and 100 percent guilt free! Aarti Sequeira heads to an ice cream shop for a few scoops of advice on how to enjoy ice cream sensibly. She then joins Samantha Cassetty in the Good Housekeeping Research Institute to get the unsugar-coated truth on the variety of sweeteners available today.
Premiering Saturday, February 16th at 10:30am ET
“Meal and Lifestyle Makeover”
Get ready for a makeover, in body and mind! The Drop 5 team delivers recipe makeovers of popular, indulgent foods, tips for eating healthfully at your favorite Thai restaurant, and ideas to keep any exercise routine interesting and productive. Recipes include: Pad Thai, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, and Caesar Salad.
Premiering Saturday, February 23rd at 10:30am ET
“Healthy Comfort Food”
You don’t have to give up your favorite comfort foods on Drop 5 Lbs. Melissa d’Arabian shares recipes for a slimmed-down Mac n Cheese and Chicken Pot Pie with all the flavor but a fraction of the fat and calories. A special guest joins to shed light on the comforting nature of food, emotional eating, what makes us over-indulge, and what you can do about it! Aarti Sequeira joins Good Housekeeping Nutrition Director Samantha Cassetty at a NYC restaurant to see how a top chef makes his decadent mac and cheese.
