Recipe Rehab apparently is in its third season but I only just discovered this show that’s on CBS. It started as a YouTube series in 2012. The show takes an unhealthy recipe that a family says it loves and turns it over to two chefs who come up with healthier versions.
A nutritionist rates the redone recipes for fat, carbs and, I’m very happy to say, salt content. In two shows I watched, Chef Vikki failed to get top scores from the unseen nutritionist because of high salt content in her redone dishes. Shame on her for still including so much salt.
One of the shows I saw took chicken and waffles, which I used to love but haven’t had since my angioplasty in 2012, and redid it. The new alternatives really weren’t chicken and waffles, but they were game tries to come up with something to satisfy the family involved.
The last episode I saw took something called Tater Tot Casserole and re-imagined it. I was stunned anyone would eat the original recipe, given it included two different creamed soups and evaporated milk along with tater tots, four cups of cheese and dark meat turkey, the fattest turkey of all. It looked like a white gooey mess.
Chef Vikki again disappointed by including some tater tots in her redone recipe. Please, those alone likely put her over the salt threshold.
This show basically does what I’ve done on my recipe page, take favorites and find ways to get the salt, fat and sugar out. So I recommend it. Check its website for more tips too. Recipes from the show are up there, but I don’t see a way to binge watch the show there. Will try to do that elsewhere.
John
The No Salt, No Fat, No Sugar Journal 