Watching Rachael Ray

It’s the return of the Dish with Lara Spencer! This time she has some gifts for Rachael - and if you hit the giveaway button you have the chance to win four of the items found on today’s Dish! Today’s dish included DNA 11 - it’s artwork from your own DNA chart! You get a kit, swab and place it in an envelope, and you get instant artwork. Since it doesn’t hurt to swab - you can even do it with a baby, and use it to decorate the nursery - though it’s not cheap at all.

Also - Bobbi Brown’s custom Makeup Pallette, the Zuca Pro suitcase - the carryon to carry all - and it’s even a seat for those inevitable delays. Last but not least, Passion on the Vine by Sergio Esposito, and the t-shirt that’s from OmniPeace Fashion, worn by celebs everywhere - and 25% of the profits go to help the hungry in Africa.

Next up, Brittany Snow joins Rachael to promote her new horror movie, Prom Night. Brittany says that her career and choices often change, and she’s really looking for characters that are deeper and loves doing so many characters. She loves the intensity of the horror genre, something she’s always loved. They talk a bit about Prom Night, of course, and her Prom Night special picture on the cover of Cosmo Girl - despite the fact that she never went to her own prom. She went to her homecoming though, designed her dress and the seamstress on American Dreams made it for her.

They bring this up, because there’s a viewer in the front row who talks about the cost of going to promi - she has two of them, her boyfriends and her own since they got o different schools. Samantha says she can’t afford her dream dress, so is at a loss over what to wear. Brittany is involved with Donate My Dress. org, and as such donates her dress from her homecoming to Samantha to wear to her prom. Samantha is thrilled, of course, and promises to send pictures from her big night.

Next up - the biggest diet mistakes we tend to make. Dina can’t seem to lose her last 15 pounds, and thinks she eats healthy enough. She doesn’t understand why the weight doesn’t come off. Evita is having the same problem. Rachael has them keep a food diary of everything they eat in a week, and celeb nutritionist Christine Avanti analyzed their menus and gave them the truth about their choices.

Christine points out that it’s deceiving sometimes because you think something is low in calories if you eat less, but they may have too much fat in them, so are actually more then you’d expect. She helps Dina and Evita by weighing in on the dos and don’t’s.

Eat 4 meals a day, and train your metabolism to work at a higher rate.
Keep daily caloric intake at an even level - if you don’t it will slow down the metabolism
Be aware of the fat content in the food - the daily intake should only be 40 grams, or 10 per meal.
Eat balanced meals - 1 part protein, 2 part carbs - and be wary of dairy products with twice as much fat as protein per ounce.

Right after the diet talk, of course, it’s time to eat! Greek Beef Tenderloin in Togas with Mediterranean Orzo and Greek Salad.