Diet/Nutrition

This week on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Anne Hathaway explained her favorite new drink, which she discovered through Bride Wars costar Kate Hudson (watch the video!). Turns out the “Skinnygirl Margarita” is actually the invention of another celebrity — the Real Housewives of New York City’s Bethenny Frankel! Kate is a huge fan of the show’s and of Bethenny’s, in particular. While the drink is actually going to be sold in pre-bottled form in stores this summer, you can start making the low-cal drink (under 120 calories per serving) at home now.

Over ice, pour:
One shot (1.5 oz) clear tequila
4 limes (squeezed)
A tiny splash of Cointreau or triple sec
*if too strong, add a splash of soda

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After giving us her personal holiday recipes, Gwyneth Paltrow shares her post-holiday diet secret in her latest GOOP newsletter. Gwyneth admits, “I need to lose a few pounds of holiday excess. Anyone else? I like to do fasts and detoxes a couple of times during the year, the most hardcore one being the Master Cleanse I did last spring. It was not what you would characterize as pretty. Or easy.” Working with her doctor, a detox diet specialist, Gwyneth has created a seven-day elimantion diet that helps detox the body. “As I do not wish to subsist on lemon water in the middle of winter, I asked my doctor, a detox diet specialist, for the guidelines he uses to achieve a good detox that is not as hallucinogenic (in a bad way) as the Master Cleanse,” says Gwyneth. “What it came down to was this: you can detox easily and effectively while you continue to eat as long as you are cutting out the foods and other substances that interfere with the detoxification process.” While cutting out dairy, grains with gluten, meat, shellfish, anything processed (including all soy products), fatty nuts, nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant), condiments, sugar and obviously no alcohol, caffeine or soda, Gwyneth’s diet consist of salads, fruit smoothies, chicken, soups and lots of water. Click here to read the full scoop on Goop.com.

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Chocolate lovers, meet Max Brenner. We’ve been smitten with Max ever since he set up shop in New York City (Mary-Kate Olsen, Kate Bosworth and Usher are fans as well). With treats like whipped dark chocolate cream truffles spiced with cognac and rolled in cocoa powder, who can resist? Now, thanks to the newly-launched e-commerce portion of MaxBrenner.com, you don’t have to visit New York to discover Max. The site serves up the same delectable chocolates you can get in the shop, now shipped straight to your door. To make this deal even sweeter, he’s launched a new collection of colorful tins just in time for online ordering! Devour the chocolate, and keep the tins for storing little doodads — what could be better than satisfying your sweet tooth and your New Year’s resolution to get organized?

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Got a pal whose cooking skills need a little help? Try picking up a copy of The Little Black Apron: A Single Girl’s Guide to Cookingwith Style & Grace, $15. It compares conquering the kitchen to putting together a perfectly accessorized ensemble, and is a gem for gals who think the four basic food groups are “wine, cheese, chocolate and coffee.” With Sex and the City-like anecdotes and witty side notes (”blanch” has nothing to do with A Streetcar Named Desire!), The Little Black Apron delivers practical, nutritious recipes and answers to those questions you’re too afraid to ask (what actually is the difference between baking and broiling?). Entertaining for the holidays? There’s a chapter with menus and recipes tailored to your dwelling size — yes, you can cook a full meal in that studio apartment, so hop to it! Click here to buy a copy for yourself or a pal at amazon.com.

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For me, summer means eating as much ice cream as I can, but there is that pesky issue of calorie counting. So, when I stumbled across naturally low-fat Laloo’s Goat’s Milk ice cream, I had to try it! I am now hooked on their Molasses Tipsycake (whole chunks of oatmeal raisin cookies, what’s not to like?), but it turns out that I’m not the only fan of the artisanal brand — Jim Carrey, Al Gore and Kim Basinger are addicted too. And they have now new frozen yogurts flavors, with even fewer calories and all the same taste! Kate Hudson’s favorite flavor is the sweetly named Brownie & Clyde — and I can say that I now heartily trust Kate’s taste in frozen treats, it’s delicious! Get a pint for yourself at Whole Foods stores or at goatmilkicecream.com, $8 a pint.

Sarah Jessica Parker has a great body, so does Eva Longoria (have you not seen her Bebe ads?), but we’ve figured out how they satisfy their chocolate cravings and still keep their amazing figures. Turns out these beauties are avid snackers of Sweetriot chocolate covered cacao nibs. These tiny pieces of chocolate are filled with intense flavor, antioxidants, are extremely addicting (ask our StyleWatch editors) and contain only 140 calories per tin. Talk about guiltless! Go to your local gourmet food store like Whole Foods to purchase single servings for $4.99 or go to sweetriot.com to buy larger quantities or gift packages.

Photo: Courtesy of sweetriot.com

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Not only does little Suri Cruise have an amazing gene pool, she’s got great taste in cupcakes! For her 1st birthday, Suri had a party hosted by mom Katie and dad Tom on April 18th where the entire clan dined on cupcakes from Sprinkles bakery in Beverly Hills. Sprinkles are the sweetest splurge in Hollywood with a line down the block just to get one! While tourists wait for over 20 minutes for the tasty treats, real Sprinkles fans like the StyleWatch team go online to order or call ahead. We all have our favorites: the black and white, vanilla with chocolate frosting, and the most popular red velvet cupcake. On Saturdays, Sprinkles bakes peanut butter chocolate cupcakes which are well-worth the wait, just for the frosting! Sprinkles cupcakes have become Hollywood’s latest housewarming gift, get-well treat, and afternoon indulgence — just ask fans like Paris Hilton, Courtney Cox, and Tyra Banks.

Cupcakes are $36 for a dozen — for more info, check out sprinklescupcakes.com.

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