So says Craig Ballantyne, a jaw-droppingly fit, soft-spoken, highly intelligent young man I had the pleasure of meeting while squealing like an idiot over Queen Latifah and Wyclef during some midnight South Beach Stupid Bowl shenanigens.

I should clarify: CB was not squealing.  He is Canadian and therefore modest and classy.  I, however, was so shocked to find myself part of the party scene — me! — that folks back in Texas could probably hear me whoopin’ it up.  I think I scared Wyclef.

Anyway, back to Craig. He is a weight-loss and fitness genius. I do not use that word lightly, and I’m not just saying this because his advice has been sought after by dozens of fitness magazines and sites.

I say this because he wears his evidence. His skin is moonlit and smooth and sort of glows.  His body is Apollo-like, and I’m not talking about geriatric astronauts here.  He is taut, with beautiful lines and curves, and he has trained thousands of people — both men and women — to do what he does and look their best.

I’m in good shape, but I still like to learn from the experts.  Wanting some of that hubba-hubbaness, I quizzed Craig on his secrets. Here’s what he told me, when “La,” as she is apparently known among her circle, wasn’t instructing her Queendom to “Make some @#$% noise if you love Haiti!”

CLICK to learn how to get from Here to Hubba…

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Before we get to the fun part, remember that I’m currently working up a podcast that, if you’d like, you can take to the grocery store.  Want to know which brands give you the biggest nutritional bang for your buck?  When to go organic and when, if constrained, you can let it go?  Which commercial yogurt comes closest to the kind you would get from a grass-fed farm share?  It’s all coming up here!

Moving on: in honor of the Day of Football, allow me to present you with a football fruit.

There is, in South Florida, a fruit that will tease and cajole you into madness. Her name, fetching reader, is Mamey Sapote (pronounced mah-MAY, accent on the second syllable, as she only looks Mrs.-Eisenhower-frumpy).

If you’ve never heard of this delicious wonder, know that mamey is, bar none, the best fruit you’ve never tried. Creamy. Sweet, but not cloying. Thick, but not heavy. Texture-wise, mamey is a cross between a banana and a sweet potato. Taste-wise, you might sense a flash of pumpkin. Hints of chocolate. Even caramel. Perhaps even amaretto.

And did I mention that mamey is creamy?

OK, I’m starting to fidget. This stuff is a gateway fruit. Upon tasting it, you will find yourself pining for all foods tropical.
Click HERE to pine, baby…

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Weekend Happy, (Anti) Super Bowl Version

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Another weekend, another Weekend Happy List. But first! An announcement for all

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Hope for the Type A

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I did a live radio interview yesterday where I was not the one in charge…and I did not die.
This is big, people.
I should explain.

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Three Books that Will Make You Smarter

by Holly Hickman Get Wise

Three excellent works that will make you, in no particular order, a better cook, a (perhaps) more global citizen and, possibly, a science journalism addict. Don’t miss ‘em!

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George “Swoony” Eggs. Plus: Training the Brain to Think Visually

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I’ve been working on a food podcast for my fabulous email subscribers: it’s a foolproof play-by-play (of how to make “George Swoony Eggs”) that you can put on your iPod and take to your stove.  These eggs are truly scrumptious, so if George Clooney ever does sit his fine tush at your kitchen table, don’t [...]

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