Healthy Soul

- Season 1

(2013)

Join award winning Dietitian Gina Keatley as she takes you to some unlikely places on ingredient hunts and explores the "soul" of different foods before facing the challenge to recreate the menu with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

New York City may have eight million people but they have still found room to raise chickens. Join Culinary Dietitian Gina Keatley as she teams up with urban farmers and discovers what it takes to raise chickens in the big city. After we head to the source-the coop-we'll reconstruct a kitchen classic, the Country Omelet with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

Cheese is a staple in many cuisines and is a protein packed powerhouse. Join Culinary Dietitian Gina Keatley as she dawns a hairnet and giant paddle to help with cheese production right here in New York City. Once she has helped to create the curds, we'll reconstruct a kitchen classic, Cheese Grits with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

Southern breakfasts are large and in charge. Join Culinary Dietitian Gina Keatley as she visits a traditional meat market with a modern flare in Astoria, Queens and learns to fabricate chickens while choosing the healthiest portions. We'll get picky about our poultry as we reconstruct a kitchen classic, Chicken and Waffles with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

No food is more universal than bread. Join Culinary Dietitian Gina Keatley as she rises early with the bakers in Brooklyn to create delicious and nutritious breads. We'll satisfy our need to knead as we reconstruct a kitchen classic, Spoonbread with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

New York City may be known for pasta but it's what you do with your pasta that truly gives it soul. Join Culinary Dietitian Gina Keatley as she uses her noodle to find the best crabs in New York. We'll dive into the world of sea food as we reconstruct a kitchen classic, Macaroni and Cheese with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

Our butcher is a ham but today we're talking turkey-sausage that is. Join Culinary Dietitian Gina Keatley as she talks to the sausage experts about how to choose a leaner sausage option. We'll stuff some sausage as we reconstruct a kitchen classic, Sausage Gumbo with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

With only a few basic ingredients, you can create a classic of southern cuisine, corn bread. Join Culinary Dietitian Gina Keatley as she learns where in New York to find the perfect cast iron pan, how to season it and the prefect protein pairing. Let's get our shopping shoes on as we reconstruct a kitchen classic, Corn Bread with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

Whole fish can be intimidating with catfish on top of that list. Join Culinary Dietitian Gina Keatley as she figures out the filet with one of Brooklyn's best fish mongers. We'll get catty in the fish market and reconstruct a kitchen classic, Deep Fried Catfish with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.

Big things come in small packages. Join Chef Gina Keatley as she tours the spice district in New York City. We'll connect the southern roots to its Indian past and reconstruct a southern staple, Dirty Rice with All of the Passion, None of the Pounds.