Thanks to an overabundance in her herb garden, Alyssa Milanos family is getting a hint of mint in every dish this summer, whether they like it or not.
My mint is out of control right now, so I basically put it in everything, Milano, 44, tells PEOPLE. It doesnt matter what it is, its getting mint in it.
The Charmed and Whos The Bossstar incorporates the refreshing herb into her club soda and into summer dishes like her go-tofresh watermelon, feta cheese and cucumber salad.[Its] super easy to make and super delicious, she says.
Milano follows a low-carb diet a lifestyle she has maintained through Atkins after looking for a way to shed thebaby weight following her last pregnancy.The last 20 pounds were kind of stuck and I couldnt get them off, says Milano, a spokesperson for the diet company. I did some research and Atkins had such a great community and tools to help you through it, and for me, thats really what made the difference.
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The actress and her husband David Bugliari, 38, avoid items like rice and pasta, instead opting for high-protein meals and healthy fats.We feel satisfied, she says. Were not stripping our kitchen bare and saying, We cant eat this, we cant eat that.'
When it comes to family dinners with her two children,Milo, 5, and Elizabella, 2, Milano says the kids dont question why Mom and Dads plates dont match their own.Its just been part of their life that we eat slightly different, she says. I dont think kids diets should be structured like that.
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But there isnt a drastic disparity between what she serves her kids and what she makes for herself. Milano modifies her favorite recipes to suit everyone (picture taco night as hard corn tortillas for the little ones and lettuce cups for the grown ups).Its super easy to modify for us and still eat as a family, she says.
The actress, who will appear later this summer in Netflixs Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later,typically starts her day with a vegetable omelet, followed by a salad with grilled fish for lunch and a dinner made up of some kind of protein with vegetables.
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To Milano, barbecuing is the best thing about summer, mostly because extensive modifying isnt necessary. I love to grill chicken or fish, she said. I love grilled vegetables because I think it gives it a little bit of a smoky flavor, and you do some olive oil with salt and pepper and its just delicious.
As for sweets or guilty pleasure foods, Milano simply doesnt have time for that. To even think about having junk food would completely throw a wrench in my entire day I would want to take a nap because my blood sugar would drop, she said. I have to maintain eating healthy and a certain amount of energy to work the way I work and also to be such a proud mommy.
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