Mens_HealthUSA_December_2016

Why Every Man Needs a Grill Pan

Nonstick pans are fine for eggs

and leftovers. But you need heavier-

duty hardware to sear meats and

vegetables at high temp. A cast-

iron grill pan can take the heat—and

bring on that smoky char. Pick up

the Lodge 10.5-incher.

$33, lodgemfg.com

34 MensHealth.com | December 2016 PHOTOGRAPH BY SAM KAPLAN

Food styling: Michelle Gatton/Stockland Martel (skewer); inset foods, from left: Michael Krinke/Getty Images, iStockphoto/Getty

Images, Sally Williams photography/Getty Images; courtesy Mike Roussell (Roussell); STEVE SANFORD (illustration); MITCH MANDEL

(Blowfish)

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A Man,

a Pan, a Plan

Grilled steak kebabs with sweet

potato fries. Because nothing

satisfies a guy like meat on a stick.

How to Make It

Halve two wood skewers and soak them in water.

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a grill pan on medium high. Add

the potatoes; cover and cook till just tender, 5 minutes.

Skewer the beef and pepper pieces and brush the

kebabs with 1 teaspoon oil; drizzle with soy sauce.

Uncover the spuds and char them, turning now and

then, 5 minutes. Push them to the edge; add the

kebabs. Sear on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Feeds 2

Per serving 351 calories, 34g protein, 13g carbs

(3g fiber), 17g fat

Does It Work?

You know the drill: A late night becomes an early-morning convenience-store stop.

Those hangover cures offer the promise of relief, but do they deliver? Yes: Fixes like

Blowfish hangover tablets mix aspirin (to reduce inflammation caused by alcohol)

and caffeine (to boost pain relief by constricting blood vessels). That should handle

the headache. Then grab a jug of Gatorade to rehydrate and balance the electrolytes

you lost to Johnny Walker. And buy a lottery ticket. It just might be your lucky day.

What You’ll Need

2 tsp olive oil

1 medium sweet

potato, cut into

fry-size wedges

½ lb tenderloin, cut

into pieces

½ red bell pepper,

sliced into bite-

size pieces

2 Tbsp low-sodium

soy sauce

What exactly does

“moderation” mean,

anyway?

DON, JACKSONVILLE, FL

Not much. A 2016 study

in the journal Appetite

found that people say

“moderate” in reference

to what they eat or drink

rather than how much

they eat o r dr ink. M o d -

eration means different

things to different people.

So let me lay it out for

you: Eat vegetables and

protein at every meal.

E at treats o nc e o r t w i c e

a week. Drink less than

four alcoholic beverages

a we ek i f yo u’re tr y ing to

lose weight. And remem-

ber to keep the libation

count under six a week if

yo u’re l o o k ing to reap the

health benefits.

What’s this I’m

hearing about whole

milk being good for

me after all?

BILL, EAU CLAIRE, WI

Well, whole milk was

never bad for you in the

first place. Outdated

science argued that milk’s

fat would hurt your heart.

Today, a whole new body

of data is debunking that.

The irony is that whole

milk doesn’t have that

much fat—it’s 96.75 per-

cent fat free! Skim, 1%,

2%, and 3.25% (a.k.a.

whole) all have their own

flavor and mouthfeel.

Drink what you like. Milk

is loaded with nutrients

like vitamin D, which

most men need more of.

Nutrition

Know-It-All

MIKE ROUSSELL, PH.D.

Mike Roussell, Ph.D.,

is author of The Six

Pillars of Nutrition

and a nutrition advisor

for Men’s Health.

Robust soy
sauce pumps
up the meaty
beef flavor.