Still, Puck's partygoers had plenty of healthy eating options, says Laurie Deutsch Mozian, a registered dietitian, food researcher, and author of Foods that Fight Disease . The super salad Puck's 10 hors d'oeuvres guaranteed that Hollywood's movers and shakers would have a lot of options to pick up. These light tarts are filled with a Middle Eastern-style puree of light cannellini beans, lentils, and spices. That makes them the perfect starter. Radishes contain kaempferol, which has anticancer properties.
Scallions are rich in diallyl sulfide and help protect against cancer of the stomach.
But Mozian isn't big on uncooked fish without wasabi, the spicy antibacterial palate cleanser usually served with sushi. She speculates that the Chinese chili oil Puck uses could act like many other hot spices in reducing the risk of contaminants. Tomatoes are rich in a number of vitamins and antioxidants and contain lycopene which is associated with a decreased risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. As for the Italian buffalo cheese. The monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats in hazelnuts may help deter heart disease.