USC nutrition expert Emily Ventura consults with Duncan MacLeod, right, and Rafael Navarro about how they can improve their diets. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Ventura goes through refrigerator contents with Navarro, pointing out what’s good and what needs to go. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Ventura recommends buying fresh fish instead of packaged, seasoned fish. “You can tell from a distance,” she says, “that this has about 50 ingredients, which means it probably has stuff in it you don’t want. Also, you can’t tell how fresh the fish is because it’s covered in so many things.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
That jar of mole sauce may be more trouble than Duncan MacLeod thought it might be. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
MacLeod prepares a meal as Ventura makes suggestions for healthful cooking. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Ventura sits down for an informative meal with Navarro and MacLeod. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
