Prevent disease, promote health, and protect the planet by eating mindfully
Posted in Nutritious & Delicious on Oct 30th, 2009
Planning on pumpkin carving this Hallows’ Eve? Don’t jettison Jack’s fleshy insides, use them for a traditional pumpkin pie filling. Pumpkin is packed full of beta-carotene and the antioxidant lutein, as well as proteins, minerals, healthy fats and a small amount of omega-3s – all treat, no tricks. Just be sure to follow a figure-friendly [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Oct 29th, 2009
It’s becoming a little easier to munch on locally grown organic produce, and with a few label-decoding tricks the savvy consumer can sus out the sustenance value of most packaged foods and where they came from. However, in our consumer-crazed society it’s not just what we eat that’s turning up the heat on our planet. [...]
Posted in Disease Fighting Foods, Weight Loss Tips on Oct 28th, 2009
There’s a good chance dehydration could be derailing your dieting efforts – it can slow metabolism rates by 3% – and it’s also the number one trigger of daytime fatigue, making the couch seem far more appealing than cardio. However, before you reach for a coke or some other sugar-laden carbonated beverage, there are a [...]
Posted in Nutrition Calculator on Oct 26th, 2009
Why is it that the streets of Paris are lined with svelte and stylish fashionistas, yet their cafes are filled with cream, cheese, and croissants – whereas every second ad in America is for a new weight-loss product, but we have the pudgiest population in the world? Portion control is the simple answer (fast food and [...]
Posted in Nutrition News on Oct 23rd, 2009
These days you could spray a cardboard box with Vitamin C and claim that it boosts immunity, curbs cardiovascular disease and aids digestion. Isn’t it enough that food manufacturers manipulate our palate with excess sugar, salt, and fat – but now they have the audacity to claim it’s good for our health. There’s no doubt [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Oct 22nd, 2009
There’s a great article in Scientific American about a burgeoning form of responsible leisure travel called culinary eco-travel, “a new breed of gastronomic vacation, different from the languid style of those château-and-bistro foodie tours. The goal is to experience food not just as a diner, but as a gatherer, gardener and member of the kitchen [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Oct 21st, 2009
There’s an oinking great article in the Indypendent about fast food fanaticism, our addiction to the highly manipulated tastes of manufactured foods, and the appalling environmental effects of factory farming – “While bacon’s harmful effects were once limited to individual consumers, its production in vast porcine cities has become an environmental disaster. The system of [...]
Posted in Nutritious & Delicious on Oct 20th, 2009
Over the last few years potatoes have developed a bad rep. When I was a wee spud they were somewhat of a meal-time tramp – eaten every night in every which way – mashed, roasted, boiled and buttered. Then the no-carb era arose and potatoes were deemed the devil spud, and no-one would touch them (a fate [...]
Posted in Healthy Monday Tip on Oct 19th, 2009
Get crack-a-lackin this week and prepare a fridge-full of home-cooked cuisine. Chuck your CSA veggies into a crock-pot, add that stash of seasonal produce hiding out in the back of your lettuce-crisping draw, and whip an “everything but the kitchen sink” soup or pasta sauce. With budgets tighter than your 80s studded belt, limit take-out [...]
Posted in Nutrition News on Oct 16th, 2009
The need for real school food has never been greater. Today, one in four children are overweight or obese, and one in three will develop diabetes during their lifetime. In the face of this crisis, our schools are financially struggling to feed children anything but overly processed fast food known to endanger health. For many [...]
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