Mary Collette . . . or How to Be Smarter Than the Average Food Marketer Food marketers must smirk with glee at how handily they seduce the American consumer. “Americans are so gullible!” they must all be laughing in their cubicles. Fortunately for us, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is watching our backs. … Read more
Why New and Exciting Recipes Have Trouble Making It to the Table In and of themselves, recipes are wonderful. They share interesting ideas, inspire experimentation and introduce much-needed variety to brighten the healthy eating journey. But they also have significant shortcomings, namely, they don’t take us all the way to our healthy eating destination. This … Read more
One-dish meals are the best: Fewer moving parts to keep track of and everything gets done together. Enjoy seasonal cilantro in this fun fish-based dish.
It can be surprising when spiritual concepts prove useful in the kitchen. Who would have guessed there could be a level of “higher consciousness” hidden in our kitchen cupboards? Take this concept for example: “As many Buddhist psychologists proclaim, most people conceal a constrictive array of psychological wounds that they are constantly attempting to avoid … Read more
Parade magazine recently ran a story on 94-year-old Olga, a competitive runner, long-jumper and high-jumper.* Clearly, she defies the story we’ve come to believe about aging, i.e., that it is inevitably a time of disease and decrepitude. Olga is fit and spry and looks to be about 68. Researchers are all over “super seniors” … Read more
I’m surprised at how little I must shop with everything I get from my CSAs (including frozen, canned and dried produce from summer excess plus a winter CSA that I’m still eating from!) When I need something, I just “shop” in my frig, freezer or cupboards. Also be sure to see the previous post on … Read more
“Think Ahead” That’s the key to reaping the benefits of a CSA. You will be hungry this summer and autumn, just like you are every day. That won’t change. What can change is thinking ahead now and ordering a CSA. Each week, you’ll have a magnificent box of produce and clean meat. Then, when you’re hungry, you’ll fill yourself up with real food that nourishes and nurtures, i.e., what you really want to be eating.
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A previous post shared the good news that Americans are getting smarter and taking control of their health by reducing soda consumption. It was always assumed that diet sodas were off the hook, but some experts aren’t so sure those cans of artificial ingredients don’t harbor health risks of their own. (Here’s one report) At … Read more