Everybody seems to have a few summer food favorites. Mine include cantaloupe, tomatoes, ratatouille, Nicoise salad. What are yours?
Entries Tagged as 'Food selection'
New Lawrence restaurants following positive path
July 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, Food selection
Two new Lawrence, Kansas, restaurants improve the Lawrence restaurant picture with their fresh, well-prepared food.
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Real Food, Part 5: Real food at a real table
June 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Environment, Food selection, Healthy eating, local food
In Part 5 of a 5-part series on Real Food: What to Eat and Why, we note that individuals can make some changes to eating local foods and less-processed foods, but U.S. farm policy needs to change before Americans’ diets change significantly. She convincingly reports the advantages of real versus industrial foods but doesn’t show how people on a large scale can get real foods.
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Real Food, Part 4: Let livestock eat grass
June 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Environment, Food selection, Healthy eating
In Real Food: What to Eat and Why, author Nina Planck asserts that livestock raised on grass and in pastures is healthier and produces healthier meat, eggs and dairy products. Planck also praises raw milk as better than pasteurized milk. These aren’t always easy to find and can be very expensive.
Real Food, Part 3: Fats to make you thin
June 24th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Environment, Food selection, Healthy eating
In Real Food: What to Eat and Why, author Nina Planck argues that “industrial fats” such as vegetable (soy) oil and corn oil cause of numerous U.S. health problems, especially heart disease, because their excess Omega 6 fats and oxidation properties promote inflammation.
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Discovery part of fun of CSA, and kohlrabi is one example
June 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Food selection, local food, recipes
Joining a CSA leads to learning about new (to me) produce. Kohlrabi has become a favorite, and it can be eaten raw, sauteed, stir-fried and other ways.
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