Did you see the one about various food-rating systems vying for dominance? The ratings are intended to help people distinguish the healthier food items from the less-healthy ones. I don’t get it. It’s just not that hard. To help those who struggle with it, however, I offer these rating systems: Whole-food selection method You won’t […]
Entries Tagged as 'Healthy eating'
Food rating sytems unnecessary
December 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Food rating sytems unnecessary · Food selection, Healthy eating
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‘Report’ examines the way people eat
December 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on ‘Report’ examines the way people eat · Food selection, General, Healthy eating
A friend sent me a link today to a slide show on the Time magazine website, and that link led me to discover a whole “special report” on The Way We Eat. It’s worth reading, and the slide show of families’ food around the world is worth watching. (It’s from Peter Menzel’s book Hungry Planet: […]
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Cedar Valley Farms eggs
November 23rd, 2007 · 6 Comments · Healthy eating, local food
What: Eggs from Cedar Valley Farms Why I like them: These eggs are scrupulously fresh, healthfully and humanely produced, and they taste good. Where to get them: You can get them at their farm and at the Community Mercantile. I used to think eggs were eggs. When I joined the local foods bandwagon, though, I […]
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In praise of food
November 9th, 2007 · Comments Off on In praise of food · Healthy eating, Research
No one has to persuade me that good food is critical to good health, but two studies announced this week reinforce the idea that eating well is worth it not only for pleasure but also for health. That most likely also means that cooking is good for you, too. First, David Jacobs at the University […]
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Soup time is here
November 6th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Healthy eating, local food, recipes
Cold temps signal soup time, which means it’s finally time to put some of my locally grown butternut squash to work in my favorite butternut squash soup. It’s delicious, colorful, fairly teeming with vitamins and almost certainly low cal, although I don’t have a nutritional analysis. The only part I’m not crazy about is peeling […]
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Tip: Use brown rice in soups
October 15th, 2007 · Comments Off on Tip: Use brown rice in soups · Cooking tips, Healthy eating
I’m not a huge fan of brown rice, although I appreciate its nutritional benefits. My complaints are that it takes too long to cook, and its chewy texture just doesn’t work for me with a lot of dishes. Brown rice, though, is perfect for soups. The bran and germ that make it nutritious, brown, slow […]
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