The global warming footprint for white mushrooms is very low. Mushrooms require little water, electricity or land to grow. They are fat free, low calorie, low in sodium, high in vitamin D and selenium, and have a neutral flavor that can be easily incorporated into many recipes. Stand by cauliflower, white mushrooms may soon be … Read More
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It seems like every other food on the supermarket shelves is touting how much protein it contains, leading you to believe that we are all protein deficient. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most Americans get 16% of their total calories from protein which equals 1.2 to 1.5 grams per kilogram daily. The recommended … Read More
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While more studies are needed to evaluate the health-promoting aspects of fermented foods, current research suggests that eating them as a regular part of your meals and snacks is a healthy choice. Fermented foods and beverages are made as the result of microbial growth. Fermentation can be spontaneous, from organisms found in the air, or … Read More
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Eating fruits and vegetables each day may be the simplest and most effective thing Americans can do to lead a healthy long life. Not interested you say? You’ll take the easier route and skip fruits and vegetables and simply down a vitamin pill instead. When researchers studied the affects of vitamins C, E, and beta-carotene … Read More
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If you have vowed to eat nothing green – fruits make a great alternative, offering many of the same nutrition benefits of vegetables. Don’t like green beans? Ever considered having fresh peach slices or a dish of blueberries with dinner instead. Offering kids apple or pear slices or a cut up orange for dinner is … Read More
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Due to the popularity of the paleo diet, which is based on the concept of eating like our caveman ancestors,you are urged to eat more foods like those found during pre-agricultural days. Meats, eggs, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds are included and grains, legumes, dairy, sugar, salt and processed foods are excluded. Because more … Read More
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There are many approaches to eating a vegetarian diet. A general vegetarian diet normally excludes meat, fish and poultry but may or may not include eggs and dairy foods – like milk, cheese, and yogurt. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians always include eggs and dairy foods. Lacto-vegetarians exclude eggs but use dairy foods. Ovo-vegetarians eat eggs but not dairy … Read More
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Phytates, natural compounds found in plants, are sometimes referred to as ‘anti-nutrients’ because they bind to some minerals and make them less available to your body. The amount of nutrients you absorb from any food you eat, depends on the other foods you are pairing with it, how it is cooked, and the composition of … Read More
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Vitamin K, discovered in the mid 1930s, got its letter designation from the German word koagulation because of the vitamin’s first-known role in blood clotting. Blood remains a liquid in your body, even though it is loaded with all sorts of solid material – red and white blood cells, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and fat. But … Read More
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John H. Kellogg accidentally invented corn flakes when he was superintendent of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in the late 1800s where he promoted a healthy, vegetarian diet and routinely experimented with new food products. Kellogg was working with his brother Will on a new kind of wheat meal for patients. Rolled out wheat dough that … Read More
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