In the last post in this series, I said that the one rule you needed to remember is “Eat Real Food.” It’s simple. It’s effective. And it seemed to resonate well with the community. However, it also generated a few questions that need answering. Obviously, while it’s as clear-cut as [...]
It’s time for more Skribit fun. Today’s question is quite interesting:
Do salicylates in vegetables spike insulin and what does that say about eating lots of vegetables?
What Are Salicylates?
Salicylates are compounds that occur in most plant foods. While they are found predominantly in unripe fruit, salicylates are also found in vegetables, herbs, spices, seeds, [...]
Recently, I was having a conversation with some random girl and when I mentioned that I was into nutrition, she asked me to give her my five rules of nutrition, the five things she needed to know to eat right. I managed to come up with three off the top of my head and [...]
Souvlaki, The Greek Hamburger. Photo courtesy of Debliteck Ltd
We’ve been to Italy; now let’s go to Greece, another supposed bastion of health with its “Mediterranean Diet”. From Athena to Athens and the Parthenon to the Pantheon, let’s explore what the country that brought us Zeus can bring to our table.
History and Geography of [...]
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The opposite of bland! Photo courtesy of The Food Pornographer
I was asked a question last weekend by a guy I know about how to increase the variety of his diet. The exact words he used in reference to his diet were, if memory serves me right, “bland and boring”. And I’d bet [...]
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I have some stuff going on in my personal life that I’m sorting through, so I’m going to be MIA a bit here. But I do have a bunch of articles I tagged to look at and thought I’d throw them out here for your perusal and discussion. Enjoy…I’ll be around, but not [...]
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Here’s an article titled Fruit, Veggie Eaters Have Fewer Strokes.
The opening line of the story is:
The reasons aren’t well understood, but it is increasingly clear that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is a good way to lower your stroke risk.
There are probably multiple mechanisms at work here. First, when you’re eating fruits and [...]
Given that the calendar just ticked over to January 1st, 2008, there are a lot of resolutions to eat better and lose weight. Here are ten things to remember as you embark on your health journey.
Junk food doesn’t exist; there is junk and there is food.
Similarly, real food has no nutrition label. Food [...]
Freshness! Photo courtesy of DK Images
Last time we took a walk through Mexican history, discussing the evolution of the national cuisine. I think there were some interesting things learned there. Today, we’ll look to that other favorite of US citizens, Italian cuisine. In my area, Italian restaurants are easily as ubiquitous [...]
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A friend requested that I put up more recipes, so I thought last night’s dinner would be perfect. It was quick, delicious, and best of all, very healthful. Clean-up was quick and easy, using only a cast-iron skillet (how I love that thing!) and a steamer…ok, and two plates and two forks, but [...]
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