Fresh Spring Pea, Fennel and Mint Salad
Peas have been a delicious food since ancient times and archaeologists have found them in Egyptian tombs. They probably dried them for the afterlife (and beyond). Today, only about 5 % of all peas grown are sold fresh. Peas are a good low calorie source of protein. A ¾ cup serving of peas (about 100-calories) contains more protein than a whole egg or a tablespoon of peanut butter and has less than one gram of fat and no cholesterol. So there.It's a fleeting pleasure to stumble ...
Five Ways to Create New Food Patterns Now
Climb out of the food rut with easy changes in what and how you eat.1. Try a new food (something you’ve never had before).Whether it’s curry or kohlrabi, pick something and explore it, even before you try it. Read some recipes or thoughts about it on the Internet or the library. Ask the folks where you buy it how they prepare it. Look at restaurant menus. See what appeals to you. Once you figure out what is most appealing to you, give it a try, ideally by making it ...
Waste – A New Year’s Take on Eating
No one likes to waste food. Whether it's throwing out an uneaten sandwich or watching crops rot in the fields, it seems wrong to have food spoil rather than feed. It's especially painful to waste food when times are tight and food costs seem so high.We believe that sadly, sometimes, waste is better than waist. Now that end-of-the-year holidays and celebrations have ended (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's), it's now time to waste all those leftover indulgences ...
Junkie Rats and How to Break Our Food Addictions
So finally the science is catching up to what our gut reaction (pun intended) has been telling us all along -- that certain foods are addictive, causing us to crave more and more, even at the expense of our well-being. According to a report of research presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, not only did rats fed a high-fat, high-calorie diet compulsively overeat, they would even suffer a slight shock to get at the food.What's more, after 40 days of junk foods, the ...
Really Wanting It: Cravings, Desire and Satisfaction
Lots of folks explain to us that the idea of waking up to a better way of eating sounds great. After all, who wouldn't want to enjoy eating fully and be healthy? If it's easy, even better. But, alas, they suffer from cravings that urge them far, far away from that path.Next thing they know, they're stuffing themselves with chips and doughnuts or whatever the problem food might be. Then, they tell us, they feel awful -- sorry, sick and sad. And they don't know what to do, how to break ...
