“Seeing the date-nut recipe reminds me of a question I’ve been meaning to ask you: is the whole wheat flour we buy actually whole grain? After your comment a couple of weeks ago about whole wheat not actually being whole grain, I’ve been discouraged and dismayed! All this time I thought I was doing the […]
Foods shows are fun – usually. I get a chance to sample all kinds of offerings while checking out what’s up and coming for local grocery stores or health food emporiums. So it was with great anticipation that I set out to explore the annual grocery industry trade show, Grocery Innovations Canada 2014. Natural and […]
“Have you known anyone who has done the diet where they removed all inflammatory food intake, Rosie? I’ve heard of one person it’s apparently worked for in terms of her arthritis pain . . .”, asks Enlightened Eater Facebook fan Karen Resta. Karen, the area of inflammation and disease is certainly emerging as a key […]
In the race for gluttonous offerings, we may now have a champion: the Hibernator. Thank goodness, this breakfast can only be found across the Atlantic in Britain at the Bear Grills Café in Congleton, south of Manchester. While the meal itself costs only £19.95 (never mind the pounds you may accumulate from its consumption), you […]
When you’re looking for the taste and nutrition of a muffin or a quick bread, skip the commercial varieties. The taste is usually not worth the calories and if they are great tasting, they’re likely more like a cupcake than a muffin. Instead why not go for homemade? Dates and pistachios are a marriage made […]
Now that science is showing that eating pistachios is very smart indeed, there are other key decisions to make: shelled versus unshelled. When you’re deciding between shelled and unshelled, you might want to consider the advantages of going for those in the shell. And because they’re not a tough nut to crack, they’re easy to […]
In the past, pistachios eaters could never sneak a few nuts without getting caught red-handed – literally. Who would have thought that besides a yummy munch, there were so many health perks supplied? The growing list of benefits offered by these packages of goodness makes them even more irresistible than before – if that’s possible. […]
5 top reasons to eat dates Talk about the wisdom of the ages: biblical writings show us that agricultural products known as the Seven Species, that were revered in ancient times, are now a hotbed of scientific research. The Seven Species include wheat, barley, dates, figs, grapes, olives and pomegranates. At this time of year, […]
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