Folic acid has certainly been getting a lot of attention this past week. For pregnant women, meeting their quota of this member of the B vitamin family is critical to the health of their newborn: research shows a strong protective link between women taking folic acid supplements before becoming pregnant and a decreased risk of […]
Are you stuck in a whole grain rut? Is brown rice the extent of your whole grain eating? There’s no better time to be adventurous than today, Whole Grains Sampling Day. This annual celebration, brought to you by the Whole Grains Council, is geared towards bringing the tastes of an assortment of these nutrition-packed […]
In my last post, I wrote about an article in Forbes magazine which stated that according to testing conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), pesticide residues are not a concern. But I also pointed to the criticism of the article due to the fact that the USDA does not track levels of […]
Nowadays in our multi-cultural society, our culinary horizons are being broadened, and ethnic dishes are no longer foreign offerings. Consequently the pleasure of pulses are yet again being discovered as star chefs incorporate them into their repertoires. Pulses partner wonderfully with seasonings from every cuisine and can be part of any course of any meal. […]
If you haven’t heard the news yet, 2016 has been declared by the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to be the International Year of Pulses (IYP). And it couldn’t come at a better time. I’ve been urging readers to take their pulses for decades but the message has gone mainstream […]
In my last post, I talked about mushroom’s health perks including their immune system benefits. Considering the season, it’s definitely a great time of year to put mushrooms on the menu – often! Here’s a recipe, adapted from Mushrooms.ca, is perfect for entertaining or for a fast family dinner. Double or triple the recipe, […]
It’s that time of year when there’s lots of talk about how to fight off colds and the flu. Debates abound about flu shots and various supplements but all too often, the benefits of various foods are left out of the discussion. (More on supplements in another post). Well, it’s time for a change in […]
In my last post on the Scientific Consensus Conference on the Healthy Pasta Meal, I called pasta a fast food. Well, cooking up a pasta dish doesn’t get much faster than this one. It’s a traditional combination from Puglia, a region of Italy that offers some of the best examples of cucina povera – the […]
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