Posts tagged as: nutrition
“Lacto-fer-whosit? Say what? Bacteria makes food ROTTEN. You want me to eat rotten food now Sayward?” And the short answer is ‘yes!’ You *must* eat your beasties! And here’s why – But what? And why? Fermentation is the natural conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols (for booze), or organic acids (with veggies), or CO2 (in breads). [...]
No, I’m not referring to the recently legalized Absinthe (yum!), and I’m not even making some eco-allusion to socially responsible beverages. Nope, I’m being quite literal here: I’m really talking about drinking. Drinking things that are green. In the past I’ve written about green smoothies, and since then my adoration has only grown. I start [...]
There’s a bit of a meme floating about the internets right now, with vegan bloggers posting mini food diaries. Anyone who’s been vegan for more than a few days has faced the question, “So what DO you eat?!” (by the way: answer). These little 3-day food diaries are a great way of de-mystifying veganism. The [...]
microalgae By now we’ve all heard of the ‘amazing omegas’, those fantastic fatty acids that have all the scientists and supplement-makers squawking. We’ve been introduced to ‘good fats’ and lectured about the naughty ones and sold on all sorts of ‘superfoods’. And if one more person tries to tell me how healthy fish is, I [...]
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) presents an opinion paper on vegan diets, confirming that they are healthy at any and every stage of life.
