Teaching You How to Use Lifestyle as Medicine
Frozen Organic Broccoli Florets – Costco – 4 lbs./ $5.99 ($1.50 per lb.) Benefits of Frozen Produce In the age of local, raw and clean, health-minded cooks have become confused about frozen produce. Are frozen fruits and vegetables o.k. to use? Do they have any nutritional benefit? And even if not confused, individuals often overlook frozen […]
Photography and content by guest author Jacqui Gabel, CARE Nutrition Intern Turmeric Milk If You Like Chai, Try This You’ve probably heard of turmeric and all of its amazing therapeutic properties, most notably to help manage inflammation. But have you found a way to incorporate this spice into your diet more regularly? This is a […]
Emmer Seeds (photo www.prairieheritagefarm.com) Ancient Grains: Getting Lots of Modern Attention Ancient wheat grains, as implied by the name, refers to genetic types of wheat grasses that were available several thousands of years ago. My own culinary training taught me that they were all ‘cousins’ of our modern wheat, like durum and winter wheat, used […]
What does it mean to use Food as Medicine? Food as Medicine means that each food that you eat has a purpose. That purpose is to be an essential tool for your cells on projects like screening for cancer and repairing DNA. Nutrients are the tools that your cells need to complete projects. Projects like screening for cancer, […]
How to Blanch Vegetables A great solution for gardens at their peak and bulk buying produce. Guest Post by CARE Nutrition Intern, Jacqui Gabel Photography: Jacqui Gabel Problem: Gardens fully producing, overbuying, or just overflowing with vegetables! Tell me if this sounds familiar: I want to eat more vegetables daily, but I tend to […]
CARE Member Question: “I have a question about chia, hemp, and flax seeds. What are the unique differences between these and what are the benefits ( pros and cons ) of each?” Answer: The main difference between flax, chia, and hemp seeds are the ratio of minerals, fatty acids, fiber, and phytonutrients that they contain. The […]
Pasta Becomes a Protein! How Does Pasta Become a Protein? Make it from beans instead of grains. Explore Asian (R) bean-based pastas (black bean spaghetti, edamame spaghetti, and mung bean fettuccine) solve three common nutrition problems: Provides pasta lovers an alternative to carbohydrate-dense, blood sugar raising grain-based pastas Provides another wonderful plant-based protein source Provides […]
