I just read something very interesting about mushrooms and vitamin D. You probably already know that mushrooms are normally grown in dark places. In France, they’re often grown in caves. It’s a great moist environment for them. Most people don’t think of mushrooms as being a good source of vitamin D. However, as it turns out, if [...]
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Americans are admonished daily for eating too much sugar, too much fat, too much salt and too many calories. I think most of us have gotten the message (even though many aren’t doing anything about it). And we’re advised to eat more fiber, more fruits and vegetables, more whole grains. We’re getting a little bit [...]
The “halo effect” as described by Brian Wansink, a professor in the fields of consumer behavior and nutritional science at Cornell University, is where certain foods, which are healthy, take on a “more is better” concept in people’s minds. Through the media, Americans have been told that some foods should really be called “super foods” [...]
Most people don’t get enough fiber in their diet. While we should be eating, on average, from 25-35 grams of the stuff, most people are lucky if they even get 10-12 grams. If you know how many calories you should be eating, then shoot for 14 grams of fiber for every 1000 calories you eat. [...]
Breaking the salt habit isn’t an easy thing to do. The salt taste buds on the sides of your tongue want to be satisfied. They don’t care that too much salt in the diet increases the risk of hypertension for certain people (African-Americans and people older than 40, as well as increasing blood pressure with [...]
I started reading the book, “Appetite for Profit” by Micehel Simon last night. Some of the statistics she shares in the book really blew me away. Our caveman ancestors ate a totally different diet than we now do. Back then they were lucky to find a source of meat and bringing it down was not [...]
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Unfortunately, fat has gotten a bad rap through the years. Back in the ’70s, everyone seemed to jump on the “ban the fat” bandwagon. So the food manufacturers complied and made low-fat foods. The dairy industry was one of the leaders in the movement, giving us nonfat and lowfat versions of products we had become used [...]
