Displaying items by tag: Conscious Eating
The Gifts of Citrus
Colorful Good Health in Holiday Dishes
by Judith Fertig
Winter citrus fruits that arrive in a gift basket or show up on sale at the grocer present a welcome bright spot on winter’s darker days. Valencia and blood oranges, limes and Meyer lemons are delicious in their own right, and deserve their...
Not Your Grandma’s Stuffing
Healthy Twists on Old Favorites
by Judith Fertig
Thanksgiving side dishes continue to evolve, even though traditional entrées still hold pride of place. New, lighter alternatives to time-honored stuffing maximize flavorful...
Fermented Foods Revival
Rediscover Probiotic-Rich Foods
by Judith Fertig
Colorful jars of fermented Korean kimchee, Indian chutney, German sauerkraut and bottles of kombucha line many grocery store shelves today. We’re in the midst of a fermented food...
FABULOUS FAN FARE
Healthy Tailgating Foods to Cheer For
by udith Fertig
Eat, play, party… and repeat. We may call it tailgating, fangating, homegating, a watch party or simply eating with friends before a big game. According to the American Tailgaters Association, in...
Feast in the Fields
The Rise of Pop-Up Organic Dining
by John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist
The flip side of enjoying farm to table is taking the table to the farm. So-called “pop-up feasts” are booming at farms throughout the country during...
Eating Vegan on the Road
Clever Ways to Eat Healthy Anywhere
by Judith Fertig
Traveling can be tricky for those trying to eat a plant-based diet, especially on long stretches of highway. More than 33 percent of Americans, or 100 million-plus people, are...
Backyard Pizza Party
Grill Scrumptious Pizzas and Flatbreads
by Claire O’Neil
Summer is high season for grilling when just about anything sizzled over high heat tastes great. Grill masters Karen Adler and Judith Fertig recently put this theory to the test when they fired up their grills—gas and charcoal—to cook...
Milk Minus the Moo
Evaluating Alternatives to Dairy
by Judith Fertig
When dietary concerns, food sensitivities or curiosity prompt us to try alternative milks, it helps to know the basic facts about the leading types, to choose the best ones for...
Eggs-pert Advice
How to Buy Good Eggs from Happy Hens
by JUDITH FERTIG
Janice Cole, the author of Chicken and Egg: A Memoir of Suburban Homesteading with 125 Recipes, knows how delicious a really fresh egg tastes. She keeps three chickens she calls “the girls” in the backyard of her suburban Minneapolis home. “Jasmine, a white Silkie, lays small, beige-colored eggs; Keiko a black and white Ameraucana and Silver Wyandotte cross, green eggs; and Peanut, a brown, feathery Cochin mix, brown eggs,” relates...
Thumbs-Up on Fats
Good Fat Doesn’t Make Us Fat
by Judith Fertig
In an era of too much information, the role of fats in our diet has been a victim of not enough information. Today’s turnaround in nutritional thinking acknowledges natural fats as being vital to...