Displaying items by tag: Conscious Eating
Sharing Our Bounty
Food Drives Need Healthy Donations
by AVERY MACK
What’s on the table can help lower risks of stroke, heart attack, cancer and diabetes, according to the American Heart Association. Not all families are able to afford the healthiest foods, but fatty, high-sugar options can...
The Zen of Slow Cooking
Savor Your Autumn Harvest in One-Pot Dishes
by JUDITH FERTIG
Autumn’s shorter days remind us how precious time is, especially when we can spend the hours with good friends and loved ones. That’s why Chicago mothers and bloggers Meg Barnhart and Jane McKay decided to try slow cooking with a Zen approach in creating...
SURF TO TURF
U.S. Farmed Seafood That’s Safe and Sustainable
by Judith Fertig
Wild-caught fish from pure waters is the gold standard of seafood, but sustainable populations from healthy waters are shrinking. That’s one reason why...
Foods that Fight Pain
A Tasty, Colorful Banquet
by MICHELLE SCHOFFRO COOK
While many foods taste great, they can also be powerful healers, naturally packaged in vibrant, multicolored disguises. Plus, these foods won’t cause...
Veggie Nation Revolution
Making a Conscious Decision to Change
by JUDITH FERTIG
In 1776, the stirring phrase in the U.S. Declaration of Independence—life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness—became a rallying cry for...
Food Democracy
By the People, for the People and Toward a Stronger Nation
by Melinda Hemmelgarn
To more fully understand the concept of democracy, we can look to some past U.S. presidents. Abraham Lincoln defined it as “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Thomas Jefferson said...
Manly Foods
Boost Testosterone with the Right Choices
by KATHLEEN BARNES
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine epidemiologists estimate that 18.4 percent of all American men over the age of 20, totaling 18 million, have reported experiencing erectile dysfunction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 7.5 percent of all...
Eating Skinny
Why Vegans and Vegetarians are Naturally Trim
by Judith Fertig
We read the labels touting low sugar, carbs, fats and calories. We try this and that diet, hoping the...
Home-Grown Organic Made Easy
10 Time-Saving Tips for a Healthy Garden
by BARBARA PLEASANT
The arrival of planting season has a stunning effect on veggie gardeners. We talk to our seedlings as if they were children, and don’t mind working until dark if that’s what it takes to get the fingerling potatoes in the ground. Then, complications like crabgrass and cabbageworms appear, and keeping up with all the ...
Love Your Greens!
New Ways to Prepare these Nutritional Powerhouses
by NAVA ATLAS
For seasonal eaters, farm market shoppers and members of community supported agriculture, vegetable greens have become a normal part of everyday diets. Recognized as the most nutrient-rich group of veggies, they...