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How to Stay Raw and Healthy while Traveling
How to Stay Raw and Healthy while Traveling
by Lenette Nakauchi, citizen journalist
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(NaturalNews) Whether you are traveling for work or leisure -- planning and preparation is key! You've discovered that the raw food diet and lifestyle definitely allows you to feel your best. Now you need to maintain that level of energy as best you can while traveling and enjoying life in another city. It can be easy to fall into bad eating habits while away from home, so you need to make your raw lifestyle and personal health a priority when you're away from the comforts of your home kitchen. Bringing along dried, portable foods and supplements, as well as some fresh foods can be the difference between staying raw and completely falling off the wagon and experiencing a wave of regret. Planning ahead, doing some Internet research before you leave, and getting to know the local natural food stores will help you enjoy the healthiest trip of your life.
A couple of days before you leave, start thinking about what raw snacks, superfoods, and supplements you'd really love to have with you. Portion-divide any snacks or superfoods into small plastic baggies, and keep them in a larger zipped bag (for example: handful of almonds, goji berries, pumpkin seeds, dried figs, etc). Packing at least one raw food snack bar for each day you'll be away can be very helpful as well. Other handy (and super-nutritious) travel snacks could be sea vegetables (such as whole leaf dulse), bee pollen, and an old vitamin jar full of superfood powders (green powder, maca, a little stevia for sweetness). Make sure to bring a glass jar with a screw top lid to make shaking up the green powders in water a lot easier and cleaner. If you use a high-quality sea salt or rock salt on your food, or in your water, be sure to bring your own shaker bottle or put some in a small baggie, otherwise you'll be using bleached, iodized salt. All this, believe it or not, will fit in a large plastic zipper bag.
If you take multivitamins and other supplements, bring those too. Most of us will need this kind of nutritional support the most while traveling because we may not have access to all the foods we're used to. The tin cases mints come in are perfect for toting around vitamins, enzymes, and other supplements.
A couple more things you may want to pack: a thin plastic cutting board, silverware (including a butterknife or something similar -- packed in your checked in luggage, please), and some herbal laxatives--a change in diet plus travel makes for constipation -- you'll thank me!
You're almost set. If you're staying in a hotel, be sure to ask if there will be a refrigerator in your room. There is usually no charge for one, especially if you say you have a special diet. If you're staying at a friend's place, let them know about your diet and ask them if they don't mind you having a special area in their fridge for your foods. If you're going to be in a car for a while, maybe think about bringing a small cooler. The bottom line is, you'll want to keep your salad greens, vegetables, and fruit cool so they don't go bad.
Also, before you leave, be sure to spend some time online checking out all the raw vegan, vegan, vegetarian, and/or organic restaurants near you. Write down the addresses and phone numbers before you leave. Find out where the nearest natural food store is and see if there are any farmers markets in town. These should be some of the first stops you make when you reach your destination. Natural food stores will be essential in supplying your greens, organics, and other fun snacks you'd like. Many times you can find a raw food section with prepared gourmet raw entrees as well!
Here are some great websites that will help you:
http://rawfoodrestaurantguide.com/blog/ (Enter your email on the website and the guide link will be emailed to you. )
www.sunfoodtraveler.com
www.HappyCow.net (lists all vegetarian, vegan, and raw food restaurants)
The key is to not feel nutritionally deprived at any point during your trip. The people you will be traveling with may have to make an extra stop just for you, but as long as you have what you need, you can hang out with them from that point on.
Some people wonder if raw foodists travel with their high- powered blender or favorite mini-blender. Most don't. But they are more willing to carry the weight in their bags if they are traveling for more than a week and a half. Green smoothies in the morning are just too good for them to go without for that long. Also, with a high-powered blender, they can also make fresh vegetable juice using a nut milk bag. It's up to you to decide if the length and kind of trip would be appropriate for a blender. For trips of only a week or less, organic fruit and maybe some nuts and seeds in the morning might be perfect.
It also might be a very good idea to make a salad for the plane flight, or long car ride, too. This is for several reasons:
You might have plenty of greens, veggies, and ripe avocados in your fridge that will go bad while your gone, so why not use them?
You might like to get one last awesome meal in before switching to more dried foods and possibly non-organic meals.
You might like saving money on meals and snacks.
You will need a couple of reusable plastic containers for salads you'll make in your destination city anyway, so why not start using them now?
Now you're really set! You have most of the non-fresh foods on you or in your luggage and you'll be buying your organic fruit, greens, salad veggies, and avocado (great to use for dressing) when you get there. Sure your bag might be a little heavier than your friends, but you'll most likely eat it all up by the end of your trip. And you'll be happier that you took the highest possible care of yourself and your diet. Enjoy your travels, stay raw, and have the best time ever!
by Lenette Nakauchi, citizen journalist
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(NaturalNews) Whether you are traveling for work or leisure -- planning and preparation is key! You've discovered that the raw food diet and lifestyle definitely allows you to feel your best. Now you need to maintain that level of energy as best you can while traveling and enjoying life in another city. It can be easy to fall into bad eating habits while away from home, so you need to make your raw lifestyle and personal health a priority when you're away from the comforts of your home kitchen. Bringing along dried, portable foods and supplements, as well as some fresh foods can be the difference between staying raw and completely falling off the wagon and experiencing a wave of regret. Planning ahead, doing some Internet research before you leave, and getting to know the local natural food stores will help you enjoy the healthiest trip of your life.
A couple of days before you leave, start thinking about what raw snacks, superfoods, and supplements you'd really love to have with you. Portion-divide any snacks or superfoods into small plastic baggies, and keep them in a larger zipped bag (for example: handful of almonds, goji berries, pumpkin seeds, dried figs, etc). Packing at least one raw food snack bar for each day you'll be away can be very helpful as well. Other handy (and super-nutritious) travel snacks could be sea vegetables (such as whole leaf dulse), bee pollen, and an old vitamin jar full of superfood powders (green powder, maca, a little stevia for sweetness). Make sure to bring a glass jar with a screw top lid to make shaking up the green powders in water a lot easier and cleaner. If you use a high-quality sea salt or rock salt on your food, or in your water, be sure to bring your own shaker bottle or put some in a small baggie, otherwise you'll be using bleached, iodized salt. All this, believe it or not, will fit in a large plastic zipper bag.
If you take multivitamins and other supplements, bring those too. Most of us will need this kind of nutritional support the most while traveling because we may not have access to all the foods we're used to. The tin cases mints come in are perfect for toting around vitamins, enzymes, and other supplements.
A couple more things you may want to pack: a thin plastic cutting board, silverware (including a butterknife or something similar -- packed in your checked in luggage, please), and some herbal laxatives--a change in diet plus travel makes for constipation -- you'll thank me!
You're almost set. If you're staying in a hotel, be sure to ask if there will be a refrigerator in your room. There is usually no charge for one, especially if you say you have a special diet. If you're staying at a friend's place, let them know about your diet and ask them if they don't mind you having a special area in their fridge for your foods. If you're going to be in a car for a while, maybe think about bringing a small cooler. The bottom line is, you'll want to keep your salad greens, vegetables, and fruit cool so they don't go bad.
Also, before you leave, be sure to spend some time online checking out all the raw vegan, vegan, vegetarian, and/or organic restaurants near you. Write down the addresses and phone numbers before you leave. Find out where the nearest natural food store is and see if there are any farmers markets in town. These should be some of the first stops you make when you reach your destination. Natural food stores will be essential in supplying your greens, organics, and other fun snacks you'd like. Many times you can find a raw food section with prepared gourmet raw entrees as well!
Here are some great websites that will help you:
http://rawfoodrestaurantguide.com/blog/ (Enter your email on the website and the guide link will be emailed to you. )
www.sunfoodtraveler.com
www.HappyCow.net (lists all vegetarian, vegan, and raw food restaurants)
The key is to not feel nutritionally deprived at any point during your trip. The people you will be traveling with may have to make an extra stop just for you, but as long as you have what you need, you can hang out with them from that point on.
Some people wonder if raw foodists travel with their high- powered blender or favorite mini-blender. Most don't. But they are more willing to carry the weight in their bags if they are traveling for more than a week and a half. Green smoothies in the morning are just too good for them to go without for that long. Also, with a high-powered blender, they can also make fresh vegetable juice using a nut milk bag. It's up to you to decide if the length and kind of trip would be appropriate for a blender. For trips of only a week or less, organic fruit and maybe some nuts and seeds in the morning might be perfect.
It also might be a very good idea to make a salad for the plane flight, or long car ride, too. This is for several reasons:
You might have plenty of greens, veggies, and ripe avocados in your fridge that will go bad while your gone, so why not use them?
You might like to get one last awesome meal in before switching to more dried foods and possibly non-organic meals.
You might like saving money on meals and snacks.
You will need a couple of reusable plastic containers for salads you'll make in your destination city anyway, so why not start using them now?
Now you're really set! You have most of the non-fresh foods on you or in your luggage and you'll be buying your organic fruit, greens, salad veggies, and avocado (great to use for dressing) when you get there. Sure your bag might be a little heavier than your friends, but you'll most likely eat it all up by the end of your trip. And you'll be happier that you took the highest possible care of yourself and your diet. Enjoy your travels, stay raw, and have the best time ever!
Acai super food
Acai Berry Diet: Miracle or Hype?
by T. Kallmyer
One of the newest so called "super foods" has found its way out of the deep, dark parts of the rain forest and now is available to work miracles for your health.
Well, with the recent hype about the acai berry, one would think this were true. So what are the facts concerning this little berry and what can be attributed to marketing hype? Hopefully this post will help you sort the fact from fiction.
The acai berry has been around for a little while, but once it was promoted by Oprah it has exploded on the health scene. In one of Oprah's show " 10 Foods for Age-Defying Beauty", they listed acai berry as the number one super food food saying,
This little berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world. It can often be found in juice form in health food and gourmet stores.
Of course what ever Oprah says is gospel so this sent people on a mad frenzy to get their hands on this fruit, which also led to hundreds of websites starting up to capitalize on the 'acai berry diet'.
The Facts
The acai berry grows on a palm tree in Brazil and has been consumed by Brazilians for ages.
The acai berry is extremely high in anti-oxidants.
Some research has supported some of the health claims
Some dieters report decreased appetite and higher energy, but this isn't substantiated with sound research.
Misconceptions
One has to consume the juice and pulp to get all the health benefits, most products just offer the dried or the juice version.
Weight loss claims are not supported by research
Acai berries are not a quick fix, miracle berry, but part of a healthy eating plan.
The same amounts of anti-oxidants can be achieved by eating a variety of fresh dark fruits such as blueberries for much less money.
There is no true acai berry diet, but can be incorporated into any healthy diet.
Buyer Beware
Scams abound with the acai berry, so be careful that you order from a reputable source. The high quality pulp is expensive, so beware of sites that would offer it dirt cheap because that might just be what you are buying as it is often mixed with other things, containing a very low concentration of acai.
by T. Kallmyer
One of the newest so called "super foods" has found its way out of the deep, dark parts of the rain forest and now is available to work miracles for your health.
Well, with the recent hype about the acai berry, one would think this were true. So what are the facts concerning this little berry and what can be attributed to marketing hype? Hopefully this post will help you sort the fact from fiction.
The acai berry has been around for a little while, but once it was promoted by Oprah it has exploded on the health scene. In one of Oprah's show " 10 Foods for Age-Defying Beauty", they listed acai berry as the number one super food food saying,
This little berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world. It can often be found in juice form in health food and gourmet stores.
Of course what ever Oprah says is gospel so this sent people on a mad frenzy to get their hands on this fruit, which also led to hundreds of websites starting up to capitalize on the 'acai berry diet'.
The Facts
The acai berry grows on a palm tree in Brazil and has been consumed by Brazilians for ages.
The acai berry is extremely high in anti-oxidants.
Some research has supported some of the health claims
Some dieters report decreased appetite and higher energy, but this isn't substantiated with sound research.
Misconceptions
One has to consume the juice and pulp to get all the health benefits, most products just offer the dried or the juice version.
Weight loss claims are not supported by research
Acai berries are not a quick fix, miracle berry, but part of a healthy eating plan.
The same amounts of anti-oxidants can be achieved by eating a variety of fresh dark fruits such as blueberries for much less money.
There is no true acai berry diet, but can be incorporated into any healthy diet.
Buyer Beware
Scams abound with the acai berry, so be careful that you order from a reputable source. The high quality pulp is expensive, so beware of sites that would offer it dirt cheap because that might just be what you are buying as it is often mixed with other things, containing a very low concentration of acai.
Consume Super Foods for Super Health and Disease Prevention
Consume Super Foods for Super Health and Disease Prevention
by Frank Mangano, citizen journalist
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(NaturalNews) We all know that when it comes to nutrition, all foods are not made the same. Whole wheat flour is better than white flour, almonds are more nutritionally sound than peanuts, and grilling is a much healthier alternative form of cooking than frying. When it comes to what we put in our bodies, we ought to be aiming for what the "Man of Steel" eats on a regular basis -- super foods.
Super foods are not new to the marketplace. In fact, you may have lots of super foods in your pantry or refrigerator at this moment. What is new, however, is the realization of just how "super" these foods really are for our health and well-being through independent studies by health experts.
Super foods by definition are foods that are nutritionally dense, high in fiber and are believed to fight disease and increase longevity. And not surprisingly, most super foods are the ones you'll find in nature that don't require any kind of processing or refining. Take berries, for example. Every berry is considered "super" but a study done on blueberries and strawberries properties elicited some exciting results for berry lovers.
The study, published in the journal of Neurobiology and Aging, used 60 different rats and divided the rats into three groups. One group was fed strawberry extract, and the second was fed blueberry extract. The third was the control group and was not fed any berry extract. The rats were then released to run through a water maze, but not before they were exposed to a radioactive iron source which was meant to simulate age-related cognitive decline. After the run through was completed, results revealed that the control group showed significant impairment in learning ability, while the groups of rats that ate berry extract showed a resistance to cognitive decline.
While scientists who performed the study say more testing needs to be done, this study suggests that consuming berries protects the brain from radiation damage and decline in learning ability.
It's believed that the chemical responsible for blueberries' superpower is anthocyanin -- what gives blueberries their color and may also play a role in their antioxidant activity. Blueberries, according to the USDA Human Research Center, are ranked #1 in antioxidant activity when compared to 40 other fruits and vegetables (Antioxidants help rid the body of cancer-causing free radicals).
Berries aren't the only super foods with super properties. Just as Superman's powers aren't relegated solely to super speed or super strength, each super food brings with it its own special power:
Avocados -- Avocados do have a considerable amount of fat in them, but the right kind of fat. Like olive oil, avocados have healthy amounts of monounsaturated fat, which help lower "bad" cholesterol levels (LDL) while raising the "good" ones (HDL). Avocados are also great to combine with other foods as its properties help the body absorb nutrients from other nutrient-dense foods (like lycopene found in tomatoes, for example).
Beans -- The old school days song of beans being good for your heart is true, thanks to the high amounts of betaine found in them. In addition, beans also have high amounts of lutein, which won't bring x-ray vision, but will help in protecting your eyes from sunlight.
Dark Chocolate -- Believe it or not, chocolate, the dark variety, can help lower blood pressure and improve blood flow. The special power dark chocolate has lies in its flavonoids, a type of anti-oxidant. Even though flavonoids are found in apples, tea, onions and peanuts, research indicates that dark chocolate has the highest level of flavonoids. That doesn't mean you should go out and eat it to your heart's delight, but you no longer need to attach "guilty" with the "pleasure" you'll get out of eating moderate portions of dark chocolate each week.
Oats -- Eating raw oats isn't exactly an appetizing meal, but they're quite appetizing in oatmeal. Oats are a great source of vitamins and minerals, have a low glycemic index level, are high in fiber, low in sugar and have been proven to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
This is just a partial list of the super foods that can bring you a life of abundant health. Remember: Eating exorbitant amounts of almonds or blueberries does not equal more health. As with all things, moderation is key.
by Frank Mangano, citizen journalist
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(NaturalNews) We all know that when it comes to nutrition, all foods are not made the same. Whole wheat flour is better than white flour, almonds are more nutritionally sound than peanuts, and grilling is a much healthier alternative form of cooking than frying. When it comes to what we put in our bodies, we ought to be aiming for what the "Man of Steel" eats on a regular basis -- super foods.
Super foods are not new to the marketplace. In fact, you may have lots of super foods in your pantry or refrigerator at this moment. What is new, however, is the realization of just how "super" these foods really are for our health and well-being through independent studies by health experts.
Super foods by definition are foods that are nutritionally dense, high in fiber and are believed to fight disease and increase longevity. And not surprisingly, most super foods are the ones you'll find in nature that don't require any kind of processing or refining. Take berries, for example. Every berry is considered "super" but a study done on blueberries and strawberries properties elicited some exciting results for berry lovers.
The study, published in the journal of Neurobiology and Aging, used 60 different rats and divided the rats into three groups. One group was fed strawberry extract, and the second was fed blueberry extract. The third was the control group and was not fed any berry extract. The rats were then released to run through a water maze, but not before they were exposed to a radioactive iron source which was meant to simulate age-related cognitive decline. After the run through was completed, results revealed that the control group showed significant impairment in learning ability, while the groups of rats that ate berry extract showed a resistance to cognitive decline.
While scientists who performed the study say more testing needs to be done, this study suggests that consuming berries protects the brain from radiation damage and decline in learning ability.
It's believed that the chemical responsible for blueberries' superpower is anthocyanin -- what gives blueberries their color and may also play a role in their antioxidant activity. Blueberries, according to the USDA Human Research Center, are ranked #1 in antioxidant activity when compared to 40 other fruits and vegetables (Antioxidants help rid the body of cancer-causing free radicals).
Berries aren't the only super foods with super properties. Just as Superman's powers aren't relegated solely to super speed or super strength, each super food brings with it its own special power:
Avocados -- Avocados do have a considerable amount of fat in them, but the right kind of fat. Like olive oil, avocados have healthy amounts of monounsaturated fat, which help lower "bad" cholesterol levels (LDL) while raising the "good" ones (HDL). Avocados are also great to combine with other foods as its properties help the body absorb nutrients from other nutrient-dense foods (like lycopene found in tomatoes, for example).
Beans -- The old school days song of beans being good for your heart is true, thanks to the high amounts of betaine found in them. In addition, beans also have high amounts of lutein, which won't bring x-ray vision, but will help in protecting your eyes from sunlight.
Dark Chocolate -- Believe it or not, chocolate, the dark variety, can help lower blood pressure and improve blood flow. The special power dark chocolate has lies in its flavonoids, a type of anti-oxidant. Even though flavonoids are found in apples, tea, onions and peanuts, research indicates that dark chocolate has the highest level of flavonoids. That doesn't mean you should go out and eat it to your heart's delight, but you no longer need to attach "guilty" with the "pleasure" you'll get out of eating moderate portions of dark chocolate each week.
Oats -- Eating raw oats isn't exactly an appetizing meal, but they're quite appetizing in oatmeal. Oats are a great source of vitamins and minerals, have a low glycemic index level, are high in fiber, low in sugar and have been proven to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
This is just a partial list of the super foods that can bring you a life of abundant health. Remember: Eating exorbitant amounts of almonds or blueberries does not equal more health. As with all things, moderation is key.
Look to ancient grains for better eating
Published: Wednesday, December 31, 2008
LYNDA MURRAY
Look to ancient grains for better eating
LYNDA MURRAY
Look to ancient grains for better eating
Will you welcome in 2009 with a clink of a champagne toast or a traditional kiss? Or will you be running around the house, clanging noisemakers with your kids?
No matter how you saw the old year fade into the new, you might have aspirations to remake your body into a better, shapelier model. And you are not alone. The top New Year's resolutions continue to be to quit smoking, lose weight and get fit.
Many Americans cite "eating better" as one of their resolutions. If you count yourself in the 50 percent who vow to "better manage what I place on my plate," consider adding more ancient grains to your menu. Ancient grains have sustained traditional societies for millennia, and they still do in parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Ancient grains tend to be those that have survived intact for centuries, not altered by modern scientific practices. Some of these include amaranth, millet, quinoa, spelt, kamut, sorghum, teff, faro and einkorn.
So what's the difference between these and regular grains, such as wheat or oats? Ancient grains have unique flavors and visual interest. Think seed size, shape and color.
Many misconceptions exist regarding what is a whole grain and what isn't.
"Consumers think in order to be a whole grain that the grain must be intact," says Elizabeth Arndt, director of research and development for ConAgra Foods. "The grain can be crushed; it just must have all parts in the same quantities to be whole grain."
Arndt manages ConAgra Foods' health and wellness research on whole grains, and she is a co-inventor on patents involving whole-grain foods with enhanced benefits on blood sugar. She is pleased to see consumer interest in ancient grains increasing. These foods can be found in the natural food sections of supermarkets. Most of the ancient grains are positioned as whole grains on food labels.
Citing consumer reports on Americans' food-consumption patterns, Arndt points out that 40 percent of people say whole grains are the most important thing they look for at the grocery store. And almost 50 percent say they purchase whole-grain pasta or whole-wheat breads.
Many Americans think they are eating whole grains when they are in fact eating cheaper fiber imposters. And popular breakfast eateries print whole-wheat toast on their menus, but a check in the kitchen might reveal otherwise. This is unfortunate, as no one is patrolling truth in menus.
Yet consumer confusion with labels is rampant, and many people assume they are consuming a healthier product when it could be just brown bread. Historically, some manufacturers added food coloring to give a false impression that the bread was healthier than it actually was.
"Whole grains are not just about fiber," Arndt says. "They are packed with vitamins, minerals and photochemicals." Whole grains have been linked with reducing the risk of a host of health disorders, including asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, migraines, premature aging and being overweight.
"Aim for three or more 1-ounce equivalents of whole grains a day," Arndt says. Most bread and cereals are portioned to be about 1 ounce. "And more is better."
One of the leaders right now in the ancient grain department is quinoa (pronounced keen-wa).
"Quinoa has a kind of sexy ring to it," says Arndt, "much better than sorghum. . . . Quinoa is higher in protein content, at 13 percent, than most other grains," she says, making it ideal for vegetarians or others concerned about protein intake. People eating a lot of super foods rich in antioxidants have kept their bodies and mind youthful.
Quinoa is a rich source of the mineral magnesium. If migraines tend to make their way into your maze of life, include more quinoa into your diet. One-fourth of a cup provides 20 percent of the recommended dietary allowances for magnesium. This nutrient has been linked with a reduction of migraines, as well as heart disease.
Cooked quinoa is fluffy and creamy, yet slightly crunchy.
"The small, slightly flattened round seeds lend a delicate, somewhat nutty flavor to the plate," Arndt says. The most popular type of quinoa is a transparent yellow color, but other varieties such as orange, pink, red, purple or black also exist. Add it to soups, beans or salads, or enjoy it plain as you would rice or noodles.
If eating healthier is on your New Year's resolution list, then try this recipe using quinoa. This cereal is magnesium- and protein-rich, meeting more than 35 percent of your daily needs for these nutrients. Plus, the high fiber and protein content should help you to feel fuller longer, assisting you in that weight-loss resolution. Now that is worthy of a celebratory toast.
QUINOA CEREAL
1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
Salt to taste (optional)
1 cup rolled oats
Place quinoa, water and salt in a saucepan. Cover, and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Combine 1/4 of the quinoa recipe with rolled oats.
Top with fruits and nuts, and serve with milk and honey.
Serves 4.
Lynda Murray, MA, RD, LD, CSSD, lives in Burlington, Iowa. She can be reached at dietitianmagician@q.com. Items in this column are intended to be informational in nature only. It is not intended to diagnose or treat.
No matter how you saw the old year fade into the new, you might have aspirations to remake your body into a better, shapelier model. And you are not alone. The top New Year's resolutions continue to be to quit smoking, lose weight and get fit.
Many Americans cite "eating better" as one of their resolutions. If you count yourself in the 50 percent who vow to "better manage what I place on my plate," consider adding more ancient grains to your menu. Ancient grains have sustained traditional societies for millennia, and they still do in parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Ancient grains tend to be those that have survived intact for centuries, not altered by modern scientific practices. Some of these include amaranth, millet, quinoa, spelt, kamut, sorghum, teff, faro and einkorn.
So what's the difference between these and regular grains, such as wheat or oats? Ancient grains have unique flavors and visual interest. Think seed size, shape and color.
Many misconceptions exist regarding what is a whole grain and what isn't.
"Consumers think in order to be a whole grain that the grain must be intact," says Elizabeth Arndt, director of research and development for ConAgra Foods. "The grain can be crushed; it just must have all parts in the same quantities to be whole grain."
Arndt manages ConAgra Foods' health and wellness research on whole grains, and she is a co-inventor on patents involving whole-grain foods with enhanced benefits on blood sugar. She is pleased to see consumer interest in ancient grains increasing. These foods can be found in the natural food sections of supermarkets. Most of the ancient grains are positioned as whole grains on food labels.
Citing consumer reports on Americans' food-consumption patterns, Arndt points out that 40 percent of people say whole grains are the most important thing they look for at the grocery store. And almost 50 percent say they purchase whole-grain pasta or whole-wheat breads.
Many Americans think they are eating whole grains when they are in fact eating cheaper fiber imposters. And popular breakfast eateries print whole-wheat toast on their menus, but a check in the kitchen might reveal otherwise. This is unfortunate, as no one is patrolling truth in menus.
Yet consumer confusion with labels is rampant, and many people assume they are consuming a healthier product when it could be just brown bread. Historically, some manufacturers added food coloring to give a false impression that the bread was healthier than it actually was.
"Whole grains are not just about fiber," Arndt says. "They are packed with vitamins, minerals and photochemicals." Whole grains have been linked with reducing the risk of a host of health disorders, including asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, migraines, premature aging and being overweight.
"Aim for three or more 1-ounce equivalents of whole grains a day," Arndt says. Most bread and cereals are portioned to be about 1 ounce. "And more is better."
One of the leaders right now in the ancient grain department is quinoa (pronounced keen-wa).
"Quinoa has a kind of sexy ring to it," says Arndt, "much better than sorghum. . . . Quinoa is higher in protein content, at 13 percent, than most other grains," she says, making it ideal for vegetarians or others concerned about protein intake. People eating a lot of super foods rich in antioxidants have kept their bodies and mind youthful.
Quinoa is a rich source of the mineral magnesium. If migraines tend to make their way into your maze of life, include more quinoa into your diet. One-fourth of a cup provides 20 percent of the recommended dietary allowances for magnesium. This nutrient has been linked with a reduction of migraines, as well as heart disease.
Cooked quinoa is fluffy and creamy, yet slightly crunchy.
"The small, slightly flattened round seeds lend a delicate, somewhat nutty flavor to the plate," Arndt says. The most popular type of quinoa is a transparent yellow color, but other varieties such as orange, pink, red, purple or black also exist. Add it to soups, beans or salads, or enjoy it plain as you would rice or noodles.
If eating healthier is on your New Year's resolution list, then try this recipe using quinoa. This cereal is magnesium- and protein-rich, meeting more than 35 percent of your daily needs for these nutrients. Plus, the high fiber and protein content should help you to feel fuller longer, assisting you in that weight-loss resolution. Now that is worthy of a celebratory toast.
QUINOA CEREAL
1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
Salt to taste (optional)
1 cup rolled oats
Place quinoa, water and salt in a saucepan. Cover, and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Combine 1/4 of the quinoa recipe with rolled oats.
Top with fruits and nuts, and serve with milk and honey.
Serves 4.
Lynda Murray, MA, RD, LD, CSSD, lives in Burlington, Iowa. She can be reached at dietitianmagician@q.com. Items in this column are intended to be informational in nature only. It is not intended to diagnose or treat.
Healthy 2009: Beans and Cabbage
Healthy 2009: Beans and Cabbage
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 4:30am by FitSugar
The new year represents a fresh start and we all look toward the future with hope. In the foods that folks traditionally eat on New Year's Day, health and prosperity come together in the form of beans and cabbage — two superfoods.
The circular shape of beans represents the cycle of a year ending as well as prosperity — the beans represent coins. Black-eyed peas are considered good luck in the South. Chickpeas are eaten on the first day of the new year in southern France and in Italy. In Japan, red beans are eaten on New Year's Day for prosperity. Beans are a great source of both protein and fiber. Low in fat and affordable, beans provide a good source of important minerals: calcium, iron, and potassium. Why not make a pot of veggie chili to ring in the new year.
Cabbage is eaten for prosperity, too. The leaves are considered to be representative of paper currency. Eating money will bring you money! Cabbage is most nutritionally prepared by steaming or sauteing, but not boiling since the leaves can lose up to 90 percent of their healthy antioxidants when cooked in water. Cabbage is high in vitamins K and C, the mineral magnesium, and even a little bit of omega-3 fatty acids. Plus, it is great for cleansing your liver, which might feel a little taxed today after last night's party.
Add these two lucky and healthy foods to your diet in the new year. Even if it isn't today, you can't go wrong with beans and cabbage.
What do you eat on New Year's Day? Tell me in the comment section below.
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 4:30am by FitSugar
The new year represents a fresh start and we all look toward the future with hope. In the foods that folks traditionally eat on New Year's Day, health and prosperity come together in the form of beans and cabbage — two superfoods.
The circular shape of beans represents the cycle of a year ending as well as prosperity — the beans represent coins. Black-eyed peas are considered good luck in the South. Chickpeas are eaten on the first day of the new year in southern France and in Italy. In Japan, red beans are eaten on New Year's Day for prosperity. Beans are a great source of both protein and fiber. Low in fat and affordable, beans provide a good source of important minerals: calcium, iron, and potassium. Why not make a pot of veggie chili to ring in the new year.
Cabbage is eaten for prosperity, too. The leaves are considered to be representative of paper currency. Eating money will bring you money! Cabbage is most nutritionally prepared by steaming or sauteing, but not boiling since the leaves can lose up to 90 percent of their healthy antioxidants when cooked in water. Cabbage is high in vitamins K and C, the mineral magnesium, and even a little bit of omega-3 fatty acids. Plus, it is great for cleansing your liver, which might feel a little taxed today after last night's party.
Add these two lucky and healthy foods to your diet in the new year. Even if it isn't today, you can't go wrong with beans and cabbage.
What do you eat on New Year's Day? Tell me in the comment section below.
Raw & Superfood Expo
The Conscious Life Expo: A Celebration of Community
by Elyssa Paige
Imagine a place where thousands of people come together over three days to share their visions of the world. Picture an event where you can experience an intimate gathering with Marianne Williamson, discover the secrets of superfoods with David Wolfe, awaken to infinity with David Icke, and attend an inner circle workshop with Zecharia Sitchin in his special visit to the west coast. These are just a few of the world-renowned speakers who are scheduled to attend the seventh annual Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles. This unique event offers a single setting where people gather each year to experience workshops and lectures featuring some of the world’s most progressive thinkers. It’s a place where they can discover the latest natural products and alternative healing modalities, enjoy live entertainment, and feast on organic food to charge up for more. This year’s expo, scheduled for February 13 – 16, 2009, promises to be an exciting event which will inspire and unite a growing community of conscious people.
Robert Quicksilver, producer of the Conscious Life Expo, took some time out from putting this amazing event together to share his perspective with Vision Magazine.
Vision Magazine: What is the intention of the Conscious Life Expo?
Robert Quicksilver: The intention of the Conscious Life Expo is to bring together people from diverse communities around a common theme which is the conscious co-creation of the new world. It’s a world that has values of social justice, of environmental integrity and sustainability, of love and compassion, of beauty and sacredness, and of truth and freedom. People who are political may not be interested in art and beauty. People who are artists may not be so political. But the foundation of all these alternative value systems is true for everybody, regardless of whether you are an artist, a politician, or something else.
I think that what is really important is the community that the expo creates. Los Angeles is so spread out. People may have communities in their family units, at their churches, or maybe at their healing centers but there’s really not a place where the entire alternative community in Los Angeles and Southern California can come together. This is a place where people come from all over to share their vision of the world.
VM: How does this event help people to experience healing and regeneration in mind body and spirit?
RQ: The term healing can describe a whole range of experiences. First there is the healing of the body. At the expo, there are vendors offering all kinds of products: vitamins, supplements, and natural foods, for example. Then there is another kind of physical healing where there are practitioners who can do actual laying on of hands. People also work with energy through Reiki healings or through the use of electrical heat machines that are used for alternative therapies. There are massage therapists and chiropractors, as well.
In terms of emotional healing, there are people who work through readings, aura cleansings, or one-on-one conversations. And then there is the spiritual healing that happens at the expo. When I listen to spiritual teachers speak, like Marianne Williamson for example, I experience a healing. There are so many different kinds of healing available at the expo, depending on what you’re looking for.
VM: What aspects of the Conscious Life Expo are you most excited about for 2009?
RQ: One of the themes of the expo this year is reincarnation. We have a bunch of speakers addressing this subject to increase people’s knowledge and offer different ways to understand it. On Saturday night, we have a show called The Reincarnation Concert where the following reincarnated musicians will be performing: Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, and Judy Garland. The Reincarnation Concert is what I’m looking forward to the most this year.
VM: The Conscious Life Business Symposium is likely to generate great interest at this time. How can this element of the expo help people become financially abundant in these challenging economic times?
RQ: The Conscious Life Business Symposium is about conscious entrepreneurship. The corporate world is breaking apart, so people need to create their own businesses. They need to learn how to carve their way into the world. The business symposium creates a road map for people to be able to go from wherever they are to develop a business or practice of their own, or team up with other people to create something new. The idea is to somehow get out of the treadmill of the old world that is falling apart to create a new sustainable world.
VM: Can you tell us a bit about the Conscious Life Film Festival?
RQ: The film festival is three days of alternative films. We’ve got an amazing schedule this year containing both feature length and short films. There will be visually stimulating films about beauty, social justice, metaphysical realities, and more. These are professionally-made films that never made it to a multiplex movie theater. The Secret and What the Bleep Do We Know were presented at past expos and those wound up becoming very popular. The idea is to help these artists get their ideas and visions out into the community. There is also going to be a panel discussion in which the filmmakers will share their experiences. The film festival is a little extra food on the dinner plate.
VM: Have you had any heartwarming stories come back to you about visitors’ experiences at the Conscious Life Expo?
RQ: Thousands of people come every year so a lot of networking goes on. This year, the expo falls on Valentine’s Day weekend, so we are going to have a huge Valentine’s Day event with a mixer and a party. This is a great place for single men and women to meet likeminded people. I’ve heard lots of stories of people who have met their husbands and wives at the expo; those stories are always heartwarming.
VM: What is one thing that you would suggest people do everyday to create a better world?
RQ: I think that it is so important to manifest love through your day, through your activities, and through your partnerships with people. Go out and manifest love in your day-to-day life in every possible situation—at the gas station, at the corner store, with your loved ones, and especially with people you don’t like. Find a place within where you can send compassion to everyone throughout your day—that’s the answer. Life is really not about anything else except learning how to love.
The Conscious Life Expo will be held February 13 – 16 at the LAX Hilton. For more information, check out www.consciouslifeexpo.com or call 800.367.5777.
Imagine a place where thousands of people come together over three days to share their visions of the world. Picture an event where you can experience an intimate gathering with Marianne Williamson, discover the secrets of superfoods with David Wolfe, awaken to infinity with David Icke, and attend an inner circle workshop with Zecharia Sitchin in his special visit to the west coast. These are just a few of the world-renowned speakers who are scheduled to attend the seventh annual Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles. This unique event offers a single setting where people gather each year to experience workshops and lectures featuring some of the world’s most progressive thinkers. It’s a place where they can discover the latest natural products and alternative healing modalities, enjoy live entertainment, and feast on organic food to charge up for more. This year’s expo, scheduled for February 13 – 16, 2009, promises to be an exciting event which will inspire and unite a growing community of conscious people.
Robert Quicksilver, producer of the Conscious Life Expo, took some time out from putting this amazing event together to share his perspective with Vision Magazine.
Vision Magazine: What is the intention of the Conscious Life Expo?
Robert Quicksilver: The intention of the Conscious Life Expo is to bring together people from diverse communities around a common theme which is the conscious co-creation of the new world. It’s a world that has values of social justice, of environmental integrity and sustainability, of love and compassion, of beauty and sacredness, and of truth and freedom. People who are political may not be interested in art and beauty. People who are artists may not be so political. But the foundation of all these alternative value systems is true for everybody, regardless of whether you are an artist, a politician, or something else.
I think that what is really important is the community that the expo creates. Los Angeles is so spread out. People may have communities in their family units, at their churches, or maybe at their healing centers but there’s really not a place where the entire alternative community in Los Angeles and Southern California can come together. This is a place where people come from all over to share their vision of the world.
VM: How does this event help people to experience healing and regeneration in mind body and spirit?
RQ: The term healing can describe a whole range of experiences. First there is the healing of the body. At the expo, there are vendors offering all kinds of products: vitamins, supplements, and natural foods, for example. Then there is another kind of physical healing where there are practitioners who can do actual laying on of hands. People also work with energy through Reiki healings or through the use of electrical heat machines that are used for alternative therapies. There are massage therapists and chiropractors, as well.
In terms of emotional healing, there are people who work through readings, aura cleansings, or one-on-one conversations. And then there is the spiritual healing that happens at the expo. When I listen to spiritual teachers speak, like Marianne Williamson for example, I experience a healing. There are so many different kinds of healing available at the expo, depending on what you’re looking for.
VM: What aspects of the Conscious Life Expo are you most excited about for 2009?
RQ: One of the themes of the expo this year is reincarnation. We have a bunch of speakers addressing this subject to increase people’s knowledge and offer different ways to understand it. On Saturday night, we have a show called The Reincarnation Concert where the following reincarnated musicians will be performing: Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, and Judy Garland. The Reincarnation Concert is what I’m looking forward to the most this year.
VM: The Conscious Life Business Symposium is likely to generate great interest at this time. How can this element of the expo help people become financially abundant in these challenging economic times?
RQ: The Conscious Life Business Symposium is about conscious entrepreneurship. The corporate world is breaking apart, so people need to create their own businesses. They need to learn how to carve their way into the world. The business symposium creates a road map for people to be able to go from wherever they are to develop a business or practice of their own, or team up with other people to create something new. The idea is to somehow get out of the treadmill of the old world that is falling apart to create a new sustainable world.
VM: Can you tell us a bit about the Conscious Life Film Festival?
RQ: The film festival is three days of alternative films. We’ve got an amazing schedule this year containing both feature length and short films. There will be visually stimulating films about beauty, social justice, metaphysical realities, and more. These are professionally-made films that never made it to a multiplex movie theater. The Secret and What the Bleep Do We Know were presented at past expos and those wound up becoming very popular. The idea is to help these artists get their ideas and visions out into the community. There is also going to be a panel discussion in which the filmmakers will share their experiences. The film festival is a little extra food on the dinner plate.
VM: Have you had any heartwarming stories come back to you about visitors’ experiences at the Conscious Life Expo?
RQ: Thousands of people come every year so a lot of networking goes on. This year, the expo falls on Valentine’s Day weekend, so we are going to have a huge Valentine’s Day event with a mixer and a party. This is a great place for single men and women to meet likeminded people. I’ve heard lots of stories of people who have met their husbands and wives at the expo; those stories are always heartwarming.
VM: What is one thing that you would suggest people do everyday to create a better world?
RQ: I think that it is so important to manifest love through your day, through your activities, and through your partnerships with people. Go out and manifest love in your day-to-day life in every possible situation—at the gas station, at the corner store, with your loved ones, and especially with people you don’t like. Find a place within where you can send compassion to everyone throughout your day—that’s the answer. Life is really not about anything else except learning how to love.
The Conscious Life Expo will be held February 13 – 16 at the LAX Hilton. For more information, check out www.consciouslifeexpo.com or call 800.367.5777.
Superfoods for Anti-Aging
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon Designs Anti-Aging Cookbook for a Beautiful & Healthy You in the New Year
Phoenix plastic surgeon, Dr. Heidi Regenass, offers an anti-aging cookbook using the power of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals in the foods we eat to encourage health and vitality. It is these well chosen ingredients that help us to fight off the signs of aging from the inside out.
We have to use the power of our food ingredients to slow down the aging process. Antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients all play a significant role in our health which also reflects in the severity of our fine lines and wrinkles and our skin elasticity.
Glendale, AZ (PRWEB) January 4, 2009 -- With the New Year, Phoenix plastic surgeon, Dr. Heidi Regenass encourages fitness goals for exercise and healthy food choices. But Dr. Regenass also offers the idea of internal health promoting external beauty - what we eat helps us to fight off the signs of aging.
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon -
In Glendale near Phoenix, plastic surgeon, Dr. Regenass comments, "We have to use the power of our food ingredients to slow down the aging process. Antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients all play a significant role in our health which also reflects in the severity of our fine lines and wrinkles and our skin elasticity."
Proper nutrition is always the first advice from health advocates and physicians in keeping the body strong and healthy. It is in recent years that antioxidants have been recognized for their intimate involvement in the prevention of cellular damage. Cellular damage is a major contributor to cancer, diseases, and aging. Antioxidants can slow the cellular damage - slow the aging process.
It is these power foods or superfoods that have been singled out for their high nutrient properties and for the roles they play in reducing the symptoms of premature aging. Dr. Regenass has combined her in-depth knowledge of nutrition and anti-aging to develop a cookbook loaded with recipes designed around good foods and good flavor.
Dr. Regenass again, "Healthy eating, anti-aging eating, does not taste bad. With beautiful, fresh ingredients, and incredible spices and flavors, these recipes are easy to make, bursting with flavor and the added benefit is slowing the process of aging from the inside out."
Dr. Heidi provides some of her favorite easy recipes full of anti-aging superfoods. These recipes are designed to spark your imagination and give you the desire to make anti-aging foods part of your daily diet, thereby contributing to a healthier, happier and more gorgeous you.
Dr. Regenass is a plastic surgeon, but she believes that plastic surgery should never be the first answer to beauty. "Beauty, health, and vitality are all reflective of our lifestyles. One who eats nutritious foods and exercises will have a much better cosmetic surgery result than one who does not exercise or eat properly on a regular basis."
"Cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments such as BOTOX Cosmetic, injectable fillers, and laser skin resurfacing are tools to help us fight aging and appear youthful, but they should be complimented with other choices - exercise and the foods we eat, " says Dr. Regenass.
Some cosmetic surgery options to help fight the aging battle are incredibly beneficial for their subtle changes but highly effective results such as brow lift. Phoenix patients enjoy the natural refreshed look after a brow lift procedure with Dr. Regenass. "My goal is always beautiful, refreshed, natural-looking results."
Eyelid surgery, Phoenix surgeon, Dr. Regenass, suggests to open the eye area for a less angry or less tired appearance. "It's amazing what an eyelift can do for one's appearance. It opens the eye and makes a more alert and youthful face."
For more information on anti-aging foods or anti-aging cosmetic treatments, please visit Dr. Regenass online at www.drheidi.com.
About Dr. Heidi:
Born in Zimbabwe, Heidi Regenass, M.D. brings an international flair to cosmetic plastic surgery. As a board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Regenass specializes in plastic surgery procedures that rejuvenate the face and body, enhancing one's natural beauty. Dr. Regenass performs a variety of plastic surgery procedures for both men and women to help them achieve their desired cosmetic result.
Dr. Regenass received her medical degree from the University of Utah. The prestigious Mayo Clinic is where Dr. Regenass performed her General Surgery residency. Following this she further specialized in her chosen field of Plastic Surgery and completed a Plastic Surgery residency at the University of Utah.
Prior to her medical training, Dr. Regenass earned a Master of Science degree in Health Education and worked as a health and wellness specialist in the United States and Southern Africa. For more than 20 years she has been dedicated to a holistic approach to medicine to help her patients achieve their health and beauty goals.
Phoenix plastic surgeon, Dr. Heidi Regenass, offers an anti-aging cookbook using the power of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals in the foods we eat to encourage health and vitality. It is these well chosen ingredients that help us to fight off the signs of aging from the inside out.
We have to use the power of our food ingredients to slow down the aging process. Antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients all play a significant role in our health which also reflects in the severity of our fine lines and wrinkles and our skin elasticity.
Glendale, AZ (PRWEB) January 4, 2009 -- With the New Year, Phoenix plastic surgeon, Dr. Heidi Regenass encourages fitness goals for exercise and healthy food choices. But Dr. Regenass also offers the idea of internal health promoting external beauty - what we eat helps us to fight off the signs of aging.
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon -
In Glendale near Phoenix, plastic surgeon, Dr. Regenass comments, "We have to use the power of our food ingredients to slow down the aging process. Antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients all play a significant role in our health which also reflects in the severity of our fine lines and wrinkles and our skin elasticity."
Proper nutrition is always the first advice from health advocates and physicians in keeping the body strong and healthy. It is in recent years that antioxidants have been recognized for their intimate involvement in the prevention of cellular damage. Cellular damage is a major contributor to cancer, diseases, and aging. Antioxidants can slow the cellular damage - slow the aging process.
It is these power foods or superfoods that have been singled out for their high nutrient properties and for the roles they play in reducing the symptoms of premature aging. Dr. Regenass has combined her in-depth knowledge of nutrition and anti-aging to develop a cookbook loaded with recipes designed around good foods and good flavor.
Dr. Regenass again, "Healthy eating, anti-aging eating, does not taste bad. With beautiful, fresh ingredients, and incredible spices and flavors, these recipes are easy to make, bursting with flavor and the added benefit is slowing the process of aging from the inside out."
Dr. Heidi provides some of her favorite easy recipes full of anti-aging superfoods. These recipes are designed to spark your imagination and give you the desire to make anti-aging foods part of your daily diet, thereby contributing to a healthier, happier and more gorgeous you.
Dr. Regenass is a plastic surgeon, but she believes that plastic surgery should never be the first answer to beauty. "Beauty, health, and vitality are all reflective of our lifestyles. One who eats nutritious foods and exercises will have a much better cosmetic surgery result than one who does not exercise or eat properly on a regular basis."
"Cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments such as BOTOX Cosmetic, injectable fillers, and laser skin resurfacing are tools to help us fight aging and appear youthful, but they should be complimented with other choices - exercise and the foods we eat, " says Dr. Regenass.
Some cosmetic surgery options to help fight the aging battle are incredibly beneficial for their subtle changes but highly effective results such as brow lift. Phoenix patients enjoy the natural refreshed look after a brow lift procedure with Dr. Regenass. "My goal is always beautiful, refreshed, natural-looking results."
Eyelid surgery, Phoenix surgeon, Dr. Regenass, suggests to open the eye area for a less angry or less tired appearance. "It's amazing what an eyelift can do for one's appearance. It opens the eye and makes a more alert and youthful face."
For more information on anti-aging foods or anti-aging cosmetic treatments, please visit Dr. Regenass online at www.drheidi.com.
About Dr. Heidi:
Born in Zimbabwe, Heidi Regenass, M.D. brings an international flair to cosmetic plastic surgery. As a board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Regenass specializes in plastic surgery procedures that rejuvenate the face and body, enhancing one's natural beauty. Dr. Regenass performs a variety of plastic surgery procedures for both men and women to help them achieve their desired cosmetic result.
Dr. Regenass received her medical degree from the University of Utah. The prestigious Mayo Clinic is where Dr. Regenass performed her General Surgery residency. Following this she further specialized in her chosen field of Plastic Surgery and completed a Plastic Surgery residency at the University of Utah.
Prior to her medical training, Dr. Regenass earned a Master of Science degree in Health Education and worked as a health and wellness specialist in the United States and Southern Africa. For more than 20 years she has been dedicated to a holistic approach to medicine to help her patients achieve their health and beauty goals.
The Raw Food Lifestyle: How to Dine Out at Non-Raw Food Restaurants
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Originally published January 3 2009
The Raw Food Lifestyle: How to Dine Out at Non-Raw Food Restaurants
by Lenette Nakauchi, citizen journalist
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(NaturalNews) Now that you've decided to eat a primarily raw-vegan food based diet, you may wonder how you can dine out at regular food restaurants. Of course you want to maintain and even grow your social life, right? Right. Well you have good reason to be thinking ahead about this because dining out at restaurants and in other people's homes are definitely going to happen. In fact, dining out is our culture's most popular social activity. Rest assured, it is possible to eat a healthy, raw, satiating meal while out with friends or family. The key here, as with maintaining a raw lifestyle while traveling, is planning and packing.
Most likely you're going to be ordering a salad. It can be a chicken salad without the chicken, a shrimp salad without the shrimp, or an order or two of the simple garden salad. If the restaurant offers an organic or local salad -- even better!
Never be afraid to ask your server to "customize" a salad for you. You can create your own salad by looking at the menu's salads and entrée side vegetables to know what ingredients the restaurant has on hand. Ask for a big salad with greens, other than iceberg, as the base and lots of different chopped raw vegetables on it. Ask for as many different colors as possible. If the restaurant has any guacamole or avocado anywhere on the menu -- great! Now you know they have avocados back there and can ask for avocado to be put on your salad as well if you want to. Of , course, be as polite and as discrete as you can and they will most likely to their best to help you. Your customized salad can lead to the most gorgeous and most colorful salad the restaurant has ever seen! Your salad is most likely going to have people turning their heads in your direction asking "where was that on the menu? That looks great!"
For dressing you could choose the restaurant's vinaigrette, lemon juice, or oil and vinegar on the side. I usually don't worry about the house vinaigrette being entirely raw. After all, that's what detoxing is for!
Now, you may not get enough protein, fat, carbohydrates, or calories from this salad and this is where a bit of planning comes in handy. In your purse or pocket, you might want to bring along a handful or two of nuts or seeds, dried fruit (can be your dessert!), flax crackers, or a raw food bar, in a small plastic baggie. You'll be glad that you did. It's very important for your raw food success to do whatever it takes for you to feel full and happy with your dinner so you feel comfortable enough to be in the present moment with your dinner party. The worse thing would be for you to be still hungry and thinking about food, missing out on all the conversation!
You could also supplement your salad with hemp seeds and sea veggies but be prepared, as this will definitely turn some heads. It depends on how comfortable you are around the party you're with. There is a well-known raw foodist in Chicago who does this to her salads at cooked-food restaurants and swears by it. She knows it raises the vibration of the food before it reaches her mouth.
More tips for the raw foodist dining out at a non-raw restaurant:
Nuts and seeds on salads are usually toasted or candied.
Make sure to ask to hold the cheese or dairy-based dressings on your salad.
Bringing some sort of sweet with you is a great idea if you're going to be tempted to eat a cooked/baked dessert that others will be eating (A date rolled in cacao nibs might satisfy your chocolate cake desires).
If you're not entirely "raw," you can ask for plain steamed vegetables as an entrée.
Others in your party may or may not notice what you're doing. If you're comfortable, confident, and nonchalant about what you're doing, they probably won't notice. They're more likely to notice and focus on you if you feel uncomfortable and embarrassed about it yourself. Other people will usually be at least a little interested in what you're eating and will even comment on how good your food looks! If and when people ask about your diet, have a simple definition planned and memorized that you can give them. If you don't want the entire dinner conversation to focus on raw foods, just say it's how you prefer to eat right now or you're trying something new out for a while. In a nutshell, choose your line and deliver it in a positive and confident way.
If you're not comfortable dining out with others on the raw food diet and lifestyle, you can always eat beforehand and let others know you had a late lunch or breakfast. Just make sure to bring a snack in your purse or pocket just in case you'll be out for a while.
In time, you will definitely get used to how to eat out on a raw food diet. Dining at fine restaurants may not be as fun as it used to be, but that's because you know you can eat a much healthier and more satisfying meal at home for pennies on the dollar now. Propose a night out for your non-raw friends at your favorite raw restaurant. This is a great way to introduce them to raw foods and all they have to offer.
Soon we'll need an article of tips to help cooked food eaters survive in the raw-vegan world!
Originally published January 3 2009
The Raw Food Lifestyle: How to Dine Out at Non-Raw Food Restaurants
by Lenette Nakauchi, citizen journalist
See all articles by this author
Email this author
(NaturalNews) Now that you've decided to eat a primarily raw-vegan food based diet, you may wonder how you can dine out at regular food restaurants. Of course you want to maintain and even grow your social life, right? Right. Well you have good reason to be thinking ahead about this because dining out at restaurants and in other people's homes are definitely going to happen. In fact, dining out is our culture's most popular social activity. Rest assured, it is possible to eat a healthy, raw, satiating meal while out with friends or family. The key here, as with maintaining a raw lifestyle while traveling, is planning and packing.
Most likely you're going to be ordering a salad. It can be a chicken salad without the chicken, a shrimp salad without the shrimp, or an order or two of the simple garden salad. If the restaurant offers an organic or local salad -- even better!
Never be afraid to ask your server to "customize" a salad for you. You can create your own salad by looking at the menu's salads and entrée side vegetables to know what ingredients the restaurant has on hand. Ask for a big salad with greens, other than iceberg, as the base and lots of different chopped raw vegetables on it. Ask for as many different colors as possible. If the restaurant has any guacamole or avocado anywhere on the menu -- great! Now you know they have avocados back there and can ask for avocado to be put on your salad as well if you want to. Of , course, be as polite and as discrete as you can and they will most likely to their best to help you. Your customized salad can lead to the most gorgeous and most colorful salad the restaurant has ever seen! Your salad is most likely going to have people turning their heads in your direction asking "where was that on the menu? That looks great!"
For dressing you could choose the restaurant's vinaigrette, lemon juice, or oil and vinegar on the side. I usually don't worry about the house vinaigrette being entirely raw. After all, that's what detoxing is for!
Now, you may not get enough protein, fat, carbohydrates, or calories from this salad and this is where a bit of planning comes in handy. In your purse or pocket, you might want to bring along a handful or two of nuts or seeds, dried fruit (can be your dessert!), flax crackers, or a raw food bar, in a small plastic baggie. You'll be glad that you did. It's very important for your raw food success to do whatever it takes for you to feel full and happy with your dinner so you feel comfortable enough to be in the present moment with your dinner party. The worse thing would be for you to be still hungry and thinking about food, missing out on all the conversation!
You could also supplement your salad with hemp seeds and sea veggies but be prepared, as this will definitely turn some heads. It depends on how comfortable you are around the party you're with. There is a well-known raw foodist in Chicago who does this to her salads at cooked-food restaurants and swears by it. She knows it raises the vibration of the food before it reaches her mouth.
More tips for the raw foodist dining out at a non-raw restaurant:
Nuts and seeds on salads are usually toasted or candied.
Make sure to ask to hold the cheese or dairy-based dressings on your salad.
Bringing some sort of sweet with you is a great idea if you're going to be tempted to eat a cooked/baked dessert that others will be eating (A date rolled in cacao nibs might satisfy your chocolate cake desires).
If you're not entirely "raw," you can ask for plain steamed vegetables as an entrée.
Others in your party may or may not notice what you're doing. If you're comfortable, confident, and nonchalant about what you're doing, they probably won't notice. They're more likely to notice and focus on you if you feel uncomfortable and embarrassed about it yourself. Other people will usually be at least a little interested in what you're eating and will even comment on how good your food looks! If and when people ask about your diet, have a simple definition planned and memorized that you can give them. If you don't want the entire dinner conversation to focus on raw foods, just say it's how you prefer to eat right now or you're trying something new out for a while. In a nutshell, choose your line and deliver it in a positive and confident way.
If you're not comfortable dining out with others on the raw food diet and lifestyle, you can always eat beforehand and let others know you had a late lunch or breakfast. Just make sure to bring a snack in your purse or pocket just in case you'll be out for a while.
In time, you will definitely get used to how to eat out on a raw food diet. Dining at fine restaurants may not be as fun as it used to be, but that's because you know you can eat a much healthier and more satisfying meal at home for pennies on the dollar now. Propose a night out for your non-raw friends at your favorite raw restaurant. This is a great way to introduce them to raw foods and all they have to offer.
Soon we'll need an article of tips to help cooked food eaters survive in the raw-vegan world!
Food trends for new year ... and some resolutions
By Betsy Klein RD, LD
FOODSTYLES
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Buzz up!
2009 is all about change. As a dietitian, one change I am thrilled about is that there appear to be no fad diets on the horizon, and the old ones (e.g., the low-carb craze) seem to be vanishing into the sunset.
That's not to say we've lost our quest to live longer and maintain more healthful, nutritious diets. Consumers are becoming more and more interested in what they eat, but their concern goes far beyond watching their waistlines. We're more conscious of the deeper health benefits of certain foods, as well as the environmental impact of our diets. Balanced meals, antioxidants and the overall lifestyle change are front and center.
So how can you resolve to eat better in 2009? So glad you asked.
story continues below
1. Say no to extremes and yes to a healthful lifestyle.
We have come to realize that extreme diets don't work. Giving up food groups has proven not-so-effective. Extreme diets are difficult to maintain, and deprivation eventually leads to overeating and guilt. Sound familiar?
What does work is making small changes. It's as simple as that. Identify one change every week or even every month, and commit yourself to make it. For example, if you're not eating breakfast now, start by having a small bowl of a high-fiber cereal with nonfat milk. Or if you notice little fruit in your diet, add a whole fruit as a snack between lunch and dinner. Make a list of 10 changes, and add them one by one to your routine until they become habitual. They might seem insignificant, but over time your body will show the benefits. And the best part is that you'll be making a lifestyle change, not sacrificing your life for the sake of a cookie.
2. Think foods with a function.
Functional foods, or food components, are those that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Examples are the live and active cultures -- good bacteria -- in yogurt, the heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids in flaxseed, and the exceptional amount of soluble fiber in oats.
Thanks to consumer interest in the connection between diet and health, functional foods are booming.
But buyers beware: Not all functional foods are healthy. All manner of fortified junk food is lurking in the grocery aisles. Just because a chocolate chip cookie is labeled as "fortified with fiber" doesn't give you the green light to chow down. Read labels. That cookie is most likely laden with sugar and fat.
Nature's functional foods -- fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds -- still are superior. And they don't come with a label.
3. Think and eat green -- and I'm not talking about veggies -- yet.
Driving a hybrid or buying organic is no longer an eccentricity but rather something most of us aspire to do. Eating green means eating foods that are environmentally sustainable, and that means, where possible, locally grown.
Eighteen percent of greenhouse gas emissions are from livestock alone -- that's more than transportation. Most foods travel thousands of miles before they appear in your local market. The message: Eat less meat, hit your local farmers markets, stay informed and ask questions.
4. Court the exotic and ethnic.
All over the United States, ethnic cuisine is going mainstream, whether it's Latin American or Mediterranean or Indian or Asian. This trend is not just good for the palate, but has health benefits as well.
We're no stranger to the hear- healthy benefits of the olive oil in Mediterranean diets. Indian diets include more vegetables and less meat than the traditional Western diet. And South American grains -- for example, quinoa -- hold respectable amounts of fiber and other vitamins and minerals.
I recommend you try one new ethnic food a month to broaden your palate and maybe improve your health. You might surprise yourself and add new foods to your repertoire.
5. Tea it up.
Green, black or white -- whatever your pleasure. Tea is considered a super food of our generation. We all have heard that tea is full of antioxidants -- natural substances that prevent cell damage -- but it also has been linked to heart health, cancer protection and improving the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. It's also calorie-free and considered part of our daily fluid requirements.
The next time you pass a teahouse, pop in and sample a few. Maybe you can swap your afternoon java for a cup of antioxidant-laden tea.
6. Spice up your year.
Spices have a lot more to offer than just flavor. They are full of phytochemicals, and researchers believe they might help control or prevent diseases. The U.S. Department of Agriculture rated oregano at the top of the list for its antibacterial properties.
Cinnamon might help diabetics lower their blood sugar. Turmeric might slow the progression of Alzheimer's. Cumin is believed to have cancer-fighting properties -- and, as a bonus, it just might keep you away from the salt shaker.
The next time you're grilling a simple chicken breast, add a spice of your choice to jazz it up.
7. Eat a rainbow of color.
When I was growing up, my parents told me I needed to eat my greens. As a soon-to-be parent, I'll be preaching for my kids to eat all the colors in Crayola box.
We now know that vegetables of all colors provide an array of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals -- plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventative properties. And what one has, the other might not.
Tomatoes house lycopene, carrots and pumpkin contain beta-carotene, and the antioxidant glutathione is found in asparagus. For maximum protection, we need it all.
Add veggies to your morning omelet, pack them in on your sandwich at lunch, and dip a carrot in your hummus for a mid-afternoon snack. Variety really is the spice of life.
8. Eat at home -- and I don't mean takeout.
If you're not cooking at home now -- or if you are only sometimes -- add one day or additional day to your dinner schedule. Cooking at home puts you in control. You determine the ingredients and how much to use, as well as your portion sizes.
Eating at home is one of the best ways to lose or maintain weight and eat healthfully. And with this economy, who doesn't want to save a buck?
9. Commit to be fit.
Just get moving. Dance, join a gym, take an aerobics or martial arts class, get involved in team sports, walk, jog, ride a bike, go swimming, do yoga or get a trainer. Pick something and commit to it.
10. Indulge.
We've already learned that deprivation leads to overindulging. So treat yourself. The most important point to remember is that you're not on a diet. You're making a lifestyle change.
I encourage my clients to live by the 90/10 rule, meaning: 90 percent of the time, eat healthfully and exercise; 10 percent of the time, indulge. There are 21 meals a week (three meals per day, not including snacks); 10 percent of that is two meals. So, two meals a week are yours to eat as you wish, be it in two dinners, or one breakfast and one dinner, and so forth.
There you have it. These resolutions are a far cry from what we've heard in the past decade or so, but then look where the old-style diet resolutions got us -- obesity, co-morbidities and so on. Change is happening in the ways we think about nutrition, and change is exactly what we need.
Broccoli and Leek Soup
A bouquet garni is a bundle of herbs tied with a string or bundled into a sachet. There is no definitive recipe, but the bouquet typically contains herbs such as parsley, thyme, bay leaf, basil and rosemary.
• 1 bunch broccoli (about 5 cups when cut up)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 leek, trimmed washed and finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups vegetable stock, plus more if needed to thin soup
• 1 large potato, peeled and diced
• Bouquet garni
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Salted water, for blanching broccoli
• Ice water
Cut the florets off the broccoli, and reserve. Trim the bottoms and any tough fibrous parts off the stems, and discard. Finely chop the stems.
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Cook the leek over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft but not brown, adding the garlic after 2 minutes. Stir in 4 cups stock, the potato, bouquet garni and salt and pepper, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the chopped broccoli stems and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft.
Meanwhile, blanch the broccoli florets in rapidly boiling salted water until tender, for about 1 minute. Drain the florets in a colander and transfer to a bowl of ice water. Drain the florets and blot dry on paper towels, reserving 6 for garnish.
Discard the bouquet garni. Puree the soup with the blanched broccoli florets (minus the garnish) in a blender. Return the soup to the saucepan and heat thoroughly. If the soup is too thick, thin with more vegetable stock. Correct the seasoning, adding salt and pepper.
To serve, ladle the soup into bowls, garnishing each with a broccoli floret.
Makes 6 servings.
Nutrion information per serving: 91 calories, 3 grams fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 5 grams protein, 14 grams carbohydrates, 43 milligrams sodium
Betsy Klein is a registered dietitian.
FOODSTYLES
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Buzz up!
2009 is all about change. As a dietitian, one change I am thrilled about is that there appear to be no fad diets on the horizon, and the old ones (e.g., the low-carb craze) seem to be vanishing into the sunset.
That's not to say we've lost our quest to live longer and maintain more healthful, nutritious diets. Consumers are becoming more and more interested in what they eat, but their concern goes far beyond watching their waistlines. We're more conscious of the deeper health benefits of certain foods, as well as the environmental impact of our diets. Balanced meals, antioxidants and the overall lifestyle change are front and center.
So how can you resolve to eat better in 2009? So glad you asked.
story continues below
1. Say no to extremes and yes to a healthful lifestyle.
We have come to realize that extreme diets don't work. Giving up food groups has proven not-so-effective. Extreme diets are difficult to maintain, and deprivation eventually leads to overeating and guilt. Sound familiar?
What does work is making small changes. It's as simple as that. Identify one change every week or even every month, and commit yourself to make it. For example, if you're not eating breakfast now, start by having a small bowl of a high-fiber cereal with nonfat milk. Or if you notice little fruit in your diet, add a whole fruit as a snack between lunch and dinner. Make a list of 10 changes, and add them one by one to your routine until they become habitual. They might seem insignificant, but over time your body will show the benefits. And the best part is that you'll be making a lifestyle change, not sacrificing your life for the sake of a cookie.
2. Think foods with a function.
Functional foods, or food components, are those that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Examples are the live and active cultures -- good bacteria -- in yogurt, the heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids in flaxseed, and the exceptional amount of soluble fiber in oats.
Thanks to consumer interest in the connection between diet and health, functional foods are booming.
But buyers beware: Not all functional foods are healthy. All manner of fortified junk food is lurking in the grocery aisles. Just because a chocolate chip cookie is labeled as "fortified with fiber" doesn't give you the green light to chow down. Read labels. That cookie is most likely laden with sugar and fat.
Nature's functional foods -- fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds -- still are superior. And they don't come with a label.
3. Think and eat green -- and I'm not talking about veggies -- yet.
Driving a hybrid or buying organic is no longer an eccentricity but rather something most of us aspire to do. Eating green means eating foods that are environmentally sustainable, and that means, where possible, locally grown.
Eighteen percent of greenhouse gas emissions are from livestock alone -- that's more than transportation. Most foods travel thousands of miles before they appear in your local market. The message: Eat less meat, hit your local farmers markets, stay informed and ask questions.
4. Court the exotic and ethnic.
All over the United States, ethnic cuisine is going mainstream, whether it's Latin American or Mediterranean or Indian or Asian. This trend is not just good for the palate, but has health benefits as well.
We're no stranger to the hear- healthy benefits of the olive oil in Mediterranean diets. Indian diets include more vegetables and less meat than the traditional Western diet. And South American grains -- for example, quinoa -- hold respectable amounts of fiber and other vitamins and minerals.
I recommend you try one new ethnic food a month to broaden your palate and maybe improve your health. You might surprise yourself and add new foods to your repertoire.
5. Tea it up.
Green, black or white -- whatever your pleasure. Tea is considered a super food of our generation. We all have heard that tea is full of antioxidants -- natural substances that prevent cell damage -- but it also has been linked to heart health, cancer protection and improving the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. It's also calorie-free and considered part of our daily fluid requirements.
The next time you pass a teahouse, pop in and sample a few. Maybe you can swap your afternoon java for a cup of antioxidant-laden tea.
6. Spice up your year.
Spices have a lot more to offer than just flavor. They are full of phytochemicals, and researchers believe they might help control or prevent diseases. The U.S. Department of Agriculture rated oregano at the top of the list for its antibacterial properties.
Cinnamon might help diabetics lower their blood sugar. Turmeric might slow the progression of Alzheimer's. Cumin is believed to have cancer-fighting properties -- and, as a bonus, it just might keep you away from the salt shaker.
The next time you're grilling a simple chicken breast, add a spice of your choice to jazz it up.
7. Eat a rainbow of color.
When I was growing up, my parents told me I needed to eat my greens. As a soon-to-be parent, I'll be preaching for my kids to eat all the colors in Crayola box.
We now know that vegetables of all colors provide an array of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals -- plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventative properties. And what one has, the other might not.
Tomatoes house lycopene, carrots and pumpkin contain beta-carotene, and the antioxidant glutathione is found in asparagus. For maximum protection, we need it all.
Add veggies to your morning omelet, pack them in on your sandwich at lunch, and dip a carrot in your hummus for a mid-afternoon snack. Variety really is the spice of life.
8. Eat at home -- and I don't mean takeout.
If you're not cooking at home now -- or if you are only sometimes -- add one day or additional day to your dinner schedule. Cooking at home puts you in control. You determine the ingredients and how much to use, as well as your portion sizes.
Eating at home is one of the best ways to lose or maintain weight and eat healthfully. And with this economy, who doesn't want to save a buck?
9. Commit to be fit.
Just get moving. Dance, join a gym, take an aerobics or martial arts class, get involved in team sports, walk, jog, ride a bike, go swimming, do yoga or get a trainer. Pick something and commit to it.
10. Indulge.
We've already learned that deprivation leads to overindulging. So treat yourself. The most important point to remember is that you're not on a diet. You're making a lifestyle change.
I encourage my clients to live by the 90/10 rule, meaning: 90 percent of the time, eat healthfully and exercise; 10 percent of the time, indulge. There are 21 meals a week (three meals per day, not including snacks); 10 percent of that is two meals. So, two meals a week are yours to eat as you wish, be it in two dinners, or one breakfast and one dinner, and so forth.
There you have it. These resolutions are a far cry from what we've heard in the past decade or so, but then look where the old-style diet resolutions got us -- obesity, co-morbidities and so on. Change is happening in the ways we think about nutrition, and change is exactly what we need.
Broccoli and Leek Soup
A bouquet garni is a bundle of herbs tied with a string or bundled into a sachet. There is no definitive recipe, but the bouquet typically contains herbs such as parsley, thyme, bay leaf, basil and rosemary.
• 1 bunch broccoli (about 5 cups when cut up)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 leek, trimmed washed and finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups vegetable stock, plus more if needed to thin soup
• 1 large potato, peeled and diced
• Bouquet garni
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Salted water, for blanching broccoli
• Ice water
Cut the florets off the broccoli, and reserve. Trim the bottoms and any tough fibrous parts off the stems, and discard. Finely chop the stems.
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Cook the leek over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft but not brown, adding the garlic after 2 minutes. Stir in 4 cups stock, the potato, bouquet garni and salt and pepper, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the chopped broccoli stems and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft.
Meanwhile, blanch the broccoli florets in rapidly boiling salted water until tender, for about 1 minute. Drain the florets in a colander and transfer to a bowl of ice water. Drain the florets and blot dry on paper towels, reserving 6 for garnish.
Discard the bouquet garni. Puree the soup with the blanched broccoli florets (minus the garnish) in a blender. Return the soup to the saucepan and heat thoroughly. If the soup is too thick, thin with more vegetable stock. Correct the seasoning, adding salt and pepper.
To serve, ladle the soup into bowls, garnishing each with a broccoli floret.
Makes 6 servings.
Nutrion information per serving: 91 calories, 3 grams fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 5 grams protein, 14 grams carbohydrates, 43 milligrams sodium
Betsy Klein is a registered dietitian.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Superfoods, Chia Seeds
Find the worlds best superfoods here
Chia Becomes Latest Health Food Fad
Chia Seeds Contain Omega-3s, High In Antioxidants
Last Edited: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 11:59 PM EST
Created: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 11:58 PM EST
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PHILADELPHIA -- The television commercials used to be unavoidable, and the jingle was a hard one to shake.
You can still buy a Chia pet. But Chia seeds are now making news for a different reason, Fox 29's Jennaphr Frederick reported.
You remember the Chia pet of the past. Well, it turns out the seeds you used to grow that Chia pet are the latest health food fad.
"Can you believe that you're eating a Chia pet?" Frederick asked.
"You know, I never knew much about Chia pets except the commercial, 'Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia.' That's all I know," said Jennifer Kulb, manager at the Essene Food Market and Café in Queen Village. "And I never had one. I don't even know what they look like. And I don't know what the sprouts look like, so I don't really make that connection."
Kulb said Chia seeds are a new super food.
"It has omegas, it has essential fatty acids, and it has a lot of fiber and it has some really good protein," Kulb said.
That's right, the very same seeds used to grow Chia pets also contain more Omega-3s than flax seeds. They're high in antioxidants. They contain calcium and iron. They're low in sodium, and they're gluten free.
Consuming the seeds is nothing new.
"Their history is they date back thousands of years. The Aztecs used them to help as a super food … helped with their endurance when they were going out on missions," a herbal pharmacist said.
You can incorporate Chia seeds into your everyday diet by sprinkling on salads, in juices, yogurt or on just about anything. Or, buy products with Chia seeds as ingredients, such as cereals.
Ok, so we know they're good for us. But how do they taste?
Kulb said customers at Essene are scooping them up. And she eats them twice a day.
"So, you say go Chia?" Frederick asked.
"I love Chia," Kulp said.
You can buy Chia seeds and Chia products at many health food stores.
Chia Becomes Latest Health Food Fad
Chia Seeds Contain Omega-3s, High In Antioxidants
Last Edited: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 11:59 PM EST
Created: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 11:58 PM EST
WTXF-TV Fox 29 News
SideBar
Related Items
Videos
PHILADELPHIA -- The television commercials used to be unavoidable, and the jingle was a hard one to shake.
You can still buy a Chia pet. But Chia seeds are now making news for a different reason, Fox 29's Jennaphr Frederick reported.
You remember the Chia pet of the past. Well, it turns out the seeds you used to grow that Chia pet are the latest health food fad.
"Can you believe that you're eating a Chia pet?" Frederick asked.
"You know, I never knew much about Chia pets except the commercial, 'Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia.' That's all I know," said Jennifer Kulb, manager at the Essene Food Market and Café in Queen Village. "And I never had one. I don't even know what they look like. And I don't know what the sprouts look like, so I don't really make that connection."
Kulb said Chia seeds are a new super food.
"It has omegas, it has essential fatty acids, and it has a lot of fiber and it has some really good protein," Kulb said.
That's right, the very same seeds used to grow Chia pets also contain more Omega-3s than flax seeds. They're high in antioxidants. They contain calcium and iron. They're low in sodium, and they're gluten free.
Consuming the seeds is nothing new.
"Their history is they date back thousands of years. The Aztecs used them to help as a super food … helped with their endurance when they were going out on missions," a herbal pharmacist said.
You can incorporate Chia seeds into your everyday diet by sprinkling on salads, in juices, yogurt or on just about anything. Or, buy products with Chia seeds as ingredients, such as cereals.
Ok, so we know they're good for us. But how do they taste?
Kulb said customers at Essene are scooping them up. And she eats them twice a day.
"So, you say go Chia?" Frederick asked.
"I love Chia," Kulp said.
You can buy Chia seeds and Chia products at many health food stores.
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