Category Archives: FOOD!~!

Chicago school bans homemade lunches, the latest in national food fight – Yahoo! News

So… apparently some schools are banning home-made lunches… Students who attend Chicago’s Little Village Academy public school get nothing but nutritional tough love during their lunch period each day. The students can either eat the cafeteria food–or go hungry. Only … Continue reading

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Vegetarian diet can boost cardiovascular health | Health | Dallas-Fort Worth Lifestyles News …

Eating lots of fruits, veggies, grains, and other plant-based, unprocessed foods can help you live longer Last year, when former President Bill Clinton gave up meat for his daughter’s very vegan wedding, it was an act of love that came … Continue reading

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10-states-with-the-deadliest-eating-habits: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

Apparently there are a few states here in the US that have very bad eating habits, so bad that some people say that they’re deadly… The obesity problem, however, is international. The report in Lancet states that “In 2008, 9.8 … Continue reading

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Yay Quinoa!

I’ve loved quinoa for, like ever. Now it looks like other people are catching on. Check out the article here. P.S. You can even purchase pre-rinsed quinoa at Walmart. Can’t get easier than that.

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Name change for HFCS?

It appears so. The makers of high fructose corn syrup want to change the name to “corn sugar.” Either way, it’s high calorie, calorie dense, and not health promoting. I personally avoid any kind of processed sugar whenever possible. I’ll … Continue reading

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Interesting study in the Annals of Internal Medicine

From Harvard: Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: Two Cohort Studies Large sample size, long term… very interesting. I know that many complex-carbs are responsible for our weight loss. Now… don’t get white sugar and white flour confused with … Continue reading

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CBS News hit the nail on the head

So… what do lean people eat? Check out these food myths straight from CBS news.

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So… what do we eat?

Easy. We eat high quality, low calorie density, high nutrient food. How’s that for a mouthful? Throughout the next few days, I’ll post pics of our latest culinary adventures… starting today. Here’s our first FUN dish: More tomorrow.

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