Protein Brownies? Really?

Yesterday, after finishing an amazing brick workout which culminated with a treadmill run at the gym, I stopped by the juice bar to order a kale, banana, spinach, beet and ginger juice to enjoy on my way  home.    Something funny caught my eye. While I’m quite used to the typical supply of ‘energy bars’ […]

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Food and Politics

A recent article on the aptly named Food Politics about whether we need better advice on what to eat cut right to the chase. “Of course Americans need more information about eating well. Otherwise we wouldn’t have an obesity problem.”, stated Marion Nestle, professor at NYU. She continued on to add that “People are bombarded […]

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A Bowl of Stems

Yes, that is precisely what you’re looking at.  A bowl of stems from chard, kale and collards. Often discarded as they’re significantly tougher than their leafy counterpart, which is unfortunate as you can also make good use of them. One option is to chop them up and saute them with garlic, shallots and mushrooms before […]

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Drink Up Those Probiotics and That Calcium

I don’t watch much TV.  As such, I don’t see many ads. Today, however, I was spinning the flight from yesterday out of my legs on a bike at the gym and, of course, the TVs were on. I saw an ad for a product which is supposed to ‘make you regular’ as well as […]

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