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Now, I love broccoli. I eat it a lot. I like it raw. I like it steamed with butter and lemon. I like it roasted with garlic. So this is no disrespect to broccoli when I question the claim made by some that it has more protein that meat. I read the following sentence last night: “Now, which food has more protein — broccoli or steak? You were wrong if you thought steak.” Really? I then read: ”Steak has only 5.4 grams of protein per 100 calories and broccoli has 11.2 grams, almost . . . Well, sort of. Let’s call it refined-sugar-free. I still have honey and maple syrup in my kitchen. There’s molasses in my fridge and some stevia somewhere. But I no longer have refined sugar in my cupboard. Today I bought a package of Sucanat. Sucanat, like Rapadura, is the result of crushing sugar cane to remove the juice, drying it and then breaking the dried syrup into little granules. It is basically an unrefined sugar that has as strong molasses flavor as a result. It’s a more . . . I have a love/hate relationship with Whole Foods and a recent move on their part is squeezing the love out. They are officially pushing a low-fat, plant-based diet in their stores. It’s called: Health Starts Here. and the principles are the food you eat should be: Plant-based That last part is funny, because most of the really nutrient-dense foods are neither plant based nor low-fat, but animal based and loaded with lots of saturated fat. Think sardines, marbled steak, eggs. Now I have always enjoyed shopping at Whole Foods, . . . Did you find this link over at Food Renegade’s Fight Back Friday? Click here to check out more recipes, tips, anecdotes, and testimonies from members of the Real Food Revolution. Now onto breakfast: On your quest toward eating healthy, breakfast can seem daunting. It’s certainly been a challenge in my house. Like many toddlers, my daughter has, shall we say, a strong attachment to Cheerios. You know, the way winos have a strong attachment to Thunderbird. Weaning her off cold cereal is an on-going challenge. We’re lucky that, like most children, she loves fruit, . . . Braving the impending snow, I trekked to Alexandria on Saturday morning for the Northern Virginia Whole Food Nutrition Meetup. And although the drive back home took about three times longer than it normally would, the trip was worth it. The meet-up was held at Food Matters, a restaurant in the Cameron Station section of Alexandria, and whose motto is “eat, drink, shop & learn.” The restaurant serves local, in season food and was the perfect setting for a group whose focus is on better living through . . . Today I heard an interesting woman talking about animals on NPR’s Diane Rehm show. Clearly an animal lover, Barbara King, a biological anthropologist and professor of anthropology at The College of William and Mary, was speaking about her new book: Being With Animals. Among the topics she touched on was the idea that animals have benefited from us as well as we from them. Dogs, for instance, have not only survived as a species but thrived because of their relationship with humans. A long time ago, she . . . |
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