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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 . . . 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, . . . Almost half of Haiti’s population is under the age of 18 and many of those are infants. Since the earthquake, there have been numerous calls for aid, supplies and money. Our family put together a package of children’s clothes and toiletries that we hope will get into the right hands and be of use. (If you want to help click here or here.) One of the items I see asked for over and over again is infant formula. This makes sense. There are many orphans in . . . 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 . . . |
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