Despite the legions of fans around the world, Thermomix only reached our shores in September, 2016 with its fifth generation, the TM5. — Read on www.wired.com/2016/12/review-thermomix/ More real life “implementation”: click here to straight to the Thermomix bit! Review: Thermomix Thermomix The smart kitchen is the buzzword of the culinary world, connecting appliances to a phone, a tablet, and even the cloud in the name of efficiency. It’s a new market that’s still finding its feet, presenting a mix of industry-changing innovation and utter malarkey. recommends 2016 Thermomix 9/10 Learn How We Rate Wired Just about everything. This device invented the smart kitchen 40 years ago. Tired Hang onto your cast iron pan. The Thermomix could replace several kitchen appliances, but meat is not its strong suit. $1,300 is not chump change. Memo to today’s smart kitchen pioneers: A team of German engineers has a 40-year jump on you, and they’re already into the fifth generation of an intelligent, powerful, and near-infinitely useful machine. It’s also unconnected.The Thermomix ($1,300) is a cult-like object in many corners of the world. With millions of units in circulation, it has inspired scores of dedicated cookbooks, and so many websites that there are websites to categorize the websites. You could call it a “multi-cooker.” It looks like a blender jar (they call it a “mixing bowl”) nestled into a sleek, futuristic centrifuge, and can do things like weigh, blend, stir, whip, chop, and boil. It can make dough. It can even steam,
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This low-sugar, gluten-free banana bread will be your new favorite breakfast
January 24, 2020 at 04:40PM by CWC If you stick to a gluten-free diet—whether it’s by choice or because you have Celiac disease—you already know buying a gluten-free pastry at a café or bakery is a bit of a gamble. Because the structure of most baked goods comes from gluten (as lover of The Great British Baking Show would know), GF substitutes can often end up chalky or brick-like. Which is a downer, because who doesn’t want to enjoy birthday cake or muffins or banana bread without feeling some serious gluten FOMO? Well, we’ve got you covered on the banana bread front, at least. Bless chefs Jenny Dorsey and Mia Rigden, the hosts of Well+Good’s show Alt-Baking Bootcamp, for experimenting enough with different alt-flours and ingredients to create a recipe that tastes moist, buttery, and sweet. The secret? Using a mix of almond and coconut flours to mimic the texture of a traditional banana bread. “Coconut flour and almond flour mix rather well to counterbalance the kind of drying effect that coconut flour has, and almond flour introduces that fattiness that you want for that nice, soft crumb in your baked goods,” says Dorsey. The two alt-flours also add flavor and sweetness, sans refined sugar. (The bananas and maple syrup obviously help in this department, too.) They also add in cinnamon, which not only punches up the flavor but helps balance blood sugar levels to potentially mitigate any post-snack sugar crash. Read: It’s healthy *and* delicious. Intrigued, gluten-free eaters? The
The 6 healthiest cereals to always stock in your pantry, according to a dietitian
January 23, 2020 at 06:30PM by CWC Did anyone else find immeasurable joy in the mini boxes of Lucky Charms, Frosted Flakes, and Cap’n Crunch as a kid? (It can’t just be me!) Now that you’re all grown up and shopping for cereal with the nutrition label in mind, it has probably come to your attention that the boxed breakfast choice—even in miniature—often packs a lot of added sugar. So to help you choose the healthiest box for you, we asked a dietitian to tell us what is the healthiest cereal for five of today’s most popular eating plans Tracy Lockwood Beckerman, RD, a registered dietitian and author of The Better Period Food Solution, says that a few general guidelines can help you navigate the vast cereal aisle with your health in mind. “It’s a win when the ingredient list is on the shorter side, has more protein and fiber than sugar, doesn’t upset your stomach by overloading your gut with tough to breakdown sweeteners or sugar alcohols, is easy to find and most importantly, sets you up for dietary success throughout the day,” she says. So if you read that list and say check, check, check, check, you’re good to toss the one-step breakfast into your grocery cart. What is the healthiest cereal? A dietitian answers with the top 6, based on your preferred eating plan Photo: Magic Spoon Keto: MAGIC SPOON Magic Spoon’s colorful boxes reflect just how flavorful the cereal is. And Beckerman says that for keto-eaters,
I’m a dietitian and these are my top 5 sources of gut-healthy carbs
January 22, 2020 at 12:00AM by CWC Bring up the subject of carbs around a table full of healthy eaters and risk the bread basket going flying; it’s a pretty controversial topic in the world of wellness. But regardless of whether you’re a ketogenic dieter or consider a life without potatoes the seventh circle of hell, virtually everyone can agree on two universal healthy eating truths. One: not all carbs are created equal. And two: gut health is key for overall health. If you’re eating for gut health—which really, who isn’t these days?—registered dietitian Brigitte Zeitlin, RD says some carb choices can work in your favor. “All carbohydrates break down into glucose—aka sugar—which is why they often get a bad reputation, but there are lots of carbohydrates that are healthier for you that can help you reach your health goals and have you feeling you best,” she says. Here, Zeitlin shares her top five healthy carbohydrate foods when eating with gut health in mind. Work them into your diet regularly and you’ll be doing your whole body good. The top 5 healthy carbohydrate foods for gut health, according to a dietitian: 1. oatmeal “This morning staple makes the list because it is a super gut-friendly food,” Zeitlin says. “It adds soluble fiber to your day which helps to lower cholesterol, inflammation, and chronic illnesses.” She adds that oatmeal is also high in prebiotic fiber (the stuff that your gut bacteria eats), which can help avoid bloating, constipation, and gas. Pro
The rise in plant-based eating may help us finally end diet culture for good
January 21, 2020 at 08:00PM by CWC While the specific rules may change, there always seems to be a trendy—and restrictive—diet of the moment. In the ’90s, going low-fat and counting calories were all the rage. Then in the early 2010s, everyone was all about juice cleanses and detoxes. By 2018, high-fat, low-carb keto was the way to go. But lately, even eating keto seems out of vogue among the most forward-thinking healthy eaters. Instead, we’re seeing all signs point to plant-based eating—meaning a diet that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and other plants while still leaving room for some animal products—being the major focus of healthy eating in 2020 and beyond. Since 2017, plant-based food sales have increased by 31 percent, according to a report from the Good Food Institute. It’s not because there are tons more vegans, but because more “mainstream” eaters are starting to adopt a plant-forward lifestyle. (Case in point: alt-meat company Impossible Foods estimates that 95 percent of its customer base eats meat.) What’s more, the shift to eating more plants isn’t being seen as a temporary fix or reset à la Beyoncé before one of her tours—it’s an ethos that’s being incorporated into people’s everyday menus. And some experts think that it could be the antithesis to the diet culture mentality that’s gripped America for decades. “I cannot stress enough how incredible the shift away from diet culture is in terms of mental health,” says Cassidy Gundersen, a nutritionist and health coach who is getting her
Real talk: How bad of an idea is the carnivore diet, anyways?
January 18, 2020 at 10:00PM by CWC Just when you thought you’d seen every single conceivable diet trend throw its hat into the ring these past few years, people started Instagramming photos of their massive steak breakfasts and tagging #carnivorediet. In the polarity of the current battle between bacon-endowed keto and the plant-based movement, I honestly don’t even know why I was surprised that something as obscene as the carnivore diet somehow became a thing. Of course some beefy dude on the internet is suggesting we should all eat all meat all the time. View this post on Instagram Went with the carnivore classic for lunch today. Grilled up a huge ribeye and soft boiled some egg. I gave them a quick cool down but the yolks were still runny so that yolk sauce was flowing! . . . #carnivore #carnivorediet #butter #ribeye #meatheals #keto #grassfed #fitfood #beef#foodpics #yolkporn #fat #fuelyourbody #steakdinner #fats #nocarb #postworkoutmeal #lowcarb #ribeyesteak #fat #fatfueled #fuel #steak #fuelyourbody #ribeyes #highprotein #goodeats #rolltide #grill #grilled #grilling A post shared by Jarrett (@mr.meatheals) on Jan 15, 2020 at 1:35pm PST //www.instagram.com/embed.js But ever since I’ve learned of the existence of the carnivore diet, I’ve been just straight-up concerned. Hasn’t eating more plants (and less meat) been linked with significant health benefits by large-scale research? And isn’t eating lots of meat—particularly red meat and processed meat products—widely accepted to be, well, bad? Confused as all hell, I tapped a couple of experts who know a thing or two about
Resistant starch is yet another gut-healthy reason to eat carbs
January 16, 2020 at 07:17PM by CWC With seemingly everyone and their neighbor on keto lately, carbs have unfortunately become a dietary devil. Many food experts say that’s unfortunate, since avoiding carb-filled foods like oats, potatoes, and lentils means we collectively are missing out on fiber—which can have health implications on our gut and microbiome. “People could be depriving themselves of very valuable nutrients for not only GI issues but long-term health and disease prevention,” says Lisa Moskovitz, R.D., CEO and founder of New York Nutrition Group. You’ve probably heard of the importance of insoluble and soluble fiber and prebiotics (another type of fiber) for gut health. But these fiber varieties have a less well-known cousin: resistant starch. “I hear a lot from clients about prebiotics, but resistant starch never comes up in my practice. Most people haven’t heard of it,” says Moskovitz. Yet despite its under-the-radar vibe, it plays an important role in our digestive health. What is resistant starch, and why is it good for me? Resistant starch is both a starch and a type of fiber. Let us explain. Carbohydrates consist of fiber, sugar, and/or starch. Your body uses both starch and sugar as its main source of fuel. Fiber is unique because it isn’t broken down into glucose (aka sugar), giving it special health-boosting properties. Resistant starch passes through the small intestine intact and is fermented in the large intestine, producing short chain fatty acids that, similarly to probiotics, feed healthy bacteria to support a balanced
9 healthy desk snacks nutritionists always keep at work
January 12, 2020 at 04:00PM by CWC When “hanger” sets in mid-afternoon, we’re often left with no other choice than to hit up the vending machine or make our way down to the corporate cafeteria for some overpriced, processed fuel. But if you remember to leave a stash of super healthy desk snacks in a drawer, you’ll save money while boosting your energy levels, focus, and productivity during the 9-to-5 grind. Not sure what to keep on hand? Try these delicious snacks that nutrition pros rely on to make it through the day. Healthy desk snacks nutritionists eat at work 1. KIND bars “I never leave home without a KIND bar in my purse or in the glove compartment of my car, and they can easily squeeze into a desk drawer,” says Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, author of Read It Before You Eat It. What she appreciates most is that transparent wrappers allows you to see the whole ingredients clearly, like nuts, seeds, oats, and dried fruit. “The decadent taste and sweetness from chocolate surprisingly only brings five grams of sugar, and it also gives six grams of protein and a whopping seven grams of fiber to help you feel fuller longer,” she says. She adds that if you’re only slightly hungry, KIND mini bars are a great lower-calorie option that delivers equally on taste. 2. Almonds When Taub-Dix needs an afternoon energy boost, her snack of choice is a handful of Blue Diamond whole natural almonds that provide six grams of
Scientists say these 5 healthy habits extend your healthspan by 10 years
January 10, 2020 at 07:45PM by CWC As humans strive to live longer and healthier lives, longevity experts are on a mission to prolong not only your lifespan, but to increase the number of years you’ll live free of debilitating disease. Scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health assembled an international research team to discover how healthy lifestyle habits you adopt now can extend your healthspan by up to 10 years. The study, published in The British Medical Journal on January 8, looked specifically at years lived without diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer. Researchers examined self-reported data collected every other year since 1980 from nearly 175,000 healthcare professionals age 30 to 75. They found that people over 50 who had never smoked, maintained a healthy weight, ate a healthy diet, exercised regularly, and drank only a moderate amount of alcohol lived about 84 healthy years—a full decade longer than those who did not. “In many ways, these health behaviors are interconnected,” says XinQi Dong, MD, a gerontologist and director of Rutger University’s Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. “This study enables people to better quantify the years added. The message is laudable.” While the study suggests practicing all five of these habits provides maximum benefits, Ross Arena, PhD, a physical therapist researching rehabilitation and prevention says adoption of just one can be helpful. “What are you willing to do? Can you go for a walk a couple times per week? Something is better than
The 6 healthiest canned soups to always keep in your pantry, according to a dietitian
January 01, 2020 at 05:00PM by CWC On weeks when I really don’t feel like meal-prepping, I have an easy solution. I buy five canned soups to stash at my desk for speedy lunches. I have my own favorite (Amy’s French Country Vegetable), but just to make sure I’m on the right nutritional track for cozy, mid-day fuel, I asked a dietitian to name the healthiest canned soups on the market. “Canned soup can be extremely high in sodium, and according to the American Dietary Guidelines, the goal is to stay below 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day,” says Tracy Lockwood Beckerman, a registered dietitian and author of The Better Period Food Solution. “If you suffer from heart disease or diabetes, you want that goal to even lower: 1,500 milligrams.” The ideal soup, says Beckerman, will have about 400 milligrams of sodium. “That’s less than 20 percent of the total amount of sodium intake a day,” she adds. As with all your meals, you’ll want to make sure your canned soup of choice balances carbs, fat, protein, and a ton of veggies. Below, Beckerman names the healthiest canned soups that fulfill the criteria of the most popular diets today. The healthiest canned soups for every diet Photo: Amazon Paleo and whole30: TRUE AND PRIMAL GRASS-FED BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP “Not only is this a paleo option, but this soup is made with natural spices and 100 percent grass-fed beef—making it Whole30 approved. It’s also gluten free, high in protein [24