Category: Vegetarians

July 26, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC As a health and food writer, I interview dietitians, nutritionists, and doctors virtually every day, picking their brains on what’s healthy and what isn’t. Regardless of the eating plan or food trend of the moment, there’s one piece of advice they repeat over and over again: “Buy products where you recognize everything on the ingredients list.” It sounds simple enough: If a food is branded as healthy but has an ingredients list 20 lines deep, full of terms that I’ve never heard of, I’m going to put it back on the shelf. But a lot of the products I gravitate towards—alternative milks, dairy-free ice-creams, gluten-free pastas—often have a very simple label, except for one ingredient that leaves me scratching my head: gums. Whether it’s xanthan gum, guar gum, or locust bean gum, they’re ingredients I see popping up again and again, often on an otherwise very easy to understand ingredients list. ad_intervals[‘410812_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘410812_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); “Different gums are used for different things,” registered dietitian Kim Morton, RD, tells me. “Most are binding and thickening agents that help products, like sauces or alternative milks, get thicker.” Morton adds that while some gums may cause digestive problems in some people, all of them are widely considered safe and approved by the Food and Drug Administration. To gain a bit more knowledge about the most popular gums used in healthy foods and drinks, I had Morton walk

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July 26, 2019 at 12:50PM by CWC I have a friend who eats lemon slices whole—as in, rind and all. I tease her relentlessly for it, but she might actually get the last laugh when it comes to whole-fruit consumption. According to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, the amount of beneficial bacteria you ingest when deciding how to eat an apple increases significantly when you don’t stop short of the core and seeds. Researchers at the Graz University of Technology in Austria analyzed the bacteria content in both organic and store-bought apples and came back with some unexpected (at least, to me?) findings. For starters, both types of apples contained approximately the same amount of bacteria content; however, organic apples had more diverse and more beneficial microbes as compared to store-bought varieties. Perhaps more intriguing is the team’s finding that in both apple types, the bulk of the good bacteria were found in an apple’s seeds. This means that if you skip them, you miss out on some major digestive help. In fact, researchers concluded that tossing an apple core reduces the amount of microbes consumed from more than 100 million to a measly 10 million. ad_intervals[‘411184_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘411184_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); And while most modern-day humans can benefit from a little bacteria boost, there are certain signs that you in particular want to emulate Johnny Appleseed. Microbiome health affects everything from immunity to weight to depression (and

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July 25, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC If the Mediterranean diet was up for a superlative in your high school yearbook, it definitely would win “Most Likely To Succeed.” The dietary overachiever consistently receives top marks from health professionals for being one of the healthiest, most practical eating plans out there. You’ve probably heard that it’s all about fresh vegetables, seafood, whole grains, and healthy fats. But although the foods on the Mediterranean menu are essential, they’re far from everything when it comes to reaping the eating plan’s health benefits. “What we’ve started to do is say, ‘Oh, people in Sicily have this great quality of life and they’re super healthy, it must be the red wine!’” said Rebecca Parekh, CoFounder & CEO of THE WELL, at a recent Well+Good TALK event. “Let’s [also] look at what’s happening culturally in these communities. You’re living a completely different life, and that affects your health outcomes, not just the thing you consume.” ad_intervals[‘410713_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘410713_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); Some background: Researchers discovered the Mediterranean diet after observing that people on the Greek island of Crete lived longer than the general population—and people in nearby areas of the Mediterranean had similarly lower rates of chronic disease. “They looked what these places had in common and identified the key parts of the traditional Mediterranean diet and lifestyle,” says Christy Brissette, R.D., President of Eighty-20 Nutrition. Key word being lifestyle—it wasn’t just about how people ate, but how

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July 25, 2019 at 12:30PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEN4FGUIJvY] Low-sugar chocolate brownies without any sketchy ingredients? Show me how!  Ooey, gooey, fudgy brownies can make any day better. When you have a taste for them, it’s so tempting to want to grab a box of mix on the way home. But, with this fiber-packed, low-sugar recipe chefs Jenny Dorsey and Mia Rigden whip up on our newest episode of Alt-Baking Bootcamp, you’ll want to make your brownies from scratch. (I promise, it’s still delicious.) Dorsey and Rigden decided to revamp the classic brownie recipe without using butter, refined sugar, flour, AND eggs. Their secret ingredient: black beans. (Don’t give me that look, I swear it’s good!) ad_intervals[‘410778_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘410778_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); This won’t just taste like a chocolate-filled burrito; the chefs explain that the beans’ naturally creamy texture will help make the brownies super fudgy, while also adding in protein and fiber. To get rid of the, ahem, beany taste, Dorsey soaks the beans overnight in coconut milk. “Chefs will use milk to pull the flavor out of undesirable things like gamey meat,” Dorsey says. “So I thought I would apply the same principal here.” In lieu of refined sugar, Rigden and Dorsey use coconut sugar, which Rigden says is a prebiotic full of vitamins and minerals. Dorsey adds that it’s a little less sweet than regular sugar. “It tastes a little bit more similar to brown sugar, so we’re going to

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July 25, 2019 at 11:02AM by CWC I can count on one hand the amount of salads I’ve truly loved in my life. And guess what? I didn’t make any of them myself. Like underwater basket weaving, crafting greenery is an art form. But once you know the sexy salad ideas (yes, you read that correctly), you too can become an arugula artist. To get straight to the point, the simple salad ideas make food blogger Elaine Kalache’s formula so, well, sexy. Many of us are way overthinking things at lunch hour (or whenever you like to eat your lettuce), she says. The truth of the matter is that salads are basic: they only really require four components to be satiating, nutritious, and—some may say—fork lickin’ good.   View this post on Instagram   Hey guys keeping it simple today with salad 🥗 idea… Making a delicious salad is easier than you think… 🥗 Its a great way to get the micro nutrients in 💪… Building a sexy colourful 🌈 salad with these few steps. 1️⃣ Pick a leafy base 🥬… Spinach, lettuce, kale etc. . 2️⃣ Pick 2-3 more veggies 🍅 🥒🌶, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, carrots, zucchini, onion, parsley, coriander etc. . 3️⃣ Pick a protein 🥚🍗 eggs, tofu, chicken, tuna, salmon, chickpeas (a source of protein & carb) etc… 4️⃣ Add a dressing olive oil + lemon, vinegar, avocado oil, tahini etc. So simple 😍… Today I had. ∙ Romaine Lettuce 🥬 ∙ Tomatoes🍅 ∙ Cucumbers 🥒 ∙ Red

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