Posts Tagged ‘Fruits and veggies’

Gaining a Taste for Seaweed

Although you may only see it on visits to your favorite Japanese restaurant, seaweed is more than just wrapping for sushi rolls or swimming in miso soup. Seaweed is rich in many vitamins, including A, B complex, B12, C, and E. Seaweed is also a great source of minerals, including calcium, potassium, and iron. Protein, fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids are additional benefits of seaweed.…

The Family Dinner Recipe: Butterfly Pasta With Kale

Breastcancer.org is proud to present recipes from The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time by Laurie David and Kirstin Uhrenholdt (Grand Central Life & Style, 2010). Laurie is a very special friend and champion of Breastcancer.org. We’re pleased to share Laurie and Kirstin’s delicious, healthy recipes as part of Think Pink, Live Green!

Kale is rich in…

Garlic Is Good: Should You Be Eating More?

Is there a kitchen in America that doesn’t have a few bulbs of garlic in the pantry? Chop it, mash it, roast it, or sauté it — garlic goes in so many foods we eat today. Add it to a pasta, grain salad, or veggie dip and the dish can quickly go from bland to yummy.

Yes, garlic tastes good. And as you’ve probably heard,…

To Cook or Not to Cook — That Is the Question

My food goals are simple. I want to eat healthy, nutritious foods that taste good and are easy to prepare. Plus, I need to eat a lot to feel satisfied, so I eat a lot of vegetables. Whenever possible I buy my vegetables from organic sources, especially if they’re on the Dirty Dozen list, because they provide the most bang for my nutritional…

It’s Wise to Wash Your Produce

In an earlier Think Pink, Live Green column, I talked about the best fruits and veggies to buy organic, especially if you’re on a tight budget (who isn’t these days?). We all want to know how to get the healthiest bang for our shopping buck.

But what if your local store carries little or no organic produce and there’s no farmers’ market close by?…

Eating Locally, Eating Fresh

What does eating local mean? To some people, it means eating food that’s traveled fewer than 100 miles from the farm to your fork. That’s because moving food long distances can mean more fuel is used, which means a larger carbon footprint, which affects the environment outside our bodies. Food in the United States travels an average of 1,500 miles to get to a grocery…

If You Can’t Buy All Organic, What Are the Best Fruits and Veggies to Buy Organic?

Everyone agrees: eating fruits and vegetables is much better than not eating fruits and vegetables because you can’t buy organic. Still, organic produce is usually more expensive. If you’re on a tight budget and don’t have the luxury of buying all organic, how do you get the biggest organic bang for your buck?

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is an environmental health advocacy organization…