Blogs the ‘General’ Category
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Averie has done it again. She's made another recipe I have actually made twice. Not only is the Chocolate Chia Pudding delicious and reminiscent of tapioca, it contains a whopping (approximately) 12 grams of fiber per serving (each recipe makes one serving). I and many other nutritionists ...
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Oh Wow. Wowowowowow. My new favorite thing.
Avery created this recipe for Vegan Coconut Oil Chocolate Bars. They only take a few minutes to make, then you stick them in the freezer. I added some shredded coconut and chopped pecans to mine. mmmmmmmm..... Hubs was flipping out over this stuff, too. ...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
I just saw the Chubby Vegetarian's post with a photo of his newly-organized baking cabinet. Which made me cringe to think about my own pantry, and all the other wintry-clutter-filled crannies of my home. I have not had the gumption to deal with any of them, but today, the sun ...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
The other day I was having a really bad day. Actually a series of bad days. The kind where you don't even want to get out of bed and if you don't have to, you don't. Hubs was being nice to me and trying to help me out of my ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Lentil Loaf!
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
New study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition proves what many Clinical Nutritionists have been saying all along -- EAT FIBER! Long term consumption of a high-fiber diet fends off weight gain. Meaning, if you consistently choose high-fiber foods you're more likely to be lighter as the years go ...
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Recently in my Nutritional Therapeutics class, there arose a discussion of the dangers of eating peanuts and peanut butter -- aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is a carcinogenic compound produced my a mold that grows on grains like corn, and on peanuts. Aflatoxin causes aflatoxicosis and can cause liver cancer. Some of my ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
I'm writing my last paper of the semester! It's due 3/1, so this next week I'll be busy with it. It's not a particularly involved paper - pretty straightforward, actually - but I'm writing it about a topic that hits home for me: eczema. Pathogenesis, current treatment, ...
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
I'll be away for Valentine's Day this weekend, so we're celebrating early V-day today. This morning I got up and made these vegan Red Velvet Pancakes. Ordinarily I am anti-food coloring, but I couldn't resist them -- they look so festive! And they are yum! They are decadent and certainly ...
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
WHAAA?
you better believe I bought those suckers up. Hubs and I are feasting on Avo and Black Bean Tacos tonight.
...sigh. no, they are not local. not organic. they were grown conventionally far from here and shipped in a refrigerated truck.
But...they're delicious/nutritious/creamy/antioxidant-laden/fiber-rich and THEY COST 88 CENTS EACH...
In so many ways ...
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