I was kindly invited to dinner one evening and on the table sat a large pot of beans. This caused me to begin to wonder what actually comprises a bean? Beans are considered a legume and there are many kinds: kidney beans, black beans, garbanzo beans, just to name a few. Beans are used in many ways including soups, tacos,and chip dip. Beans… Continue Reading
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Love your veggies… Love your liver!
We are always told to eat our vegetables. There are endless health benefits along with disease prevention when we eat a vegetable rich diet. Even though it has been engraved in our minds, does that mean our vegetable eating habits are up to par? In an observational study recently done by the Academy of Nutrition… Continue Reading
Fish Oil: Can It Save Your Memories?
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) has been a popular topic in the news over the last ten years. Research on this topic is extensive, as this tragic, progressive disease is currently untreatable. Although researchers have yet to discover a treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, there may be a way to prevent this disease, and even reverse some of… Continue Reading
Food Mood, what your gut is telling your brain
Is that twinkie shaping your mood? Possibly making you depressed and moody? Initially, that satisfaction of sugar breaking down in your mouth seems like it would produce opposite results but what happens when that twinkie or doughnut is absorbed into your body? How is it affecting the almighty gut microbiome that has recently been popular… Continue Reading
Farms and Heroes for Vegetables
Wisconsin’s Farm to School program has high hopes of getting elementary school kids to eat more fruits and vegetables during lunchtime. Andrea Yoder recently put the program to the test, implementing it into nine elementary schools and carefully measuring if the kids consumed more vegetables than they did before the program was put into place1.… Continue Reading
Got Milk? Human Milk and Preibiotics
For years human milk has been researched and studied in hopes to better understand its composition and benefits. In the study published in the British Journal of nutrition entitled “Prebiotic consumption in pregnant and lactating women increases IL-27 expression in human milk,” researchers provide evidence which shows human milk composition can be influenced by prebiotic… Continue Reading
Fortified Beverages: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Today’s consumers are no strangers to fortified foods, but is the voluntary fortification of novel “health” beverages really beneficial? A study by Dachner N et al, presented in Applied Physiology of Nutrition and Metabolism, suggests that it may not be.1 The study was conducted in Canada and compared the nutrient content and health claims of… Continue Reading
Waste Not? New Study on School Lunch Waste
A study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examined the amount of food wasted in school lunch after the new National School Lunch Program guidelines were implemented. This was done by observing food wasted by one pre-kindergarten class and five kindergarten classes for five consecutive days. It was found that almost half… Continue Reading
Pomegranate, Good for Whatever Ails You
The scientific name of pomegranate, Punica granatum, is derived from the name Pomum (apple) and Granatus (grainy), or seeded apple. It is believed that the origin of the pomegranate is from Central Asia. Historically, this fruit is reported to be domesticated and planned between 4000 and 3000BC and among one of the oldest known edible… Continue Reading
The Purpose of Processed Foods
As you enter the grocery store you can’t help but notice the processed foods that have become a standard in the American diet. Have you ever wondered why we have processed food? What led us to the point of isles and isles of processed foods to choose from? Processing food started in prehistoric times because… Continue Reading
