Tag: food
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What Makes a Fruit or Vegetable Good?
Produce has a short shelf life, and much of it is wasted because there is no good way to store it (or because it gets to your fridge, but you don’t use it in time). “Shelf appeal” is a major consideration for sellers of produce, pushed partly by consumers, too, and as a result countless…
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Be Kind to Yourself Today
And have some fruit! This delicious (and insightful) image was made by Silvana Moran.
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Are Energy Bars for Women Different?
Men don’t need to avoid “women’s” bars. Some of these bars do emphasize nutrients that “women need,” like folic acid, but while women can often use a boost of some of these ingredients, men can use them, too. The biggest difference between bars targeted at men and women is that women’s bars tend to be…
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How a Bean Becomes a Fart
You may be trying to improve the “health quotient” of what you eat by adding vegetables and beans, and if you’ve done this abruptly, you’ve probably noticed some effects. Musical-fruit effects, no less. In this charming animation, Giant Ant studio presents an infographic from Men’s Health: How a Bean Becomes a Fart. Don’t let this…
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Should I Eat Falafel?
TIME magazine quizzed health experts who said, “Yes!” Chickpeas contain fiber and protein, although some experts didn’t love the fried food aspect. (If you want the joy of chickpeas and don’t want to fry up falafel yourself, try some hummus and pita bread — look for whole wheat pita for a touch of extra fiber.)…
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How Many Doctors Kept Away?
This year, the Journal of the American Medical Association had some fun for April Fool’s with “Association Between Apple Consumption and Physician Visits.” It turns out that apples don’t keep doctors away, but they do seem to cut down on trips to the pharmacist! This isn’t the first study to suggest that fiber-rich foods promote…
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Nutrients Intro
Runner’s World recently posted this nice roundup of nutrients found in food and some of the foods that have them. It’s not exhaustive — it’s just a nice visual for thinking about how common foods can help keep us healthier. Take a look before your next trip to the store!
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Fast Food Versus Commercial Sports Foods
Lou Schuler walks us through a sexy new study in “Why You Shouldn’t Eat a Big Mac After Today’s Workout.” The study compared commercial recovery foods, like Gatorade and PowerBars, to a rather paltry-sounding spread from McDonald’s (including small fries, and not claiming any syrup for the hotcakes). They structured the combinations of foods to…
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Eating o’ the green
St Patrick’s day is tomorrow. Why not celebrate with some green vegetables? Vegetarian Diet Tips offers a big long list of green vegetables, including some old favorites and some true exotics. Need suggestions for cooking them? Yumi’s Vegetable Cheat Sheet has you covered. Image by Ruth Hartnup