- Be sure to check out the other new post for today (if you don't mind a little chit chat about something not totally related to health & nutrition!) – part 2 from our California trip: Meeting Ronaldinho & Marta – soccer superstars! (More pictures of our trip and also you find out what Marta’s favorite junk food is.) Coming soon – part 3: my fitness evaluation and a 10-minute work out! (Hint: I was not happy with my results…) And part 4: do you take supplements as an “insurance policy”? (Here’s part 1 in case you missed it: Our trip to California/Our son’s dream come true!)
- All you real foodies will love this great comprehensive post from Charles: “How to choose real foods.”
- Have you ever looked through these random reader questions?
- Local readers: this weekend is a benefit for my favorite Christian coffee house, Frenz. Read all the scoop at the Frenz website about how and why you might want to help keep them right where they belong.
Genny says
Found you through Conversion Diary. So glad I did! I’ll be back…looks like you’ve got a lot of interesting and good information here.
Kelly says
If we want cooked veggies, I’ll lightly steam them. I don’t want to risk losing nutrients by boiling or microwaving. I can’t wait to get the microwave out of our kitchen, first we have to save up for a new countertop. Someday!
Soli says
As I recall, they said that microwave use isn’t a bad thing for some veggies, because boiling them can leech away water soluble vitamins.
Personally, I don’t like things cooked in the microwave. Reheated is fine. “Cooked” tends to taste funny to me.
Kelly says
I didn’t hear it, what did they say about microwaves? I don’t use mine!
Mary P. says
I heard that npr clip too and chuckled to myself about the fat/vitamin connection :)) I also liked that they mentioned that some foods need to be cooked for maximum nutrient absorption. I am confused about microwave cooking issue however. I was always under the impression that the microwave process destroyed certain nutrients in foods??????
Soli says
I had to (sarcastically) laugh at an npr clip this morning about getting the most nutrition from vegetables. Gasp, shock, npr listeners hearing that with some veggies you need to also eat fat to get the most benefit.
Glad this is getting out there though. Maybe the classic poverty foods, like collard greens and hamhock, will make a comeback.