Food Spotlight: Salads
June 4, 2009
This month in the food department we’ll discuss everything salads as the warmer weather brings the need for more raw, cooling foods.
Hot at the farmer’s markets, CSA’s and probably cheapest at your grocery store is arugula. Very popular in Italian cuisine yet some here find it a bitter or spicy (those getting it right from the farm).
Food variety is really important so try mixing arugula with spinach or romaine, (but never Iceberg) in your summer salads. These greens will support your liver, detoxify and decongest your body, build your immunity and help with digestion. Eat up! Check back next Thursday for a recipe.
Food Fun Fact
In Roman times, Arugula was grown for both it’s leaves and the seed. The seed was used for flavoring oils. Arugula seed has been used as an ingredient in aphrodisiac concoctions dating back to the first century, AD. (Source: Cambridge World History of Food)
Beat the Sugar Blues (NBC TV appearance)
March 11, 2009
Sugar consumption is a sour problem in America – excuse the pun. The average American eats 3/4 cup of sugar per day. And if babies, healthy people (yes, we are out here!) and diabetics aren’t eating sugar, I bet that number is MUCH HIGHER!
So we know it’s a problem, now what? Find the solutions here right now!
Daylight Expansion!
March 9, 2009
I know everyone calls the clocks moving forward Daylight Savings Time but aren’t we expanding daylight…and on the March 21 equinox, when we have equal hours of daylight and sunlight, it marks the time until the fall solstice in September that we will now have more daylight. We are expanding our brightness as we speak!
In honor of having more light, I think it’s time to feel more lightness in our lives. I know it can seem difficult with the perceptions about our economy, the environment and insert top anxiety here. BUT – it can be done, starting with our food.
As we enter the Spring season, it’s time to shift what we’ve been eating and help our bodies de-congest from the heaviness of winter. I know I’m adding in even more greens and decreasing my animal protein consumption. Even after a couple of days, with the warmer weather, I feel lighter in my steps. It’s also time to look at life off of our plate.
Eating is a metaphor for how we live. Do you have too much on your plate from a lifestyle perspective? How can you lighten your load? Pick one thing – maybe it’s cleaning out a closet. Maybe it’s giving up anger towards a friend or family member. Or maybe it’s adding in more fun! You get to choose – it’s your life and it’s time for expansion.
