Our Friday Finds are back!
I can't wait to try this recipe:
http://bit.ly/lDGdEx
A 28-day vegetarian meal plan from Eating Well:
http://bit.ly/k9DV6S
Asparagus is happening! Thirteen-plus years of recipes:
http://bit.ly/jLckhl
And our own Dr. Angela Marshall discussed the importance of self care for women in a CNN segment for National Women's Health Week:
http://bit.ly/mlXPK2
What have you done for your own health and wellness this week? Be good to yourself!
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Friday Finds
Interesting reading from this week:
Popcorn is a great whole-grain snack food. It's so easy to make your own, and any popcorn can be microwaved; there's no need to buy microwave popcorn. Check out a basic recipe and lots of seasoning ideas:
http://markbittman.com/real-popcorn
Lack of sleep is a "ticking time bomb": Getting less than 6 hours of sleep a night is linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1354980/Lack-sleep-ticking-time-bomb-recipe-heart-attack.html
The National School Lunch Program feeds more than 31 million children every school day. Lunch Line, a new documentary focusing on the past, present, and future of the school lunch program, will be playing at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring this coming Monday and Tuesday:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/lunch-line,1206660.html#
Another school lunch item, this one an editorial from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2011-04-12-editorial12_ST_N.htm
And to end the week on a fun note -- Doritos celebrates adding its one millionth ingredient:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/doritos-celebrates-one-millionth-ingredient,19914/
Have a good weekend.
Popcorn is a great whole-grain snack food. It's so easy to make your own, and any popcorn can be microwaved; there's no need to buy microwave popcorn. Check out a basic recipe and lots of seasoning ideas:
http://markbittman.com/real-popcorn
Lack of sleep is a "ticking time bomb": Getting less than 6 hours of sleep a night is linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1354980/Lack-sleep-ticking-time-bomb-recipe-heart-attack.html
The National School Lunch Program feeds more than 31 million children every school day. Lunch Line, a new documentary focusing on the past, present, and future of the school lunch program, will be playing at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring this coming Monday and Tuesday:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/lunch-line,1206660.html#
Another school lunch item, this one an editorial from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2011-04-12-editorial12_ST_N.htm
And to end the week on a fun note -- Doritos celebrates adding its one millionth ingredient:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/doritos-celebrates-one-millionth-ingredient,19914/
Have a good weekend.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Friday Finds
It's asparagus season, and tomatoes are coming soon! Try this great combination of the two:
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/quick-healthy/quick-easy-side-dish-recipes-00400000058734/page6.html
A Princeton University study published in February's issue of the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior suggests that HFCS leads to greater abdominal fat and weight gain than ordinary sugar does:
http://consumerist.com/2011/03/studies-hfcs-leads-to-much-more-weight-gain-than-sugar.html
Martha Rose Schulman offers up five healthy and tasty muffin recipes:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/do-you-know-your-muffin-pan/
Pulitizer prize winner Tina Rosenberg looks at the positive side of peer pressure in her new book, Join the Club:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/08/mind-reading-using-peer-pressure-to-change-the-world/
And I can't imagine why, but I'm sure there are some who would say I'd like this chopping board:
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2011/04/ocd-chopping-board-.html
Wishing you a happy spring weekend!
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/quick-healthy/quick-easy-side-dish-recipes-00400000058734/page6.html
A Princeton University study published in February's issue of the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior suggests that HFCS leads to greater abdominal fat and weight gain than ordinary sugar does:
http://consumerist.com/2011/03/studies-hfcs-leads-to-much-more-weight-gain-than-sugar.html
Martha Rose Schulman offers up five healthy and tasty muffin recipes:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/do-you-know-your-muffin-pan/
Pulitizer prize winner Tina Rosenberg looks at the positive side of peer pressure in her new book, Join the Club:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/08/mind-reading-using-peer-pressure-to-change-the-world/
And I can't imagine why, but I'm sure there are some who would say I'd like this chopping board:
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2011/04/ocd-chopping-board-.html
Wishing you a happy spring weekend!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Friday Finds
We love the Happiness Project! Here are Gretchen Rubin's 12 tips for getting regular exercise, along with a discussion of how exercise benefits health and happiness:
http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/08/12-tips-for-nudging-yourself-to-exercise-regularly.html
An NPR story on nudging grocery shoppers toward making healthier choices, with quotes from Brian Wansink at Cornell's Food and Brand Lab:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131074210
An excellent story from Cooking Light on how calories really count:
http://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/nutrition-101/how-calories-really-count-00412000070740/
And from Oprah.com, a conversation with Thich Nhat Hanh about mindful eating and his book, Savor:
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/A-Conversation-with-Thich-Nhat-Hanh-About-Savor
http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/08/12-tips-for-nudging-yourself-to-exercise-regularly.html
An NPR story on nudging grocery shoppers toward making healthier choices, with quotes from Brian Wansink at Cornell's Food and Brand Lab:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131074210
An excellent story from Cooking Light on how calories really count:
http://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/nutrition-101/how-calories-really-count-00412000070740/
And from Oprah.com, a conversation with Thich Nhat Hanh about mindful eating and his book, Savor:
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/A-Conversation-with-Thich-Nhat-Hanh-About-Savor
Friday, March 25, 2011
Friday Finds
Columbia University researchers report that when overweight and obesity become the norm, overweight parents and children are increasingly likely to see their own body weight as normal:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/23/obese.underestimate.weight/
Whatever happened to play?
http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-san-francisco/the-lost-art-of-play
Do diet foods lower your fitness?
http://organicconnectmag.com/wp/2011/03/do-diet-foods-lower-your-fitness/
A feast of food links from Mark Bittman:
http://bittman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/a-feast-of-food-links/?smid=tw-bittman&seid=auto
And Jamie Oliver wants you to speak up for healthier school meals:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/usda
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/23/obese.underestimate.weight/
Whatever happened to play?
http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-san-francisco/the-lost-art-of-play
Do diet foods lower your fitness?
http://organicconnectmag.com/wp/2011/03/do-diet-foods-lower-your-fitness/
A feast of food links from Mark Bittman:
http://bittman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/a-feast-of-food-links/?smid=tw-bittman&seid=auto
And Jamie Oliver wants you to speak up for healthier school meals:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/usda
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday Finds
This week, a thoughtful piece on cooking as meditation that ties in beautifully with our theme of mindfulness:
http://foodpractice.com/2011/03/10/cooking-as-meditation/
From Eating Well, some fabulous ideas for enjoying avocados:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/see_it_make_it_quick_avocado_recipes
Top 10 ways to make vegetables even more delicious:
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/?page_id=4587
And reap the health benefits of altruism while adding to the sum total of goodness in the world:
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_ways_to_become_more_altruistic/
Enjoy this beautiful spring day!
http://foodpractice.com/2011/03/10/cooking-as-meditation/
From Eating Well, some fabulous ideas for enjoying avocados:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/see_it_make_it_quick_avocado_recipes
Top 10 ways to make vegetables even more delicious:
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/?page_id=4587
And reap the health benefits of altruism while adding to the sum total of goodness in the world:
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_ways_to_become_more_altruistic/
Enjoy this beautiful spring day!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Friday Finds
Friday reads from around the Web:
In this month's Food and Wine, chefs talk about how they lose weight and keep it off, eating real food all the while:
http://bit.ly/e3kN7c
Eating a Mediterranean diet may improve factors related to risk of heart disease and diabetes:
http://reut.rs/fCEQxt
"Stealth vegetables" offer a double helping of dietary benefit:
http://bit.ly/i7r82o
And next time you're sleepless, try some nuts:
http://bit.ly/i57jVT
Have a good weekend.
In this month's Food and Wine, chefs talk about how they lose weight and keep it off, eating real food all the while:
http://bit.ly/e3kN7c
Eating a Mediterranean diet may improve factors related to risk of heart disease and diabetes:
http://reut.rs/fCEQxt
"Stealth vegetables" offer a double helping of dietary benefit:
http://bit.ly/i7r82o
And next time you're sleepless, try some nuts:
http://bit.ly/i57jVT
Have a good weekend.
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