Summary: Fooduciary
Food for Health, Clean Eating Style
It's getting hot outside, the farmer's markets are filling up with
beautiful veggies...it's time to lighten up the menu and enjoy what
the harvest is bringing us.
Date Published: May 29, 2012 - 8:53 am
Last year, two studies from Europe and the Mayo Clinic linked diets
high in saturated fat – and low in unsaturated fats – to greater
risk for brain decline. A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that
excess calories may double the risk for memory loss.
Date Published: May 29, 2012 - 8:30 am
by Mark Hyman, MD In a shocking new study published online in
Pediatrics this week, researchers found that from 2000 to 2008, the
number of teenagers aged 12 to 19 with pre-diabetes or diabetes
increased from 9% to 23%. Yikes, one in four kids have either
pre-diabetes or diabetes – what I like to call [...]
Date Published: May 26, 2012 - 12:46 pm
Here in Austin we are starting to see a lot of green zucchini
coming out of everyone’s gardens. What to do with all that
zucchini? We’ve got a fantastic recommendation for at least one
delicious way you can use them up.
Date Published: May 25, 2012 - 8:41 am
Knowing all we know and how important following a healthy
life-style is to good/optimum health, why do some of us ignore it
and play as if we were invincible?
Date Published: May 25, 2012 - 8:07 am
This is a fancy title for a dish that is basically just a lot of
veggies chopped up and roasted together. But in saying that, I
don’t want to downplay how delicious this tastes. Roasting the
veggies in olive oil with relatively few seasonings really brings
out the flavor of these fresh summer veggies. Our [...]
Date Published: May 22, 2012 - 8:25 am
Beyond improving how you feel today and helping you avoid diseases
in the future, eating well can also make you smarter. What’s not to
like about that? In last week’s edition of the Journal of
Physiology a group of UCLA researchers published results of a study
on the effects of high-fructose corn syrup and Omega-3 fatty acids
on the cognitive performance of rats. From the study the scientists
concluded that a diet high in sugar, in as little as six weeks,
could cause a significant decline in learning abilities and memory.
Date Published: May 22, 2012 - 8:24 am
We’re always looking for good snacks that make it easy to take
something healthy along with us to work or on road trips so we
don’t get stuck in a desperate situation somewhere with nothing
decent to eat. And there are few food bars that measure up because
most are filled with processed protein isolates [...]
Date Published: May 22, 2012 - 8:07 am
If you haven't been able to tell, we really like curry. And the
amazing thing about it is how many different styles exist and
flavors that can be created. The cashew butter gives a very nice
texture to this version, and since it's not very spicy, the flavor
comes through with full force.
Date Published: May 18, 2012 - 8:42 am
Ok, so you may have noticed I’ve been a bit absent for a while. I’m
easily overwhelmed these days, so the idea of writing this post to
catch you up feels daunting. But I decided I’d like to let you in
on what’s been going on with me and keeping me so occupied that I
just haven’t had much time for my baby (Fooduciary).
Date Published: May 18, 2012 - 8:17 am