Power Oatmeal — Breakfast of Champions
Power Oatmeal is a work in progress. It contributes significantly to our daily nutrition, so I continue to adjust it.
Category: Health
The 10 Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Healthy Eating Over 50 Years
I’m not a scientist, nor am I a medical professional. I just love well-prepared food and a feeling of good health. I like to read and test out on myself theories that make sense and judge them based on experience. These are
Simple is good…using those amazing greens — lots of them!
This summer, as I did last summer, I’m working on the farm for my CSA. I receive 3/4 bushel of beautiful, organically raised veggies for my efforts each and every week of the season. When I open my box each week, it’s
Two Models to Feed the World: IFS & Torah
“Much have I learned from my teachers, more from my colleagues, but most from my students.” – Rav Hanina ( Talmud: Taanit, 7a) I finished teaching a class at McHenry County Community College this past week called “Conscious Choices: Thinking About Food.”
Inch By Inch And Row By Row…
Today was my first day back at the farm for the season. Although it was my first day, others have been hard at work, installing a new greenhouse (greens through December! yay!), planting starter plants, getting in leeks and garlic and greens
Time To Start Spinning
Ghandi is well-known for the non-violent resistance techniques he taught and modeled during the struggle for Indian independence from a colonial power. What we perhaps don’t as often remember is that he spun the cloth for his own simple clothing and taught that
The information I’ve been waiting for: Trump vs. Hillary on food
This video is an excellent presentation from John Robbins, best-selling author and co-founder of The Food Revolution Network. Lengthy but in-depth and well-worth viewing or reading. If you are moved to do something, please sign on to The Plate of the Union
One thing I love about my CSA
I love having a box of fresh veggies, many things that I don’t ordinarily get, then trying things out with them. Sometimes combinations surprise me! – like this Stir Fry of chopped onion, Bok choy stems, salad radishes (that’s the Julienne veggie)
In Defense of Food
I like Michael Pollan because he’s does the research, is down-to-earth, doesn’t indulge in extremes but makes the points that need making — and reminds us that food isn’t just about its chemical components.
Two New “Salads” for 2016
I watched Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food on PBS earlier this week, and I thought that part of what we need to do is revise this style of thinking that calls veggie dishes either a “side” or a “salad.” In the new style