Tagged "processed foods"

Do you know the difference between oat groats, steel cut oats, Scottish oatmeal, oat bran, old fashioned oats, quick oats, and instant oatmeal? (phew, what a list!)

For the sake of this particular discussion, let’s assume you’re not asking whether or not you should drink milk at all, just that you are a generally healthy adult who likes to drink milk, and you’re wondering about which particular type of cow’s milk is the best way to go.

In 2010 I spent a year eating #processed. Yes, you read that right.

One of the cornerstones of Indra Nooyi’s message was that we need to have “Capitalism with a Conscience.” Wow, that sure sounds great.

The rise in obesity in this country is directly linked to the increased frequency of eating out, and the increased frequency of eating processed foods.

A few months back, I was called out for using a prepared vegetable bouillon in a recipe, rather than making stock from scratch. Reader David wisely pointed out that “Homemade is easy, flavourful, healthy, and sustainable.”

I love experimenting with traditional recipes and finding wholesome substitutes for the regular pasta or bread. I really like making lasagna, because you can make a large amount at once so we will have food for several nights, and I substitute the lasagna noodles for slices of potatoes.