GI News – October 2019
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PROCESSED FOODS These days, processed food seems to be associated with either “junk food” or food additives – things that many people would rather avoid if they could. Prof Jennie Brand-Miller reminds us that food processing is nothing new. It’s something our paleolithic (stone age) ancestors were doing long …
WHAT’S NEW?
PLANT PROTEIN LINKED TO LONGER LIFE Greater consumption of plant-based proteins such as those found in cereals and legumes is associated with lower mortality risk, according to an observational study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Roughly 70,000 people aged 40 to 69 in Japan completed food frequency questionnaires. During a mean 18 years’ follow-up, 18% died. …
PRODUCT REVIEW
FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EDIBLE SEAWEEDS Two books about edible seaweeds recently arrived on the editor’s desk. Ocean Greens by Lisette Kreischer and Marcel Schuttelaar (The Experiment) explores the world of edible seaweed and sea vegetables and includes 50 vegan recipes. Bren Smith’s Eat Like a Fish (Murdoch Books) is more of …
PERSPECTIVES WITH DR ALAN BARCLAY
FOOD SAFETY: A VITAL INGREDIENT FOR LONGEVITY While we tend to focus on the importance of eating healthy foods, meals and diets for longevity, and for the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases like certain kinds of cancer (e.g., bowel), diabetes (type 2), heart disease and stroke, food safety is an extremely important issue that is often …
GOOD CARBS FOOD FACTS
WILD RICE A distant cousin of regular rice, wild rice (Zinzania palustris) is a cool climate water grass that traditionally grew in shallow lakes and marshes in the Great Lakes area and upper Minnesota (it’s Minnesota’s official state grain). For at least 2500 years, Native Americans harvested its seeds in canoes powered by long poles, …
THE GOOD CARBS KITCHEN
WILD AND BROWN RICE PILAF WITH MUSHROOMS AND ALMONDS 0:20 Prep • 1:15 Cook • 8 Servings • Nourishing • Main meal • Gluten-free• Vegetarian INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 small onion, very finely chopped 1 small carrot, scraped, finely chopped 1 small stick of celery, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, …
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