“Merda dl mond fesc il cul turond” No, it’s not Italian, nor German, nor English. This is Ladin, the language that is spoken in my home town in the Dolomites where we have an old saying, “The dirt from the world makes your [butt] cheeks grow round”; not obese, but nice and healthy. Given the research coming out today, it would appear my hometown got it right: a little less cleanliness goes a long way towards making your immune system grow healthy and strong. Read on to learn more… Come and eat dirt with us! Continue reading “It’s a Dirty Little World out There!”
Author: Kathrin
My weekly blog, originally started with my friend Jessica, entices readers to get into the kitchen and cook meals, every day. I provide inspiration, recipes, and reasons to overcome the struggles that keep people from cooking at home: confidence, time, desire, money or priorities. No excuses! Come and cook with us!
From Mark Bittman’s Column: Coke Blinks
I promise that we will not post every online commentary Mark Bittman publishes on the New York Times website. But today’s piece is packed with lots of great resources if you want to learn more about what sugar does to us.
NPR Science Friday: The Fallacies Of Fat with Robert Lustig, MD
On Friday, Robert H. Lustig, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at University of California, San Francisco, and Director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program at UCSF, was featured during NPR’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow about his new book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease. Dr. Lustig had lots of interesting things to say about sugar, fat, exercise, insulin, calories, skipping meals, etc. It was a reminder for me to eat less sugar and more fiber, i.e., eat “real-food”. But listen for your self and let us know what you think.
Here the link to the podcast.
Happy Holidays
With the main event behind us, we now have time to enjoy our families and friends and turn our mind to what is ahead: 2013, with all its promise and still so full of potential. We all have our passions and ours is to continue to write about food, cooking and health. Sounds pretty boring on paper, doesn’t it? But Jessica and I will do our best to be inspirational, to make it fun and to be prolific in sharing our ideas.
Writing about why a little dirt is good, why lemon is actually less acidic than sugar and what cooking apps are best are just a few of the topics we have on our agenda. And to keep it useful, we will continue to provide you with lots of easy and delicious recipes next year.
But right now, it is best to lay back, enjoy the break and dream of what the future might bring. We will be back in 2013 to continue to nudge you in what we believe is the right direction. Happy holidays and best wishes for a great 2013 together.
Really, Dr. Oz?
The cover story of this week’s issue of Time Magazine, “What to Eat Now; The Anti-Food-Snob Diet” by Dr. Mehmet Oz, piqued our interest (link:). As food and health lovers who continually study (and write about) what to eat, information from such a well recognized, well respected doctor and television personality is important to us. We were not, however, prepared for the rubbish that Dr. Oz was spouting in this mis-informed, or dare we even say biased article. And we don’t want you to take what we have to say as gospel, so here is a link to the article online. Below please find our open letter to Dr. Oz and Time Magazine. Whole food lovers unite; fresh spinach actually is better for you. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Really, Dr. Oz?”
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