December 2009

David Wolfe – Superfoods

by jenny sansouci December 26, 2009
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“How well can you become? How high can it go? It is possible to feel good ALL THE TIME.” – David Wolfe Last week, I was fortunate enough to be able to tune into a webinar with David Wolfe, hosted by Uri Feiner from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. The topic of the webinar was [...]

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Food, Inc.

by jenny sansouci December 19, 2009
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I watched Food, Inc. the other night. Although I was already aware of many of the horrors of the meat industry and of corporate “food” production, the film touched on a number of things that are eye-opening and worth investigating further. Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma), both pioneers in [...]

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Alicia Silverstone’s Mac & Cheese

by jenny sansouci December 12, 2009
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Alicia Silverstone posted her favorite vegan mac & cheese recipe yesterday on her site, The Kind Life. The site is a community based around her new book, The Kind Diet. (Pick it up as a holiday gift!) The actual recipe comes from a vegan catering company in Los Angeles called Seedling Catering. Because I love [...]

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Healthy Gift Ideas

by jenny sansouci December 2, 2009
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Healthy Holiday Gifts Do you have a health-conscious friend or family member on your holiday gift list? Here are a few of my top picks for gifts that will nourish the mind, body and spirit this holiday season! Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson (the amazing food writer from 101 Cookbooks). Five ways to incorporate [...]

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Umami – The Fifth Taste

by jenny sansouci December 1, 2009
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What is Umami? I was able to catch an episode of The Next Iron Chef while I was at my parents house for Thanksgiving. The focus of the episode was cooking foods rich in “umami.”  I had never heard of this before, and Iron Chef Morimoto was the judge – so I was very intrigued. [...]

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