Year’s end is always a favorite time for list making, and I’ve noted a few food-related ones that seemed worth drawing to your attention.
“The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating”:http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/the-11-best-foods-you-arent-eating/?em from the New York Times’ Well blog. This one resided on the “Most E-mailed” list of Times articles for quite some time. Mostly fruits and vegetables, it also includes sardines. I’ve heard so many good things about sardines now that I finally tried some. The variety I had was quite good; the taste and texture reminds me a bit of mild salmon. It’s one of those foods that’s easy to add to pasta or salads, or throw on a nice slice of thick bread or good crackers.
“Healthy Foods for Under $1″:http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/healthy-foods-for-under-1/ also from the Times’ Well blog, and originally from the advice site DivineCaroline.
“Top 10 Money-Saving Ingredients”:http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/everydaycooking/family/budget_ingredients?mbid=RF at Epicurious. Something of a riff on the previous list, this one offers suggestions for use and links to recipes. My only quibble is with tuna, which is not safe to eat frequently because of the mercury content. If you’re going to have tuna, get chunk light rather than albacore; the Environmental Defense Fund has issued a “health advisory”:http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=17694 for albacore because of the high mercury content. In particular, pregnant women and children need to limit or eliminate consumption of tuna to avoid mercury.
“Food Trends for 2009″:http://www.sustainabletable.org/blog/2008/12/12/food-trends-for-2009/ from the Sustainable Table blog, originally at the foodpeople.
“50 Foods That Will Help You Feel and Look More Beautiful”:http://www.sustainabletable.org/blog/2008/12/29/eat-healthy-monday-50-foods-that-will-help-you-feel-and-look-more-beautiful/ from the Sustainable Table blog.
ADDITIONALLY
“Fresh Start for a New Year? Let’s Begin in the Kitchen”:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/dining/07mini.html from Mark Bittman’s Minimalist column in the Times. I almost forgot this one. It’s a list of what to ditch from your kitchen, and better items to substitute. To confess, I do make a few violations. There’s also a “Bitten blog post”:http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/what-to-ditch-in-the-kitchen/ asking for reader comments.
AND MORE
Just after this post was published, Culinate posted “Eat this now: Superfoods for the new year”:http://www.culinate.com/columns/health+food/eat_this_now. One on this list we’ve been enjoying is quinoa. It’s almost like a cross between couscous and rice, but it has a more distinctive flavor. It’s great cooked in stock and made into a pilaf. It is expensive, though, and the cheapest I’ve found it is $3.99/lb at Ever’man Natural Foods in Pensacola.
List Roundup
Year’s end is always a favorite time for list making, and I’ve noted a few food-related ones that seemed worth drawing to your attention.
“The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating”:http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/the-11-best-foods-you-arent-eating/?em from the New York Times’ Well blog. This one resided on the “Most E-mailed” list of Times articles for quite some time. Mostly fruits and vegetables, it also includes sardines. I’ve heard so many good things about sardines now that I finally tried some. The variety I had was quite good; the taste and texture reminds me a bit of mild salmon. It’s one of those foods that’s easy to add to pasta or salads, or throw on a nice slice of thick bread or good crackers.
“Healthy Foods for Under $1″:http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/healthy-foods-for-under-1/ also from the Times’ Well blog, and originally from the advice site DivineCaroline.
“Top 10 Money-Saving Ingredients”:http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/everydaycooking/family/budget_ingredients?mbid=RF at Epicurious. Something of a riff on the previous list, this one offers suggestions for use and links to recipes. My only quibble is with tuna, which is not safe to eat frequently because of the mercury content. If you’re going to have tuna, get chunk light rather than albacore; the Environmental Defense Fund has issued a “health advisory”:http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=17694 for albacore because of the high mercury content. In particular, pregnant women and children need to limit or eliminate consumption of tuna to avoid mercury.
“Food Trends for 2009″:http://www.sustainabletable.org/blog/2008/12/12/food-trends-for-2009/ from the Sustainable Table blog, originally at the foodpeople.
“50 Foods That Will Help You Feel and Look More Beautiful”:http://www.sustainabletable.org/blog/2008/12/29/eat-healthy-monday-50-foods-that-will-help-you-feel-and-look-more-beautiful/ from the Sustainable Table blog.
ADDITIONALLY
“Fresh Start for a New Year? Let’s Begin in the Kitchen”:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/dining/07mini.html from Mark Bittman’s Minimalist column in the Times. I almost forgot this one. It’s a list of what to ditch from your kitchen, and better items to substitute. To confess, I do make a few violations. There’s also a “Bitten blog post”:http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/what-to-ditch-in-the-kitchen/ asking for reader comments.
AND MORE
Just after this post was published, Culinate posted “Eat this now: Superfoods for the new year”:http://www.culinate.com/columns/health+food/eat_this_now. One on this list we’ve been enjoying is quinoa. It’s almost like a cross between couscous and rice, but it has a more distinctive flavor. It’s great cooked in stock and made into a pilaf. It is expensive, though, and the cheapest I’ve found it is $3.99/lb at Ever’man Natural Foods in Pensacola.