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weekly links
Hyperpalatibility is a real problem. More ridiculously bad science/hysteria against healthy food. Folks, healthy food includes fat. Interesting Christian perspective on food stockpiling. The comments are wonderfully spiritual – stockpiling against contingencies doesn’t just mean *your* contingency: it means you can help your friends, neighbours, or families, when the s*** hits the fan. This article…
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Setup costs
An issue that holds people back from home canning is setup costs. I hope this article will reassure anyone in that position that the costs involved are quite reasonable and a worthwhile investment. First, you need to decide what kind of canning you are going to do – hot water bath or pressure. Hot water…
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Seasonal eating – June
As the temperature rises, so do your choices of fruit and veg. A good, but busy time of year! Beets – root and greens Broccoli Broccoli rabe Cauliflower Red Cabbage Chinese Cabbage Carrots Peas (various) Radishes Scallions / green onions / spring onions Tomatoes Summer squash Onions Potatoes Cucumber Corn Garlic herbs arugula / rocket…
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Weekly links
Some articles I have found interesting this week. Pesticides are damaging babies in utero, affecting their IQ for life. Could your ground beef be destroying the planet? (Grassfed is way better for your health anyway!) Interesting correlation between fast food consumption and obesity, but remember: correlation does not equate to causality. With the recent tornadoes…
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Complete protein
What is complete protein? It is a protein that contains all 9 essential amino acids. What do you mean by 9 “essential” amino acids? They are 9 amino acids that your body cannot produce. They have to come from an external source. So what if I eat incomplete protein? You’ll get nervous, dizzy, and suffer…
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Links
Here’s some articles I have enjoyed reading during the week. The first suggestion in this article uses my favourite bean, the black bean. Do video games make you eat more? Is eating healthier more expensive? Not necessarily, according to Sparkpeople, but look at the comments and how defeatist so many people are. If YOU want…
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What to do with canned beans?
So, you’ve been following along with me while I have canned a whole load of different beans. Great! Now you have about 16 pint jars of beans! What do you do with them now?!? Well, apart from the amazingly awesome vegan bean burgers, how about hummus! No, this isn’t your tired old blah store bought…
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Easy canning dried beans
Canning dry beans can seem like a real pain. The rinsing, sorting, soaking overnight, changing the water rigmarole. There’s the “quick cook” method – boil for 2 minutes, soak in the hot boil water for 1 hour, drain, fresh water, bring back to a boil – pfft, what a pain! So here’s the super easy…
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Seasonal eating – May
Finally, things are beginning to get better. More produce is appearing on the shelves, but not to the overwhelming levels we’ll have in a couple of months. Asparagus Beets: roots and greens Broccoli Broccoli Rabe Cauliflower (time to make piccalilli!) Cabbage: red, green, Chinese Carrots Peas (English, sugar, snap, snow) Radishes Spinach Turnip Onions Kale…
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Eat real food
As I read more about health and nutrition, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that a lot of what is wrong with people’s health in the “western world” is the food we are eating. Our grandparents mainly ate what would today be considered a semi-vegetarian diet: fresh, local, seasonal fruit and vegetables, cheese, butter, relishes…