Outrageous: experts who say whole wheat flour no better than White Flour?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Bread is called the staff of life because it has more nutrients per weight that fruit, vegetables, meat, milk, and potatoes. Whole wheat flour is better than refined white flour for four reasons according to Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, Associate Professor … Continue reading →

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Michael Pollan on fiber and how gut bacteria affect our health

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Michael Pollan. May 15, 2013. Some of My Best Friends are Germs. New York Times. In this article, Pollan explores the new science of how our gut flora influence our health.  A lot is unknown at this point, but it … Continue reading →

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Corn chips with blue corn or masa harina flour

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

The 2nd edition (print version) of Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips & Crackers has a much better corn chip recipe than the 1st edition, since I found out that additional kinds of flour helped to make them shrink less and … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 26, 2013 by

These are every bit as delicious as they look!  If you bake these Crunch! Whole grain artisan chips and crackers at home, you won’t be tempted by unhealthy, fattening factory food chips & crackers.  

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Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips and Crackers

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Learn a quick and simple way to bake Chips & Crackers in the new book, Crunch!  Whole Grain Artisan Chips & Crackers.  Authored by Oakland’s Alice Friedemann, Crunch! is based on five years of nutritional research and kitchen experimentation, and … Continue reading →

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Beet water for red coloring

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

You can add more red to any chip or cracker by grating 1/4 cup of red beet, and then boil it for a minute in 2 to 3 cups of water (depending on how dark and intense a color you … Continue reading →

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Best Nutrition Book you can buy: Nutrition for Health and Health Care by Whitney

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Eleanor Noss Whitney, et. al. Nutrition for Health and Health Care. I looked through hundreds of nutrition textbooks at the University of California Public Health and Life Sciences libraries, and thought this was by far the best textbook. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Over 20 kinds of grain, lentil, bean, rice, corn, and nut flours to make chips & crackers from

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Delicious and Nutritious — look at the many kinds of grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds you can combine to make really tasty chips and crackers. Chip or Cracker What? Grind in Coffee & Spice Mill Stores: Packaged or bin … Continue reading →

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White Bean Dip

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

  1 can (15 ounces) white (cannellini) beans, rinsed and drained 8 garlic cloves, roasted 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice In a blender or food processor, add the beans, roasted garlic, olive oil and lemon juice. Blend … Continue reading →

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Fruit Salsa

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

  Mango Salsa (from the Mayo Clinic) 2 mangoes, diced (about 2 cups) 1/2 small red onion, minced (about 1/3 cup) 2 tablespoons cilantro, minced 3 red Fresno peppers, minced (about 1/3 cup) Zest and juice of 1 lime 1 … Continue reading →

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