Author Archives: Alice

About Alice

I've milled and baked with whole grains for many years, because whole grains are delicious, and white flour is missing the nutrition that protects you from cancer, stroke, heart disease, diabetes and many other diseases. Plus it's a good emergency food.

Artichoke Dip

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

    Mayo clinic recipe: Ingredients (serves 8) 2 cups artichoke hearts 1 tablespoon black pepper 4 cups chopped spinach 1 teaspoon minced thyme 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon minced parsley 1 cup white beans, prepared 2 tablespoons Parmesan … Continue reading →

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Baba ghanoush

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Mayo clinic recipe: 1 bulb garlic (about 8 cloves) 2 eggplants, sliced lengthwise 1 red bell pepper, halved and seeded Juice of 1 lemon (about 4 tablespoons) 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon black pepper … Continue reading →

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Why Homemade Chips & Crackers?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Learn a quick and simple way to bake them 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 includes scores … Continue reading →

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Why store-bought chips are the worst foods, and cost up to 25 times more than healthy home-made

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

I have a break-down of what a simple Alice Cracker recipe costs to make here: “Cost, Calories, & Nutrition in Crunch! Alice Crackers versus Commercial Crackers“.  Also compare the nutrition in “Fritos Original Corn Chips Nutrition versus Homemade Corn Chips“. … Continue reading →

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Whole Grains reduce heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and more

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

The March 2008 Consumer Reports says that eating whole grains is the #1 action you can take to improve your health (besides quitting smoking). Repeated studies over decades have shown that whole grains can reduce your risk of stroke by … Continue reading →

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Poultry

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Every year a million Americans get salmonella poisoning. Several hundred will die. Needlessly. Salmonella poisoning could be mostly prevented — has been prevented — in Europe, where a vaccine for chickens has greatly reduced the number of incidents over 97%. … Continue reading →

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Fish

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Once a fish is skinned and fileted, you can’t tell species apart, you have to trust the vendor. But 39% of 142 samples from 81 retail outlets in New York City were not what the label said, and similar results … Continue reading →

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Whole Grains, Nuts, Seeds, Legumes the best way to get enough calories

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

What, are you kidding? While those of us both having access to the internet and deeply interested in evidence-based nutrition are probably wealthy enough to worry about obesity, most of the world now and in the past suffered period starvation, … Continue reading →

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Roasted Whole grain and legume Chips & Crackers are very tasty

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

When you roast the flours of grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts in chips and crackers, they don’t need any salt, sugar, or fat to be tasty.  Just like roasted vegetables, the roasted flavors are really delicious, roasting greatly enhances the … Continue reading →

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Save money, gain health: make your own crackers

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Why would you ever buy obesity, diabetes, heart-attack, and stroke inducing industrial chips and crackers when you can make your own for so much less money? Here’s a detailed breakdown of the cost difference: Cost, Calories, & Nutrition in Crunch! … Continue reading →

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