World’s Healthiest Foods
You are what you eat, and to help us along is World’s Healthiest Foods by the nonprofit George Mateljan Foundation with its detailed listings of, well, the world’s healthiest foods, complete with nutritional information broken down into specific minerals and vitamins necessary for our long-term wellbeing. Thanks to my CSA, it appears that my packed lunch is the cancer-fighting special: cabbage, red beets, green peas, garlic scapes, and turnip greens. Coincidentally, so was the chocolate chip-oatmeal-yogurt whole wheat muffin I had for breakfast (freshly baked yesterday with honey instead of processed sugar).
You’ll also find loads of recipes, and suggested meal plans to combat specific ailments or for general health.
I also recently discovered that adding a pinch or two of oregano or thyme into your teaball when you make a cuppa packs a mighty punch of antioxidants, along with a very slight minty flavor that’s extra flavorful. (We like antioxidants—which are potent combos of minerals and vitamins—because they help battle cancer, reduce cellular damage from free radicals, boost immunity, and possibly slow down the aging process1.)
1I’ll get back to you in about 30 years on that one.
Ani said,
July 17, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Thanks for the teaball tip! I have an oregano plant going haywire and this will be a good way to use up some of that goodness until the tomatoes start flowing in from the CSA.
meranie said,
July 18, 2006 at 8:16 pm
Um, how bout some recipes! Your lunch sounds excellent, as do the muffins! I don’t have an oven, but I do have a stovetop… how do you cook beets?
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