From Real Age: Too much monosodium glutamate (MSG) — an additive used in restaurant and processed foods to boost flavor — may be a fast track to weight gain, a new study shows. Investigating MSG Have you heard of MSG? It’s basically a salt that comes from glutamic acid. Restaurants and food manufacturers use it…
Author: Lanie Fioretti
My name is Lanie Fioretti and although I am not a classically trained chef or a degreed nutritionist, I have been studying food and nutrition voraciously since the early seventies. After working in public health and private practice for 22 years, I retired my dental hygiene license. I have taught cooking classes at Whole Foods and Central Market, done product development for a bakery in east Texas, catered, and been a personal chef. I usually think of myself as an improvisational cook!
Plastics and Health
There’s a great new article from July 15, 2011 in Discovery News about plastics and BPA. http://news.discovery.com/human/bpa-plastic-food-hormones-chemicals-110715.html Eating Well had an article in the Sept / Oct 2011 edition. http://www.eatingwell.com/food_news_origins/organic_natural/7_simple_ways_to_detox_your_diet_and_your_home?page=12 Even when you buy foods packaged in plastic and the manufacturer claims it’s safe for the microwave, you have no way of knowing whether that…
Links for some Food and Health Resources
Links to some resources: Dr. Oz on gluten free diets (3 parts) http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/could-gluten-free-diet-be-making-you-fat-pt-1 Center for Science in the Public Interest http://www.cspinet.org/ Choose My Plate http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ Kids in the Kitchen http://kidsinthekitchen.ajli.org/ Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution http://abc.go.com/shows/jamie-olivers-food-revolution Aroma Health Texas http://www.aromahealthtexas.com/articles.php
Great Everyday Items
EVERYDAY ITEMS – some for price and quality, some just for quality WalMart Great Value® Buttery Smooth Crackers (better ingredient list than Club®) Oscar Mayer® Angus Uncured Hot Dogs Great Value® All Natural Vanilla Bean ice cream Great Value® 5 Cheese Ravioli (frozen) Harvestland whole chickens – antibiotic and hormone free David’s Grocery Spice…
Pantry Essentials in the Fridge
butter sour cream cream and milk tortillas: flour- Don Pancho wholewheat (at Brookshire Brothers are excellent), corn frozen: super sweet corn, baby green beans or Italian green beans, whole okra, peas, peas & carrots, ground turkey cheese (keep frozen if not using right away): Mexican Blend shredded cheese, Italian Blend shredded cheese, Parmesan or…