What is exactly food sustainability? As a dietician and nutritionist with a primary focus on food sustainability, I’d like to present you with some solid evidences about our food production. We know that our food production, consumption habits need to change if we want the planet to become globally food sustainable. The question to ask…
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Natural Vegetable Dye
Most store bought food coloring contains toxic ingredients such as FD&C Yellow 5, FD&C Red 40, and Propylene glycol. Instead of feeding our bodies these harmful chemicals, you can make your own homemade safe and natural food coloring that can be used to dye eggs, create art on plates, and more! To begin choose your vegetable…
What to do with Oversized Zucchini
Have you ever walked into your garden and found a zucchini that is HUGE… you know the one that is a 2 feet long (shown above) and weighs 10 lbs. Extra large zucchini tend to be seedy and tough, but don’t throw them away just yet. Note: At maturity age, they can grow to nearly…
Garlic + Stomach
Have you ever experienced a stomach ache after eating garlic? When eating garlic, some people may experience abdominal discomfort or severe pain. Adding too much garlic to your food can actually cause nausea, cramps, vomiting, and other digestive acids issues. This often happens to sensitive stomachs. I took a cooking class in Rome and I learned…
Fed Up Movie
Have you seen the new movie “Fed Up”? It spotlights America’s obsession with sugar and lack of exercise, due to the lies the government has led us to believe. The movie poster highlights the words, “Congress says Pizza is a Vegetable”. Sadly, some people believe that is true. America needs to learn that tomato paste is NOT…
Incentives for eating Fruits & Vegetables
Incentives can be a powerful tool to achieve a desired end result. Would you eat more fruits & vegetables if you knew you would earn a prize? The government is currently funding a $31 million grant program to find out that exact question… can incentives increase the fruits and vegetables consumption of low-income consumers? In 2012 the USDA, performed a…
6 Facts about Fruit Stickers & Produce Labels
Most fruit and vegetables that you purchase in a grocery store, will come with a sticker attached to them. What does it mean, really? The label meaning is (purely) to indicate that the sticker usually contains the brand name, the origin of the fruit or produce, a PLU code, barcode, and the name of the…
Plant Based Diets
There are many types of plant based diets, some are based on cultural and religious beliefs and others choose them for the health benefits. All of these diets/lifestyle habits are good because they focus on consuming high amounts of fruits & vegetables. Vegan (or total vegetarian): Excludes all animal products, especially meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, and dairy…
How much Fruit and Vegetables Should I Eat?
We all need to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, but how much should we be consuming per day? Everyone should at have least 5 portions of (seasonal) fresh fruit and vegetables a day. For example, adults should have at least 80g of fruit and/or vegetables in their diet. Children should also eat fruits and…