You knew it would happen eventually. Coconut oil has been making headlines again — and this time it’s not playing the part of a villainous saturated fat. The New York Times ran a piece on the nutrient-rich hero of vegetable fats last week, and (wonder of wonders!) decided it was good for you, in addition to being downright tasty.
How to Green the World’s Deserts: Reversing Desertification with Grass-fed Cows
Did you know that on nearly one third of the planet’s surface, deserts are threatening to gobble up grasslands? It’s called desertification. Last year one of my heroes, Allan Savory, gave an amazing talk at a TED conference about a radical solution to re-green the world’s deserts: holistic management of grazing cattle.
Homemade Lacto-Fermented Ketchup Recipe
Homemade lacto-fermented ketchup is thankfully devoid of processed sugar or high-fructose corn syrup. Historically, most condiments were lacto-fermented in the era before refrigeration and hot water bath canning. This natural fermentation method provided an easy way to preserve food while giving it a pleasantly sour taste. As it turns out, these naturally cultured foods were also full of beneficial, probiotic bacteria. If you want to try your hand at getting more of these lacto-fermented foods into your diet, culturing your condiments is a simple way to start.
Dangers of Modern Vegetable Oils
Can I vent a little bit? Will you mind? I’m so tired of hearing about how “heart-healthy” canola oil is! This is the newest cooking oil on the market today. It didn’t even exist until the late 1970s, and the variety of canola grown today wasn’t invented until 1998! Not only is it a genetically-modified herbicide-resistant crop, but it’s the prime example of a modern vegetable oil.
From The Mouth of Babes
This young man is eleven years old. Yet he says such wise things! Things like, “It seems to me that we can either pay the farmer or pay the hospital.” And “A while back, I wanted to be an NFL football player. I decided that I’d rather be an organic farmer instead.” (To which, of course, the audience erupted in spontaneous and thunderous applause.)
Isn’t this what you’d wish for in your children — the ability to be poised, the desire to seek justice in the food system, and an ability to think rightly and humbly about what our food choices mean?
FINAL Sneak Peek Video
I can’t believe that the Real Food Nutrition & Health E-Course starts next week! You and your kids are going to have a blast studying Nutrition with me. (How can you not, when I’m having so much fun putting the lessons together?) I’m so grateful to be able to provide these lessons in a way that will really sink in and help the next generation become as empowered and passionate about healthy food choices as I am.
Today I’m sharing the LAST Sneak Peek Video from the course. By this time next week, the course will have started!
Julia Child On David Letterman
Julia Child cracks me up. Pair her with David Letterman, and you have a recipe for Saturday afternoon frivolity. At least, that’s what I hope this is!
My favorite part of the video below? David Letterman asks Julia Child, “What do you get from eating uncooked meat?” And Julia Child, responds matter-of-factly, “You get healthy!” She ends up making a poor-man’s version of Steak Tartare. Seeing the clip reminded me that I plan on posting my own recipe for Southwestern Steak Tartare later this week.
Anyhow, I hope you’re enjoying your weekend, and that you find the clip below of Julia Child on David Letterman as entertaining as I did!
VIDEO: What is Nutritionism?
In my upcoming Real Food Nutrition & Health E-Course for students aged 12 & Up (including YOU!), the first lesson takes a look at how we make good food choices. We examine two competing ideologies. The first, called nutritionism, believes that it is the scientifically identifiable nutrients in food that make them nutritious. To eat well, you have to eat more of the “good” nutrients and less of the “bad” nutrients. And, because a nutrient is not something you can casually see, smell, or taste, you have to rely on experts to tell you what to eat.
While this may not seem all that bad on the surface, it has had disastrous consequences for our national health. In the video below, called Food, Not Nutrients, I explore the concept of nutritionism in depth (with a significant amount of help from Michael Pollan).
Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Last month, I shared two great videos which busted the Cholesterol Myth. After writing the post, I got a flood of emails. The typical comment? “If saturated fat and cholesterol don’t cause heart disease, what does?”
I’ve answered that question here at Food Renegade often enough, so I didn’t feel compelled to write a separate post answering that good (but beaten to death) question. But today (thanks to blogger Ed Bruske @ The Slow Cook) I discovered a video presentation that answers the question quite nicely.
It’s a talk given by Dr. Robert H. Lustig, MD, a UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology called “Sugar: The Bitter Truth.”
Two Videos Bust the Cholesterol Myth
Have you ever tried to explain to a friend or relative why the lipid hypothesis is just plain wrong? Why dietary intake of saturated fat and cholesterol have nothing whatsoever to do with increasing incidence of heart disease (and may perhaps be protective against it)? Why a low-fat diet is actually unhealthy? Have you ever felt like the words got stuck in your mouth, or like you couldn’t find the right way to explain it all? Or maybe you felt like you could explain it, but you didn’t have scientific studies at hand to reference when they said “show me the science?”
Chris Kessler, The Healthy Skeptic, recently released two beautifully done videos (really just one video, broken into two parts) that may be the answer to your prayers. Just email your friends or relatives these videos, and let Chris do the talking for you.
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