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Fast Food That's Not Junk
You know those times. Even the thought of making pasta is too much. There's the garlic to chop, the vegetables to wash, the cheese to grate. Deciding which shape pasta to make can put you over the top. Time for some convenience food. Conscious convenience food. It can be done. There is great fast food that's not junk—and though it's not fresh from the ground, it's made from whole foods that are.
on healthy dessert recipes made with natural sweeteners, healthy cookies, healthy baking, baking with whole-grain flours, baking with natural sweeteners
from A Good Cookie I don't know how I got myself into this. I was just trying to make a cookie that was really satisfying and had some nutritional value at the same time. But there's been no rest around here since I started making these cookies. When friends come to eat, they look around and sniff a little, then look at me with puppy-dog eyes, wondering where the cookies are. And how can I resist Zach and his friends? They've come to expect these when they're here to play.
on shopping for organic foods from farmers markets, community-supported agriculture, food cooperatives, health food stores
from Get A Kick Out Of Food
One of my greatest pleasures is shopping for food. No kidding, I mean it. I feel alive, connected—for those moments, life makes sense again. I meet people, read labels, ask questions, taste, touch—I get lost in it. People are different when they're around food, just as they are when there's a baby in their arms. . . Part of it has to do with where I shop. After I had my son, Zach, I wanted a sense of community more than ever and realized I had to create it myself. . . I believe in shopping where people care—where they sell safe, nourishing food, where they have smiles and real names, where they know their products and love what they do. It has added meaning to what could otherwise be a dreaded chore. . . When you put in the effort to shop where people care, you get it back big time.
on feeding children and babies healthy food, healthy breakfasts, healthy school lunches, healthy dinner ideas
from How To Feed The Kids Healthy Food
Wipe the idea of "kids' food" right out of your heads. Marketers have convinced us that there are two categories of foods. Adult food is all the good stuff, kids' food is all the junk—sugary cartoon cereal, sweetened peanut butter and jelly, greasy pizza, hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, chocolate milk and soda . . . Laurel told me that when she was a child, International House of Pancakes didn't serve French fries or Cokes because they weren't good for kids. Boy, have things changed.
on dieting, diets, weight-control, cutting back on fat, eating good fats instead of harmful ones
from Skimming The Fat I used to go to extremes to reduce fat in my diet. I'd make it through the day on scrambled egg whites and a dry English muffin, little plates of steamed vegetables with lemon, a side of no-fat cottage cheese—nothing really satisfying—and then polish off a pint of Ben and Jerry's at night. I'd swing from being totally in control to totally out of control when it came to fat. Over the years, I've come to a simpler way.
on respecting animals, meat or no meat, organically-raised animals, hormone and antibiotic-free animal products, small farms
from Respect I've been a bit of a chicken. For three years, I've avoided writing about meat. Why? Well, I'll bet you've already had a reaction to my even mentioning the topic. Now don't start telling me not to eat meat, you might be thinking—or just the opposite, I hope you're not going to say eating meat is okay. Am I crazy to discuss a subject that pushes so many buttons in people? . . . whether or not you eat meat is none of my business. But how animals are treated is everyone's business. We have a responsibility to do what we can to prevent other beings from suffering. That's the truth, and we all know it.
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