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July 1, 2011
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Weekly Newsletter and Healthy Food Tip and Recipe.
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Daily Summer Recipe
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
The flavor of the fennel bulb makes this salad a deliciously refreshing addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating. One serving contains a rich source of health-promoting vitamin K, vitamin C, and fiber; all of this for only 176 calories. Enjoy!
Soy Bean and Fennel Salad
Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
For optimum flavor and nutrition serve with:
In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Soy Bean and Fennel Salad
Healthy Food Tip
It is true that the canning process does destroy the activity of the bromelain enzyme found in fresh pineapple and reduces the content of other nutrients as well. The nutrient loss that occurs with canning is why I prefer fresh fruit to canned fruit.
Fresh fruit—compared to canned fruit—is more of a whole food if we include as part of the definition of a whole food one that has the least amount of processing. It is rare that no processing would occur to a food; you could even say that the very act of picking the pineapple is actually processing and takes away from its wholeness (but that's a whole other philosophical conversation).
But should the loss of some nutrients disqualify the canned pineapple from being a World's Healthiest Food? I don't think so.
If I apply the standard that processing affects the nutrient content of a food and therefore disqualifies it, then I would have to apply that to all of the World's Healthiest Foods and object to cooking, even light cooking of vegetables, which I think is appropriate.
Canned pineapple is still rich in nutrients, and I would rather see people eat canned pineapple than not enjoy this food at all. In my view, choosing canned pineapple that is organic and not packed with sugar water would also make it closer to a whole food.
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If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
The flavor of the fennel bulb makes this salad a deliciously refreshing addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating. One serving contains a rich source of health-promoting vitamin K, vitamin C, and fiber; all of this for only 176 calories. Enjoy!
Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 cups or 2 15 oz cans of soy beans, rinsed
- 1-1/2 cups sliced fennel bulb
- 12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 4 TBS finely minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- 4 TBS fresh lemon juice
- 3 TBS chopped fresh parsley
- 3 TBS chopped walnuts
- olive oil to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- Mince onion and press garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to bring out their health-promoting properties.
- Mix all ingredients together. This salad gets better as it sets, so if you have time, prepare it in advance.
For optimum flavor and nutrition serve with:
- Roasted Red pepper Soup
In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Soy Bean and Fennel Salad
Healthy Food Tip
Does the high heat involved in canning destroy the beneficial enzymes in pineapple? If so, is canned pineapple still considered a World's Healthiest Food?
This is a great question since it is brings up the definition of a healthy food in general as compared more specifically to a World's Healthiest Food. It is true that the canning process does destroy the activity of the bromelain enzyme found in fresh pineapple and reduces the content of other nutrients as well. The nutrient loss that occurs with canning is why I prefer fresh fruit to canned fruit.
Fresh fruit—compared to canned fruit—is more of a whole food if we include as part of the definition of a whole food one that has the least amount of processing. It is rare that no processing would occur to a food; you could even say that the very act of picking the pineapple is actually processing and takes away from its wholeness (but that's a whole other philosophical conversation).
But should the loss of some nutrients disqualify the canned pineapple from being a World's Healthiest Food? I don't think so.
If I apply the standard that processing affects the nutrient content of a food and therefore disqualifies it, then I would have to apply that to all of the World's Healthiest Foods and object to cooking, even light cooking of vegetables, which I think is appropriate.
Canned pineapple is still rich in nutrients, and I would rather see people eat canned pineapple than not enjoy this food at all. In my view, choosing canned pineapple that is organic and not packed with sugar water would also make it closer to a whole food.
If you have any questions about today's Healthy Food Tip Ask George Your Question
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