I now publicly admit to loathing one of the healthiest foods on the planet: watermelon. There is no choking incident, childhood seed-spitting torture, or other random trauma with this nutrient-packed fruit in my past, but I have avoided it for decades nonetheless. I will not eat it in its natural state, or in the form of candy, margaritas, juice, gum, or a carved out punchbowl. With all due respect to Mr. Twain’s quote above, I simply do not get it.
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Category Archives: To Your Health
Eggplant Escapades: Nurses, Nightshades, and Nicotine
MIREILLE BLACKE, MA, RD, CD-N “How can people say they don’t eat eggplant when God loves the color and the French love the name? I don’t understand.” -Jeff Smith (The Frugal Gourmet) “When I was alone, I lived on eggplant, the stove top cook’s strongest ally…” -Laurie Colwin, ‘Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant’ … Continue reading
Stirring the Pot: Honey and Health
MIREILLE BLACKE, MA, RD, CD-N “A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.” [A.A. Milne, ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ (1926)] “Eat honey, my child, for it is good.” (Proverbs 24:13) With all of the fall festivals and autumnal celebrations that occur at this time of year, I usually glory … Continue reading
Cry me a River: Onions and Your Health
Back in the late fall, my cousin Marcia emailed me to confirm or deny a rampant belief that leftover onions were toxic and/or poisonous. (You may have seen the email about “Ed, the chemist” that warned millions of others about the same subject.) Now that summer is in full swing Continue reading
Blueberry Thrills: Is it Really a Superfood?
Blueberries get a lot of attention as a”Superfood.” How much of that health claim is true? Is the food industry aiming for your well-being or your wallet with this one? Continue reading
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