‘Diet’ Archives
Diabetes-Friendly Desserts
Black Forest Trifle By Mara Betsch A diabetes diagnosis doesn't mean you have to eliminate sweets from your diet. But it does mean making simple substitutions when baking. Try these five decadent desserts that modify your favorite recipes into treats that fit your diet. Who says you can't have chocolate when you're watching your sugar [...]
Macrobiotics Beyond Food by David Briscoe, Original Writings
If we set aside for a moment the food aspect of macrobiotics, what is there to call macrobiotics? Anything? What is macrobiotics beyond its food and physical health benefits? Does it have anything else to offer an individual and society? When I first was introduced to macrobiotics in 1972 by a cookbook a friend had left at my apartment door, I [...]
A ‘Winter’ Vegetable Shines in Summer
Though beets are often thought of as a winter vegetable, they are at their best now — tender and sweet, and filled with nutrients like folate, magnesium and potassium. When I come home from the farmers’ market with a bunches of beets — I like to combine different varieties, such as golden beets and the pink and white striated chioggias — [...]
