For the Love of Food
Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.
This week Splenda linked to cancer, fish reduces Alzheimer’s risk, and winter tomatoes get respect.
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Links of the week
- CSPI Downgrades Sucralose from “Caution” to “Avoid” <<Translation: Sucralose = Splenda; Downgrade = more dangerous than we previously thought. (CSPI)
- To Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s, Eat Fish <<While this is only true for people with the known Alzheimer’s risk gene ApoE4, those of us with the gene are happy to know we have some say in the matter. (NY Times)
- The New Era of 30-Day Fitness Challenges <<I find the psychology here fascinating. I imagine feeling “disconnected from past imperfections” is a big part of the appeal, since it lets you start fresh in your mind. Take whatever motivation you can get to shift to healthier behaviors. (WSJ)
- The Comfort Food Diaries: Celery Is My Star <<This is a straight up love letter to celery. I heart this so much. (Serious Eats)
- This Is How I’m Bringing My Lunch to Work More Often This Year <<Great tips for a fantastic Home Court Habit. (The Kitchn)
- Winter Tomatoes Are Deliciously Out of Season <<While attempting to not interpret this as a personal attack, I do appreciate the perspective that one need not get over-obsessed with local, seasonal eating when the overall goal should be to eat more tasty vegetables period. (NY Times)
- Bacterial molecules discovered in processed foods could unlock key to healthier diets <<Move over gluten, we have a brand new theory about why processed foods are so bad for you. I’m not holding my breath on this one. (ScienceDaily)
- Cooking with Olive Oil: Can you fry and sear with it or not? <<Please chillax about cooking oil. It’s really not that big of a deal. (Serious Eats)
- hot and sour soup <<Because once you make it at home the restaurant stuff will forever be ruined. (smitten kitchen)
- Cooked: Michael Pollan’s new Netflix series <<I loved the book, and am really looking forward to this. Check out the trailer below.
What inspired you this week?
from Summer Tomato http://summertomato.com/for-the-love-of-food-splenda-linked-to-cancer-fish-reduces-alzheimers-risk-and-winter-tomatoes-get-respect/
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