I just found a great article on the benefits of fruits and veggies, written by David H. Murdock, who is chairman and owner of the Dole Food Company. Here’s a link to the article, and here’s an excerpt: No pills, not even aspirin, and certainly no supplements ever enter my mouth — everything I need comes from…
Monthly Archives: May 2009
The joys of juice for breakfast
This is what I juiced for breakfast this morning: an entire head of romaine, a lemon, two small apples, four stalks of celery, and a chunk of ginger. I’ve been having this (or a slight variation) most mornings since I got my juicer, and I’ve noticed a few things changing. My taste for vegetables has…
Sunday Night Soup (with bonus dorkumentary)
I made SOUP! Finally. How many times have I talked about making soup, and yet NO SOUP? I asked recently about recipes for savory bean soups, and among the comments was a recipe from someone identified only as Unwisely. There was also some recipes posted from friends I know in real life, but whose soup do…
The idea that we make ourselves sick
As many of you guys already know, I’m a big fan of the raw food movement. I’ve met several raw foodists, and their health and vitality is incredible. I don’t necessarily think everyone needs to eat an all-raw diet, but I think we’d all be a lot healthier if we ate more raw veggies and…