Posted by kathryn in Fats & oils

As I blogged about yesterday, no matter what you eat the majority of your food is made up of protein, fats, carbohydrates, water and fibre. These are the bulk of our diets. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve listed fifteen foods and asked which of them contain these five components. To finish off this series, I thought I’d list them again and give all the results together. h3. Bread * White bread is 9% protein, 2.5 % fat, 47 …

Read more 4 comments 30 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Fats & oils

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve posted a series of questions on Limes & Lycopene. Given a list of foods – do you know which contain fat, fibre, protein, carbohydrates and water? How did you go in the quiz? I posted the questions, because I find it’s common for foods to be discussed in terms of single nutrients. Rice is referred to as a carbohydrate, meat is a protein, butter is a fat. Each food is put in its …

Read more 6 comments 29 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Dinners, Salads and Soups

It’s Friday – so instead of quizzes, it’s time for some links: * Salt & pepper: Startling photos from the BBC of a peppercorn and a grain of salt. * Using seaweed: Another great recipe from Food Stories – this time it’s mushroom, nori and wakame soup. * The easiest chickpea salad?: I love the simplicity of A Life Time of Cooking’s quick and easy chickpea salad with ginger, herbs and citrus. * Gingery mushroom salad: Delicious autumn food …

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Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

The final question – which of the foods contain protein? # bread # milk # pumpkin # lamb # tofu # broccoli # apples # olive oil # butter # salmon # bananas # rice # hazelnuts # chickpeas # sultanas Leave your thoughts in the comments below and I’ll post the answers tomorrow.

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Posted by kathryn in Fats & oils

Today I want to know if any of these foods contain fat? Don’t worry there is a point to all this – I’m not just trying to torture you with questions! # bread # milk # pumpkin # lamb # tofu # broccoli # apples # olive oil # butter # salmon # bananas # rice # hazelnuts # chickpeas # sultanas Leave your thoughts in the comments below and I’ll post the answers tomorrow. "Photograph by Maproom System …

Read more 8 comments 23 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Myths

Following last week’s quick quizzes on carbs and fibre – today I want to know if any of these foods contain water? # bread # milk # pumpkin # lamb # tofu # broccoli # apples # olive oil # butter # salmon # bananas # rice # hazelnuts # chickpeas # sultanas Leave your thoughts in the comments below and I’ll post the answers tomorrow. Photograph by Wester under the terms of a creative commons license.

Read more 7 comments 21 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

I ended up with a fridge full of un-used vegetables the other week. It hadn’t been a super-busy time, instead I’d over-estimated my shopping. I bought ingredients, forgetting I was going to spend the week developing recipes for an upcoming magazine issue. The recipe development created a lot of meals. Yet there was still the shopping I’d done for Richard and myself. I hate wasting food. So I used my leftover vegies to make a vat of soup. I chopped …

Read more 8 comments 22 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Labels & advertising

Just saw this report on CalorieLab – about a French initiative which leverages healthy eating messages off the back of food industry adverts. bq. Since February 2007, advertisements for foods on French television and radio are obligated to include health messages created by the government. Companies have the option to refuse to publicize the health messages, but are in turn taxed 1.5 percent of their advertising budget for that particular campaign, a sum that the French National Food Industry Association …

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Posted by kathryn in Dinners and Salads

• Quinoa tagine: Over at Diet, Dessert & Dogs Ricki has been running a series on using quinoa. She’s surpassed herself with this beautiful tagine of chickpeas, olives and prunes. I cooked this during the week and it was wonderful. * Wild rice salad: I’m new to Syrup & Tang but this week Duncan posted a gorgeous looking wild rice, apricot and almond salad. * Veggie burgers: Another blog I’ve only discovered recently is Food Stories from the UK. …

Read more 4 comments 18 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Thanks to all of you who did the quick carb quiz. I’ve posted the answers. Next question – same foods – but this time, which contain fibre? # bread # milk # pumpkin # lamb # tofu # broccoli # apples # olive oil # butter # salmon # bananas # rice # hazelnuts # chickpeas # sultanas Leave your thoughts in the comments below and I’ll post the answers tomorrow.

Read more 7 comments 17 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Time for a quick quiz I think. Which of the following foods contain carbohydrates? # bread # milk # pumpkin # lamb # tofu # broccoli # apples # olive oil # butter # salmon # bananas # rice # hazelnuts # chickpeas # sultanas Leave your thoughts in the comments below and I’ll post the answers later today.

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Posted by kathryn in Vegetables

I loved this quote from Robert Carrier that I spotted on the Great Big Vegetable Challenge blog: bq. “An exotic from Persia, it was brought by the Moors to Spain, by the Spaniards to the Low Counties, by Flemish refugees to England. And after that great pilgrimage, we plunge it in cold water, boil it, and then force it on our children.” Although Charlotte seems to be having great success in getting her children to eat it with spinach fritters …

Read more 3 comments 14 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Vegetables, Mental & emotional health, Ethics & Sustainablity and Soups

• Food prices: Like cheap oil, is cheap food a thing of the past? Interesting opinion piece from the NY Times. * Junk food: Why you can feel sick after eating junk food: Journey of a Cheeseburger. * Corn & mung ramen: Love the look of the corn and mung ramen on the cuisine.com.au site. Quick, light and delicious. * Mashed veg: Instead of having mashed potatoes – why not make Jamie’s mashed vegetables? Great winter food. * *My …

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Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Working with a client last week, I put together this shopping list. She’s a busy woman, who’s struggling to eat well. Long days at the office mean she’s too tired to cook when home. She finds getting organised to take her lunch every day too difficult. And there are few healthy choices where she works. So she ends up eating toast and biscuits. And all the gorgeous healthy food she buys on the weekend sits in the fridge all week, …

Read more 7 comments 10 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Blogging

As well as writing this blog I can found in a few places – online, in print and in person. And here are the different ways you can connect with me: h3. Online * StumbleUpon: I regularly post articles I find interesting to my StumbleUpon page. This is an expansion of my weekly Quicklinks posts. * Twitter: I’m very new to Twitter, but have been posting updates on my activities. I also include links to articles I’m reading and …

Read more 2 comments 08 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Salads

• Cooking at home: Mark Bittman talks about why he cooks at home and how to start cooking more. * Food at work: The Shifting Times blog has an excellent list of foods to have at work – to make it easier to eat well during the day. Lots of US brands, but a good guide. Thanks to CookinPanda for pointing it out. * Peanut noodle salad: Another great recipe from Heidi at 101 Cookbooks – a "quick and …

Read more 8 comments 04 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Cold and flu season seems to have reared it’s ugly, snotty head this week. Clients, shop assistants, bloggers, readers – there seems to be a lot of sickness about. So how do I get rid of this *%#!@ cold seems to be the question of the week. In answer I thought I’d link back to some older posts: * The fabulous ginger, honey and lemon tea. Drink 4 – 6 cups of this a day at the first sign …

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Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Courtney has asked a common question: bq. I know it is bad to eat late at night, but two nights a week I go straight from work to a 3 hour fencing practice. I usually eat an apple or some granola before practice but by the time I get home around 9 pm I am starving. Can you suggest some things that are acceptable to eat and won’t totally negate all the hard work I did at practice? h3. …

Read more 1 comment 03 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Carolyn asks is using brown or raw sugar better for you than using white sugar? Brown sugar has a healthier reputation than white sugar. It’s often sold as “raw sugar” and has a natural, unprocessed image. But, there’s little difference between the two. h3. What is brown sugar? Brown sugar differs from white sugar because of its molasses content. Molasses is a dark syrup, that’s a by-product of sugar refining. When small amounts of molasses are mixed in with …

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Posted by kathryn in Vegetables

Following my post on using frozen vegetables when you’re busy Bruno has asked about canned vegetables – do they lose nutrients in the canning process? Much like frozen vegies, there are some vitamin and antioxidant losses in tinned vegetables. But they can still be a useful dietary back up – especially if your fresh vegies are starting to look a bit tired. h3. How fresh is “fresh”? Vegetables are canned soon after harvest – at their nutritional best. Whereas …

Read more 5 comments 03 April, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

After last month’s heavy rains and high prices, the supply of vegies is starting to normalise. Cabbage, beans, silverbeet, spinach, beetroot are all coming down in price and supplies are much more plentiful. More apple varieties are coming into season. Fujis, my favourites, are particularly good at the moment. The Australian orange season is starting up again and I’ve seen the first mandarins of the year. h3. Fruits currently in season * Avocadoes: Shepherds are in season * Apples: …

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Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Tomorrow is Q & A Thursday – the first of the monthly editions of this forum in 2008. For newcomers to Limes & Lycopene, Q & A Thursday is a regular question and answer forum, where you get to pick the topics. Note: I used to encourage people to leave their questions in the comments. However as Q & A Thursday has become bigger and brighter, I now request all questions be emailed to me directly. Makes it easier …

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Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

A number of people have asked for the Moroccan spice blend recipe. The mixture I mentioned as one of the five foods that save me when I’m super-busy. It’s quick and easy to make – no toasting and grinding required. The amounts below make about 1/4 cup of spice mix. h3. Moroccan spice blend * 2 teaspoons each of ground cumin, ground coriander, paprika, ginger and cinnamon * 1 teaspoon each of ground white pepper and turmeric * 1/4 …

Read more 4 comments 02 April, 2008