This week's Eat.Live.Be topic is about healthy advice from the experts. Since I have been religiously checking food labels and avoiding processed foods, I will share the following links with information on the topic:
I just love Michael Pollan's advice to not eat anything that your great-great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food or ingredients that are unpronounceable/unrecognizable (see the Unhappy Meals link). I recently discovered David Rocco's Dolce Vita on the Food Channel and I love it! He makes simple delicious Italian food and focuses on quality ingredients. I saw him make an arugula salad with cubed pears, grana padano cheese and toasted pine nuts dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I made it right after watching the show since I was fortunate to have all of the ingredients in the house. It was just delicious. I recommend the show and the salad!
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Mmmm. That salad sounds delightful. And I think Michael Pollan has a great point. We take for granted our food in the stores, but it wasn't that long ago that if you wanted a cake, you made it. It's not such a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteI love that saying too! I think about it all the time when I'm walking by our grocery store's "buy one get one free" bins. It's so tempting to want to get a FREE whatever but my great grandparent would not recognize any of that stuff.
ReplyDeleteLove this simple salad! (Because I love pine nuts. Mmmm)
I am going to widely quote Michael Pollan! And the salad is so special. Arugula has so much flavor. I have a huge arugula salad sitting in my fridge for lunches. I think I might just add a pear to that!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great show and looks like a fantastic salad! Hope you're having a wonderful week, Jen!
ReplyDeleteSimple is best, Jen. And I love the bite of arugula!
ReplyDeleteThe salad looks beautiful, Jen, and proves yet again that simple can't be beat. I hope you are having a great weekend. Blessings...Mary
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