From Our Kitchen: White Bean, Spinach, and Leek Soup
From Our Kitchen
Our chefs at Berkeley Prep created this deliciously simple vegan soup. Twenty-one of our schools currently feature it on their menus. For a gluten-free version of this soup, replace the couscous with quinoa. Enjoy! White Bean, Spinach, and Leek Soup Makes 6 servings Ingredients 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 c. leeks, rinsed, sliced, and submerged in cold water 2 cloves garlic, minced 8 c. vegetable stock 1 c. navy beans, cooked ½ tsp. ground cumin 1 bay leaf ½ c...
Eliminating Trans Fat
Nutrition, From Our KitchenWhile SAGE believes that all foods fit into a nutritious diet, there is one nutrient out there that doesn't fit. It has no redeeming quality, and it's called trans fat. Trans fat is directly linked to heart disease. It raises levels of bad cholesterol and lowers levels of good cholesterol. This information has led the FDA to propose a ban on trans fats for good. If the decision is approved, partially hydrogenated oils will be phased out of all foods...
Eat What You Can, Can What You Can't
Nutrition, Sustainability, From Our Kitchen, Gardens
Canning fruits and vegetables has made a big comeback. Sales of home canning equipment have surged since 2008, in large part due to a growing interest in eating more healthfully and reviving traditions from a simpler time. Late summer is a great time to take advantage of the bounty of your home garden or your local farmer's market and create some treats that will last through the winter. Canning has become so popular Ball canning jars has partnered with Canning...
5 Rules for Picking Summer Produce
Nutrition, Sustainability, From Our Kitchen, GardensHave you ever bought produce only to find it's too ripe, or not ripe enough? It can be challenging to choose perfect produce every time. We've put together five simple rules to guide your purchases this summer: Trust your sense of smell. The scent of some produce can help determine whether it's ripe. Fruit should smell fragrant, particularly melons, berries and stone fruits like plums, peaches and nectarines. Handle with care. Ripe fruits like plums should yield to gentle pressure...
Is The Yogurt Aisle All Greek To You?
From Our KitchenWhen's the last time you visited the yogurt section of your local grocery store? It can be hard to know what to look for – there are so many varieties of yogurt to choose from! Should you pick Greek or regular yogurt? Can you still enjoy yogurt if you're lactose intolerant? Here's the scoop on all things yogurt: How Is It Made? All yogurt is made the same way: add cultures to pasteurized milk. The resulting bacteria in turn causes...
Going Vegetarian
From Our KitchenVegetarianism is trending across the United States. Health organizations have consistently encouraged us to eat more fruits and vegetables, and “going veggie” is a natural extension of that trend. It seems easy enough to understand – but did you know there are different types of vegetarians? - Lacto-ovo vegetarian : the most common type of vegetarian. Lacto-ovo vegetarians don't eat meat or fish, but do eat dairy and eggs. - Lacto-vegetarian : consumes no meat, fish or eggs, but will...
Living With Celiac
Nutrition, From Our Kitchen
Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but for those of us who can't eat gluten, it can also be a huge hassle. Conventional breakfast foods like toast, bagels, donuts, pancakes, waffles, cereal, and most oatmeals are all off limits. Gluten-free baked goods have improved by leaps and bounds over the last decade, spurred on by increasing interest in the diet. Taste-wise, however, they still haven't caught up. These products tend to be dry, chalky, or tasteless...
A Mom's Food Allergy Journey - Part 2
Nutrition, From Our Kitchen
Guest blogger and SAGE Director of Nutrition Lesley Vogel wraps up her two-part series on being the parent of a food allergic child. Here are her tips for adjusting to a new way of life: "Looking back on our food allergy journey, I can honestly say we are in a good place. So, how did we get to this point? Let me share what I've learned so far. Here are my 'food allergy mom and dietitian' top four tips: 1-...
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