As you can tell from this week’s news links, we’re thinking about food! Specifically, we’re thinking about healthy foods like fruits, vegetables and dairy products. Read on to find out about summer farmers’ markets, bone-strengthening recipes, and even a few dishes you will want to avoid (or share with a dinner guest) if you’re trying to watch your calories!
Cancer-fighting community garden planted
Indystar.com
Staff at Little Red Door Cancer Agency, a local organization that provides services to low-income cancer patients, recently planted an herb, vegetable and fruit garden. The garden features plants like broccoli, tomatoes and eggplants – vegetables that have cancer-fighting properties.
Indiana Farmers’ Market News
Goinglocal-info.com
Going Local is your best source for news about Indiana farmers’ markets, including what’s in season, vendors, dates and times for area markets. The Indy area is fortunate to have several markets, and many are opening for the summer season in the next few weeks (if they haven’t already).
Bone Up on Health
Mealsmatter.org
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. One way to prevent the disease is to eat foods rich in calcium and vitamin D, like milk, cheese and yogurt. This blog entry includes recipes with ingredients that can help strengthen bones.
Xtreme Eating 2010
Cspinet.org
We knew The Cheesecake Factory was not the healthiest place to eat, but we didn’t know their Pasta Carbonara has 2,500 calories and 85 grams of saturated fat (a four-day supply). We also didn’t know that some of our other favorite restaurants have menu items with extremely unhealthy calories counts, salt and fat content.
I find that when I do just a little research into what restaurant food is made of… it can be down right jaw dropping!!