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There’s a new recipe on CookingSlim.org for whole wheat dosa.  Dosa are thin, crepe like Indian pancakes.  Different regions have different styles, and most are lentil based.  This one used a fermented whole wheat flour though.

According to Parenting.com, celebrities are selling out to push soy to American children through the Healthy School Lunches bill.  They’re writing letters to Congressman George Miller, chairman of the Healthy School Meals Act of 2010, to pass a bill that would require schools to serve vegan lunches, removing meat and dairy products from the menu. [...]

At the Skeptic’s Health Journal Club, they have a nice introductory article on what they call the 100 Year Diet. Basically, if it wasn’t food 100 years ago, don’t eat it.  I think it’s a pretty good name for what we do, so go there, and show them some love.

Mounting evidence is proving that the “obesity epidemic” is nothing more than moral panic in an effort to cover up a diabetes/insulin resistance and environmental toxin related diseases epidemic.  There have been no significant increases in the number of obese people in the general U.S. population, despite the lowering of the standard, for over a decade, according to [...]

Striving for realism in the pursuit of a healthier lifestyle, I decided to investigate a puzzle that had me a little perplexed.  Most of my friends here are eastern European, and the majority of those, Russian.  Very few of them have any kind of weight problem at all.  The few who do are not practicing [...]

There’s a great recipe for a sugar free chocolate cake at SteviaRecipes.net that you can either bake or microwave. As you can see from the photo, it came out nice, fluffy, and spongey.  Try it yourself.

Goji berries or wolfberries are spicy tasting berries that are often used to season food or drinks in Asia.  It’s also mildly popular among Russians as a warming tea and medicinal herb for people with high blood pressure and respiratory problems. What do goji berries taste like? They have a taste that is somewhat tart, [...]

Either she’s waffling because her natural weight isn’t supermodel thin, and so a natural diet won’t get her there, or her corporate sponsors are pressuring her to fall back to convention.  Whatever the reason, Oprah’s back on the low fat and low calorie kick. One of her recently featured healthy recipes uses canned tomatoes and [...]

Aid workers are struggling to get food and water to Haitians who have been struck by the latest massive earthquake.  In one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, relief efforts are hindered by lack of infrastructure, looting, and low building standards.  The country was already in crisis, and this has made things even worse. [...]

Eating a varied diet of local meat, dairy, and produce is more ethical than conventional vegetarianism or veganism.  The rice industry’s workers are underpaid and overworked, and few can make enough during planting or harvest seasons to feed their families and keep a roof over their heads. The series, Blood Sweat and Takeaways should be on [...]