Banana Bon Bons

We can all feel like royalty when we indulge in these Banana Bon Bons. Although they are simply made with sweet ripe bananas and homemade chocolate, the decadent taste and creamy texture will have you looking for your crown! Chef’s Tip:

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Festive Kale with Fennel, Cranberries, and Walnuts

This colorful kale dish featuring fennel and walnuts makes a lovely Thanksgiving side dish, but you need not wait for a special occasion to enjoy it. Recipe contributed by Ellen Kanner. Photos by Hannah Kaminsky.

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Food of the Week: Spinach

Spinach is generally regarded as being native to the Middle East and appears to have been cultivated there for well over a thousand years. Trading between the Middle East and Asia is believed to have been responsible for the migration of spinach to ...

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Recipe of the Week: 1-Minute "Quick Boiled" Spinach

This way of preparing Spinach has the best flavor because it helps remove some of the acids found in Spinach and brings out its sweetness. Make sure the water is at a rapid boil before adding Spinach. Taken from page 417 of the 2nd Edition of the ...

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Best sources of Mangnesium

Magnesium is a key mineral in human metabolism, and found in small to medium amounts in many of the World's Healthiest Foods. Vegetables (especially green leafy ones), nuts and seeds, and legumes are your best WHFoods sources for magnesium. We like ...

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From the kitchen: Tips for Preparing Spinach

Spinach should be washed very well since the leaves and stems tend to collect sand and soil. Before washing, trim off the roots and separate the leaves. Place the spinach in a large bowl of tepid water and swish the leaves around with your hands as ...

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Can you tell me about oxalates, including the foods that contain them and how are they related to nutrition and health?

Introduction While many people think about oxalates as some rare and undesirable component of food, oxalates are naturally-occurring substances found in a wide variety of foods and they play a supportive role in the metabolism of many plants and ...

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How Much of a Problem is Iron in a Vegetarian Diet?

Based on our review of the research, we do not believe that vegetarians typically have problems in getting the iron that they need. In large scale studies like the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), over three-fourths of ...

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Can you tell me more about chlorophyll?

This article is the first part of our four-article series about chlorophyll, including its [role in health:george,432], its [concentration in different foods:george,431], and its [stability in cookinggeorge,433]. This undervalued nutrient can make ...

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What Nutrients Are Most Likely to be Deficient in a Vegetarian Diet?

If you look at all types of vegetarian diets as a group, and all research studies of these diets, vitamin B12 is the nutrient most likely to be deficient in this type of eating plan. Adequate B12 intake can be and is a genuine concern if a ...

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Cinnamon-Walnut Crumble Coffee Cake

I love a good cinnamon-walnut coffee cake to serve as a snack or for breakfast, and when I need a vegan version, this recipe is the one I turn to.  Makes one 9-inch cake; about 12 servings 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon, or more to taste 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup safflower oil 1/3 cup maple syrup 1 cup apple juice Walnut Crumble Topping 1/2 cup walnuts 1 tsp cinnamon, or more to taste 1/4 tsp vanilla extract, or more to taste Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly oil a 9-inch square or round baking pan or a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.

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Veggie Hot Dogs

Make your own vegan hot dogs! These delicious veggie hot dogs (made with almond meal, tofu, and vital wheat gluten) are great if you want a break from the various store bought ones. You can even add some more spices if you want to kick it up a bit.

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Cauliflower Power Tacos

Veggie lovers will devour this new take on a vegetarian taco filled with roasted cauliflower, crispy chickpeas and flavorful cilantro pesto. As an added bonus, it’s also gluten-free. This delicious dish gives you a great excuse to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, coming up on May 5 (and follow this link for more recipes for celebrating Cinco de Mayo, vegan style).

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Food of the Week: Garlic

Few foods have been enjoyed for such a long period of time and in so many different parts of the world as garlic. There is evidence that garlic originally grew wild in locations as diverse as China, India, Egypt, and what is now Ukraine. At the ...

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Recipe of the Week: Garlic Dip

For a great appetizer before dinner or as a snack any time of the day, try this quick and easy-to-make dip that goes with any type of fresh cut vegetables (such as carrots, celery, cucumbers, or bell peppers. Vegetable appetizers are a great way to ...

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Best sources of Manganese

When you think of dietary minerals, you probably think first of calcium or iron. If you spend a lot of time thinking about nutrition, you may also think about zinc or magnesium. But there are a whole group of trace minerals, which are not generally ...

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From the kitchen: Tips for Preparing Garlic

The first step to using garlic is to separate the individual cloves. An easy way to do this is to place the bulb on a cutting board or hard surface and gently, but firmly, apply pressure with the palm of your hand at an angle. This will cause the ...

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What is acrylamide and how is it involved with food and health?

Acrylamide is a potentially toxic and potentially cancer-causing substance that can be naturally present in uncooked, raw foods in very small amounts. But for this substance to pose a risk of toxicity or cancer, it must be present in foods in much ...

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Can salads be a good source of nutrients?

While according to Gertrude Stein "a rose is a rose is a rose", at the World's Healthiest Foods, we could not say that the same thing goes for salads since "a salad is not a salad is not a salad". That is because to many people salads are ...

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What Is Your Approach to Genetically Modified Foods?

At WHFoods, we discourage consumption as well as development of genetically modified foods. Given the rapid rise of these foods in the marketplace, we would also like to see labeling of all foods (both present and future) that are genetically ...

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Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Olives

This easy and delectable dish combines roasted eggplant, peppers, and broccoli with pasta. It’s perfect for cool weather months, when you want something comforting yet not too heavy, with plenty of flavorful veggies. Serve with a big salad to which chickpeas or beans have been added, and a crusty bread.

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Cool Refried Bean Wraps

Serve these easy refried bean wraps for lunch with with stone-ground natural tortilla chips and some fruit; or for dinner, with baked potatoes or sweet potatoes (tortilla chips and salsa are welcome, too). They’re also a good companion to soups. These go really well with Potato, Corn, and Green Chile Soup, for example.

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Food of the Week: Strawberries

As mentioned in the Description section above, strawberries have grown wild throughout Europe, Asia, North America, and the lower half of South American for thousands of years. And for hundreds of years they have been cultivated in these and other ...

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Recipe of the Week: 10-Minute Strawberries with Chocolate Creme

A delicious way to serve strawberries! (Taken from page 593 of the 2nd Edition of the World's Healthiest Foods book. ...

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From the kitchen: Tips for Preparing Strawberries

Since they are very perishable, strawberries should not be washed until right before eating or using in a recipe. Do not remove their caps and stems until after you have gently washed the berries under cold running water and patted them dry. This ...

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Eating in Season: Your Need-to-Know Basics

No matter what month you set foot into the produce section of many supermarkets across the U.S., what meets your eye is an amazing wealth of colors and shapes from the bountiful display of vegetables and fruits. What you see is a virtual feast! In ...

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Radiation Protection and Diet

Protection against radiation has become a much-discussed topic following the earthquake and tsunami-related problems at the six nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan. We wanted to provide you with reliable and beneficial information on the potential ...

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How does fruit juice compare to whole fruit?

You'll notice that on our website we've listed all of World's Healthiest Fruits in whole food form, and that no fruit juices are specifically mentioned as the preferred form for your Healthier Way of Eating. The reason for this emphasis on whole ...

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Latest Study on Organic Foods from Stanford University

We admit to being confused by the latest research study on organic foods from the Stanford Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes at Stanford University. We are puzzled, first of all, by the appearance of this study in the ...

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Adverse Food Reactions: Environment and Cross Related Reactions

Environment-related cross reactions are very closely related to allergies since they always involve the activity of our immune system. At its most basic level, cross reactivity involves the ability of our immune system to recognize similarities ...

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Healthy Beverages

Most people recognize, to varying extents of course, that what they eat (or don't eat) impacts their overall health. And, because of this recognition, many people try to eat more fruits and vegetables, less saturated fat and cholesterol, and cut out ...

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Passover Pineapple Crumble

Matzo meal makes a perfect crumble topping for a fruity dessert made with pineapple and pears or apples to round out the Passover meal. Serve with a dollop of nondairy ice cream if you’d like to dress it up. Photos by Evan Atlas.

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