Nutrition & food news:
No ’gus, no glory
May 13, 2013 - Spring is the season for green. Green vegetables, that is. A member of the Lily family, the asparagus is one of the most nutritionally balanced vegetables in existence. It is nut ...
The Better Butter
Apr. 8, 2013 - Christopher Columbus may have brought us lettuce from the East, but produce trucks are bringing us Lactuca Satvia, or “butter lettuce,” from the West. Known for its swe ...
The Super Fruit
Mar. 11, 2013 - The pomegranate has emerged in recent years as a “super fruit” that promotes health in a number of ways. The rich, red color of its berries makes it striking to look at ...
Get Figgy With It
Feb. 11, 2013 - Delicious, sweet fig fruit is one of the prime fruits enjoyed since antiquity. The fig is naturally rich in health benefiting phytonutrients, antioxidants and vitamins. Dried figs, ...
Super Nut
Jan. 14, 2013 - Every list of superfoods includes almonds. While they are high in fat, it’s the “healthy” fat—not saturated fat. Like olive oil and avacados, almonds are co ...
INstride holiday chat
Dec. 10, 2012 - MODERATOR: Good morning, and welcome to today's chat with IU Health Bloomington Hospital registered dietitian Stacey Matavuli. Please feel free to ask your nutriti ...
Sweet and Simple
Dec. 10, 2012 - If you keep the marshmallows and gobs of butter and mounds of sugar off your sweet potatoes, it’s a very healthful food. Baked in its skin, it’s low in sodium, and very ...
Make a Date
Nov. 27, 2012 - Dates are a sweet alternative that are free of saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and cholesterol. They’re a heart healthy food. But does the high sugar content counteract thei ...
Staying A Head of the Game
Oct. 8, 2012 - “You’ll want to include cauliflower as one of the cruciferous vegetables you eat on a regular basis if you want to receive the fantastic health benefits provided by the ...
Added Bonus: No Vampires
Sept. 10, 2012 - There are a lot of stories about garlic—from its healing properties to its ability to ward off vampires. Some of the health benefits are backed up by research, but perhaps th ...
Fabulous Fennel
Aug. 13, 2012 - It’s the wrong color and texture to be an orange, but a fennel bulb is packed all the same with vitamin C. White or pale green with tall green stalks, fennel looks a lot like ...
Smoothie Operator
July 9, 2012 - July heat can make cool, fresh fruit smoothies seem like the perfect summer reprieve. Smoothies can be nutritious alternatives to sugary fruit juices and have the consistency to ...
Ravishing Raspberries
July 9, 2012 - With three times as many antioxidants as kiwis, red raspberries are a colorful addition to a summer meal—and a nutritious addition to almost any menu. Because raspberries con ...
The Leek Mystique
June 11, 2012 - Nothing bad will “leek” by this summer; consider your body protected if you eat these veggies. With the combination of vitamin D from the sun and a few leeks each month ...
Thistle Be Delicious
May 14, 2012 - Ready to take your life by the reigns? Make sure artichokes are right there with you. Every vegetable has something that makes it seem like it is the best one of the bunch. Each h ...
Manning a Salad
May 14, 2012 - For the second year, “100 Men Who Cook” served up all sorts of good food to support projects of the IU Health Bloomington Hospital Foundation. The volunteer “chef ...
From Persia with Folate
Apr. 9, 2012 - Spinach: the classic response is one of complaint. It’s rare to find a child who, after Mom tells them to eat the waxy, green member of the chenopod family (including beets a ...
Q&A: Talking Nutrition
Apr. 9, 2012 - Stacey Matavuli, an Indiana University Health Bloomington dietitian, shares tips and offers motivation for those of us who made resolutions to be healthier in 2012. I know ...
Revving the Body's Engine
Mar. 12, 2012 - What exactly is metabolism? The Merriem-Webster definition says, “the sum of the processes in the buildup and destruction of protoplasm.” Well, that g ...
Bok Talk
Feb. 13, 2012 - Bok choy? That’s a vegetable? It sounds a bit like some sort of exotic animal or maybe the sound that animal would make. “Bok bok, chooy.” Don’t worry, thou ...
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