Purchased a bottle of La Vie Beet Kvass Probiotic Tonic at the Alameda Webster Street Farmers’ Market 2015 March 14 for $5. We found the taste too earthy and salty; the expected slightly sweet beet notes were missing. We did appreciate that the beverage is shelf-stable until opened.
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Fermentation on the Radio
Regular consumption of fermented foods such as kimchee, kombucha, and kvass helps digestion and elimination. Sandor Katz and other fermentation experts are featured in the To The Best of Our Knowledge Fermentation episode airing 2015 March 15.
Exposure Therapy
A recent study of children allergic to peanuts indicates that ‘exposure therapy’ – supervised feedings of progressively larger quantities of peanut (pureed into baby food) – may significantly reduce the risk of an infant developing a peanut allergy. Gideon Lack, professor of pediatric allergy, Kings College London; lead author of the Learning About Peanut Allergy…
Nutriate Contacts
CMC John Dawson, CMC ’85, former exec at MacDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts, current CEO of Coffee Bean Tea & Leaf; LinkedIn invite sent 2015 Feb 24
Medical Records
If available, get an electronic copy of medical records from your health provider and then carry the pertinent subset with you on your travels. Kaiser Permanente of Northern California offers its patients the option to get their PEMR (Portable Electronic Medical Records) on a USB key (aka thumb drive or flash drive; a pinkie finger-sized…
All Chocolate is Dark
Calling milk chocolate ‘chocolate’ is like calling a fish stick doused with malt vinegar and dunked in ketchup ‘fish’. Milk chocolate is something you eat when you don’t care for the taste of chocolate (liquor). And as for white chocolate, that’s as close to chocolate as Kosher gelatin (made from fish bones) is to fish….
Tolerant Foods
Tolerant Foods has come out with a line of organic, single-ingredient (red lentil or black bean) pastas. The form factors currently available are penne (tubes with longitudinal ridges), rotini (corkscrews), and fettuccine. The pastas are high in fiber, gluten-free, and high in protein. In addition to a 12oz thin paperboard box with a small clear…
Books on Companion Animals
Reviewed (See Kitty Cornered in the Memoirs post.) Unreviewed Four Paws, Five Directions: A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats and Dogs by Cheryl Schwartz and Mark Ed. Schwartz Natural Healing for Dogs & Cats from A to Z by Cheryl Schwartz Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats by Diane Stein Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide…
Seeds of Change
Quinoa & Brown Rice with Garlic The form factor – a microwavable pouch with a tear-off top and an accordion bottom enabling it to stand upright – was definitely convenient. Probably because a pouch contains two 1-cup servings, an eating utensil was not provided with the pouch. Following the microwave cooking instructions resulted in an…
Beanfield’s Chips
The basic Unsalted flavor of Beanfield’s Bean & Rice Chips makes a great, painless substitute for corn-based tortilla chips and a reasonably healthy snack food when the crunchy munchies hit. These baked chips are made of organic, GMO-free beans and rice with a little oil. Probably due to the rice, the texture of these chips is…