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Does Weight Gain Make You Hungry?

August 5, 2023

Sound backwards? Maybe not. Maybe gaining weight and storing fat really does make you hungry. Makes you eat more. And store more fat. Here's how and why it might be true. And why weight loss can be difficult to accomplish.

80 Ways: Horchata. A Vegan Milk Shake.

August 3, 2023

Looks and feels like milk. It's lactose-free and gluten-free. Tastes like a glass of thick, frothy milk with a peanut butter cookie built in. In South America, it's a traditional, refreshing and delicious beverage. You should know about this.

80 Ways: Farro becomes Tabbouleh

August 2, 2023

Nutty, slightly chewy farro glossed with a bright, tart and pungent lemon-garlic dressing. Enough fresh parsley to make this a real green salad. Cool mint and cucumber. Sweet, bright tomatoes. A serious mouthful.

80 Ways: Caesar Salad: rub, whisk, toss

August 1, 2023

Summer's easiest classic. Crisp and cool. Rich and creamy, but creamless. Bright and fragrant. Zero Glycemic Load. Make it in 3 minutes flat. Less than $2 for a main course salad. It's hot out there. Be cool.

80 Ways: Soda Pop. Better and Cheaper.

July 29, 2023

80 recipes based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. Today, it's a Way to tasty, refreshing, bubbly beverages made the way humans made them just before Coke and Pepsi persuaded folks to drink high Glycemic Load colas.

80 Ways: A Quick Dip in the Middle East

July 27, 2023

80 recipes based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. They all have two things in common: no highly processed foods and very low daily glycemic loads. Like this addictive snack they've been dipping into for centuries.

80 Ways: Oranges & Olives in Istanbul

July 26, 2023

80 recipes based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. They all have two things in common: no highly processed foods and very low daily glycemic loads. Like this classic salad loved in Turkey and Morocco for centuries.

80 Ways: Rainforest Coconut-Lime Soup

July 25, 2023

80 recipes based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. This one from Costa Rica is sweet, tart and spicy. Simple to make but complex to taste. Satisfying but light. A day's worth of Vitamins A and C. Skip the shrimp and it's vegetarian.

80 Ways: A Chocolate World: Orangettes

July 22, 2023

80 recipes. Based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. They all have two things in common: no highly processed foods and very low daily glycemic loads. Lots of them have a third: chocolate. Which has a GL near zero.

Vivid Chocolate Memories

July 20, 2023

I have many vivid memories that involve chocolate. I always thought this was purely about deliciousness. Now it turns out that chocolate may be responsible for vivid memories of everything. This is big news: Baby Boomers on a high-cocoa diet improved their memories in 3 months!