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Almonds are a healthy snack and add nutritional value to all sorts of other dishes. In fact, did you know that, ounce for ounce, almonds are the most nutritionally dense nut? Yep.

If you love to make delicious treats for the holidays, then try this easy Angel Peppermint Bark. The secret to this candy is the white chocolate. Many similar recipes call for almond bark instead, but it produces candy that is somewhat waxy because of the paraffin content of the almond bark. Make this Angel Peppermint Bark with white chocolate and it will turn out smooth, rich, and creamy - and not waxy at all.

One of the problems facing anyone trying to eat healthier, especially for someone trying to move towards eating more raw foods is the convenience factor. Raw and natural foods are so much healthier for you, but its not as if there are drive-through raw foods restaurants on every street corner in the country.

When we change over to eating raw foods it can be quite expensive. The ultimate is to grow your own garden. If you have a back yard you can grow a pretty decent sized one. Otherwise, get a few planters and grow a couple of tomato plants along the patio wall, and put a couple of eggplants inside the porch door with one large circular planter. Make each vegetable plant its own design with surrounding works of art. I put a little garden here of one type of veggies and then another one on the south side of the yard. The sky is the limit what you can do.

Diet plays an important role in determining one’s health. Taking a balanced and nutritious diet can provide the health benefits to a person. Food is a very important part of any holiday, picnic party, family get together or any kind of celebration

This apple salad recipe is typical of Rome but very unique and easy as well. The secret is the fine slices and mixing well the vinaigrette salad dressing ingredients. As I present it to you this apple salad is a Mediterranean recipe with a subtle Japanese touch.

Which colour you love the most? Tomato red or Onion white?

It’s lunch time and you haven’t thought of anything to feed the kids, so you look around in your pantry and need something to fill those empty bellies. You can throw together just about anything and make a kid friendly meal. You might be surprised at the number of last minute lunch ideas you can make using the foods in your kitchen cabinets.

Is one of your family member participating in an exciting Olympic game? Are you busy watching the interesting sports program? Looking for some easy recipes and simple cooking ideas? How about….

What is the big deal with genetically modified food (GMOs)? Science is trying to solve hunger, so we are told, but as usual the story on the ground is much different than we perceive. The men in white coats are being paid to research in the interest of companies like Monsanto, the world’s largest seller of genetically modified seed and pesticides. What that means is that the bottom line is more important than the storyline they sell about increased yields.

I have always had an aversion to genetically modified food because it sounds unnatural. I didn’t like the idea that someone was manipulating nature. There are certain lines that we should not cross, and this seemed like one for me. But that doesn’t mean I’ve never eaten it. There is much more GMO soy in the U.S than non-GMO, and I’ve had my share of it. But now I know better, and refuse to support a system I think is not working.

I didn’t understand the subject in depth enough (until I began researching this piece from last winter) to argue with someone who saw increased productivity as a reason to go ahead - so that people who weren’t as privileged as I am in New York, where I can afford to eat a diverse diet, wouldn’t starve to death. Unfortunately, before further investigation of the subject, I was under the impression that we had little alternative to monocropping and scientific intervention to curb hunger.

Now, I think otherwise. The bottom line is education: we have forgotten the wisdom of our ancestors, who planted their own food and didn’t rely on giant companies to feed themselves. This is not just a poor person problem, its an everybody problem. I may have the ability to eat well, but I won’t be so lucky should our fertile soil blows away and food riots break out here in the U.S. It is necessary to reinvent how we think about the food system and force it to change.

I have been fortunate recently to interview some major food policy activists, and they’ve said the number one road block to big change is giant cooperations, in essence monopolies, acting without scrutiny by a president and congress completely beholden to special interests. Until we stop the force of lobbying at its roots, by demanding our leaders bust up the trusts, our voices will remain hard to hear over the din of money changing hands.

Upton Sinclair said “If is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Our leaders are being sponsored by special interests, so what should we expect?

Enjoy the report on Monsanto. It’s an interesting close look at the story of genetically modified food, and how it effects people’s lives.

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