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Self-tutoring about food: the tutor mentions how the radishes and radish greens worked out. In yesterday’s post I begin about radishes and radish greens. What did I do with them? First, I looked up whether radish greens are edible. Apparently, …
Self-tutoring about food: the tutor visits an old favourite. When I was a kid in the Maritimes, radishes were ubiquitous during the summer. Everyone ate them without hesitation. I can’t recall anyone saying they didn’t like them; such an idea …
Self-tutoring about nutrition: the tutor mentions some complete protein sources that are vegetarian. I always thought that a combination of plant-based foods is needed to accomplish complete protein. Yet I learn now that some vegetarian foods, just by themselves, can …
Self-tutoring about spelling: the tutor explores spelling the Middle-Eastern dip made from chick peas. Apparently, hummus, hommus, hummous, hoummus, or even humos are all ways to spell the dip made from chick peas. This spell checker only likes hummus. Source: …
Self-tutoring about food: the tutor mentions the term filone. At a deli I saw the word filone. What does it mean? Filone is an Italian-style bread, perhaps baked in a long, thin loaf. Apparently “filone” means line. Source: savoringitaly.com
Self-tutoring about food and taste: the tutor finds some facts about MSG. MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a salt. Glutamate is the active ingredient, since sodium salts are always soluble. Glutamates – even in the form MSG – occur naturally in …
Self-tutoring about eating strawberries: the tutor reflects…. I have a fourteen and sixteen-year-old; both like strawberries. So, when strawberries are a good deal, we buy them. At any meal, I might be washing and cutting them up to serve as …
Self-tutoring about food: the tutor checks a comparison. The numbers below are for cooked portions. beef tuna % protein ≈ 28 ≈ 28 Interesting, eh? Source: usda.gov usda.gov
Self-tutoring about holiday eating, and pleasure from food: the tutor opens a question. Last night, watching the TV show Flipping Out (bravotv.com), I heard Megan say, Nothing tastes as good as skinny looks. -Megan, Flipping Out I was immediately intrigued. …
Self-tutoring about diet: the tutor inquires about sweet potatoes. Bodybuilders might favour sweet potatoes over regular ones, perhaps because of the carbohydrate-to-fibre ratio, which is lower for sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes have a carbohydrate:fibre ratio of around 5.75:1, whereas for …
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