Going Green

Steam Your Vegetables

I cook all my vegetables by placing a steamer basket inside a pot.  Using steam to cooking saves a lot of energy because (1) only a small amount of water is heating to boiling, (2) a […]
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Eat Less Beef

Back in the mid-’80s when I was between jobs I went up to a small town near Burlington, Vermont to help a friend start up an old dairy farm that hadn’t been used for decades.  […]
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Nix the Carbonated Drinks

One-third of all Americans are overweight. Another one-third are obese.  A major contributing factor is the consumption of carbonated drinks – Cokes, Pepsi, etc.  There are many detrimental health issues with high-sugar sodas. All that […]
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Glycemic Fix

Diabetes happens when your pancreas is overworked over many years until it eventually has problems balancing out all the excess sugar you ingest.  After you have diabetes, you have to be very careful with your […]
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Protein Powder

Protein powder isn’t just for bodybuilders.  The average person needs about 50 grams of protein per day (45 for women, 55 for men, leading a sedentary lifestyle).  Two scoops of a quality protein powder give […]