Food and Culinary

National Festival of Breads to Land in the "Little Apple"

10/16/2012

America’s only amateur bread baking contest will make its home in Manhattan, KS, on June 22, 2013. The National Festival of Breads, sponsored by King Arthur Flour, Fleischmann's Yeast and the Kansas Wheat Commission, celebrates the relationship between farmer and consumer and highlights the art of baking bread at home.Read more

White Bread is Not the Enemy

Author: 
Elena Ferretti, Fox News
10/02/2012

There’s nothing wrong with eating white bread, says bread-baking guru Ken Forkish author of the new book, “Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza.” Forkish, a white bread fan, is out to set the record straight.Read more

Whole Grains For Breakfast

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Registered dietitian Liz Weiss provides tips and tricks on how to eat better for weight loss and incorporate grains into your diet.

Whole Grains At School

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Registered dietitian Liz Weiss provides tips and tricks on how to eat better for weight loss and incorporate grains into your diet.

Whole Grains For Healthy Family Meals

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Registered dietitian Liz Weiss provides tips and tricks on how to eat better for weight loss and incorporate grains into your diet.

The Benefits Of Whole Grains

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Registered dietitian Liz Weiss provides tips and tricks on how to eat better for weight loss and incorporate grains into your diet.

How To Cook With Budget Friendly Whole Grains

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Registered dietitian Liz Weiss discusses tips for adding budget-friendly whole grains to meals.

Reading Nutrition Labels May Help You Manage Your Weight

Author: 
Healthfinder.gov
09/16/2012

Take the time to read nutrition labels and you may be rewarded with a smaller waistline, says a recent study. Shoppers—women, in particular—who read food labels are almost nine pounds thinner than their non-label-reading counterparts.

Conducted by a group of scientists from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, the study uncovered major discrepancies between people who read nutrition labels and those who do not.Read more

The Glamorization of Gluten-Free

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Janet Helm
09/09/2012

Writer, registered dietitian and mother of twins Janet Helm posts on her website Nutrition Unplugged http://nutritionunplugged.com/ her thoughts on “The Glamorization of Gluten-Free.” Pondering why going gluten-free is the new diet craze, she discusses whether going gluten-free will help people lose weight. “The answer is, it depends,” she writes. “There’s nothing inherent about a gluten-free diet that’s going to melt away the pounds.Read more

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