Lunch Date Newsletter #37: Nutrition News in Bite-Size Portions

So glad you could make it for our weekly lunch date nutrition news roundup! I know you’re busy, so let’s jump right in:

Caroline’s Latest Press:

• Saturated Fat: Good, Bad, or Benign? – To Live And Diet in L.A. // What the heck is going on with saturated fat? Good? Bad? I combine good science and common sense to cut through the controversy in this guest blog post for To Live And Diet in LA. 
  • Bottom Line:  Focus on food, not nutrients.

• Create a Nutritious Breakfast with This Formula – STACK Media // A breakfast that combines whole grains, fiber, and protein gives you a quick energy boost, keeps you full, and helps protect you from illness and injury.

• Grandpere Tiger’s Veggie Soup – Whole Foods Market & PBS // I created a veggie soup for PBS based on the beloved cartoon, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. If your little one loves the show, the soup is a great way to help them eat more vegetables!

Food, Health, & Nutrition News:

• A Green Light for Red Palm Oil as a Health Aid? – The Wall Street Journal // Not so fast WSJ. Red palm oil is packed with a saturated fat called palmitic acid. While we used to think it was bad for heart health, we’re not so sure anymore. However, we do know that oils high in unsaturated fats like olive oil, canola oil, almond oil, and avocado oil are heart healthy. And while a tablespoon may contain 240% of your daily recommended value of vitamin A (ooohhh), 1 whole baked sweet potato with skin has 561%! Bam.
  • Bottom Line: Don’t go palm crazy yet. Stick with the known healthy oils for now.

• Tea Sommeliers Are the Hot New Thing in Food Pairing – NPR // The world is weird. But obviously I kind of want to try this.

• A Way to Get Fit and Also Have Fun – The New York Times // High intensity interval training (HIIT) can get you fit – fast. But many people can’t stand it. Haters gonna hate, but a new study shows they seem to like it better when HIIT gets broken up into minute-long chunks: 30 seconds at low intensity, 20 seconds at moderate intensity, and 10 seconds at high intensity. It works for tons of exercises from swimming to running to rowing.

These Recipes Look SO GOOD:

Breakfast:

Photo Credit: Joyful Healthy Eats

• No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars – Joyful Healthy Eats

• Copycat Starbucks Spinach + Feta Breakfast Wrap – The Big Man’s World
• High-Protein Chocolate Banana Overnight Oats – Love & Zest
• How to Make Overnight Oats (+ Flavor Combinations) – MJ and Hungryman

Main Course:

Photo Credit: Cooking Classy

• Roasted Tomato Basil Soup – Cooking Classy
• Easy Macaroni Casserole – Skinnytaste

Sides/Snacks:

• How to Microwave Sweet Potatoes – North Carolina Sweet Potatoes
• Persian Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon – EatingWell

Desserts:

Photo Credit: Diamond of California

• Peach Almond Crisp – Two Peas & Their Pod
• Blueberry Almond Crisp – Cookie + kate
• Chocolate Dipped Walnuts with Sea Salt – Diamond of California
• Mixed Berry Peach Galette – What’s Gaby Cooking

Lately on CarolineKaufman.com:

The BEST Fruit & Nut Granola (seriously – it’s worth those capital letters). You should make it.

Adult Popsicle Roundup: Homemade & Sometimes Boozy

Thanks for having lunch with me today – have a great rest of your week! 🙂

xx,

Caroline

Your Turn! Would you pay extra for a tea pairing with your food?