Dr. Grandma shows you how to get the nutrients you need and save money in these blogs:
Brown Bagging It
Mary Ireland talks about the advantages of taking a lunch to work or school.
Spending a Fortune on Food in Order to Eat Healthily
Dr. Grandma discusses a study that leads us to eating a heart-healthy diet without breaking the food budget.
Budget Friendly Homemade Soup
Dr. Grandma calculates the financial cost differences between nutritious homemade soup and canned soup.
Antioxidants in the Non-Exotic Apple Barrel
Dr. Grandma discusses the nutritional benefits of ordinary apples being ‘superfruits.’
Budget Friendly Homemade Soup
Dr. Grandma calculates the financial cost differences between nutritious homemade soup and canned soup.
How Ancient Is Your Sea Salt?
Dr. Grandma discusses the issue of sea salt – the conclusion is that we need to be careful with any type of salt.
Nix the Ginkgo – Eat Food
Dr. Grandma discusses the failure of ginkgo biloba to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or disease, or dementia and what you can do.
Colorful Real Food
Dr. Grandma notices that an ordinary day’s real foods offer many of the colors of antioxidants sold in pricy bottles.
Health Claims of ‘Superfruits’ – Fantasy
Hype! That’s what I see. If I’m doing research on nutrition-related issues, up come unwelcome articles about exotic juices — açai berries and its buddies — and their fantastical health claims.
And don’t miss these two blog by Dr. Grandpa:
Full, or True Cost Accounting for Food: Part 1
Dr Grandpa, writing a guest blog, introduces a cause and effect model to show Part 1 of a way to consider the full, or true costs of the food we buy and eat. He uses a graphic and explains how the benefits of government subsidized foods and health care have social costs in taxes and public health problems.
Full Food Cost Accounting: Part 2. Designing Foods for Craving
Dr. Grandpa discusses ‘Designing Foods for Craving’ in the second part of a series about the real full cost of subsidized commodities that end up as processed and junk food. Dr. Grandma shares a recipe for Exotic papaya and Wheat Berries.
