FoodWISE and Gigi’s favorite one paragraph, packed with nutritional messages

Image: Doughnuts, not as bad as you think (depending……………..on if and how much sugar, and how the doughnuts are “fried”) Gigi reads FoodWISE, and highlights the one paragraph in the book that says it all. (nutritionally-speaking) And here’s scientific article back-up: what’s up with fiber and whole grains?        

FoodWISE—is sugar addictive?

Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, more on Robert Lustig’s work—is sugar addictive? And what about fructose? It’s easy to find work on this, published by universities—although some may be a little dated, as here: university musings on sugar. FoodWISE has recent references on all discussed in the book.     Image: Tarte and cream, from a…

FoodWISE—what’s the deal with sugar?

Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, and begins a discussion of the bitter truth about sugar! This section features the controversial Robert Lustig. What’s the deal with sugar? You can read his work in Nature, here: how toxic is sugar and a interview with NPR, here: fallacies of fat.

FoodWISE wins Living Now Book Awards silver medal!

Gigi reads about processed fats tonight, and announces an award FoodWISE just received for the Living Now Book Awards. See: FoodWISE wins silver! to see the complete listing of all the winners, FoodWISE is about the 7th book cover down. Finding the right category for it (a book on political economy+food psychology+sustainability+cooking+wise living+delicious farming) was…