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What the Heck is a Superfood?

Posted by Mac Gambill on Mar 7, 2014 5:01:00 PM

You can't read a product label anymore without seeing "Superfood" written somewhere on the wrapper. Whether it's a bar, a drink, or even some type of supplement chances are that the manufacturer wants to ensure that you know that this delicious item is actually good for you… even if it tastes like sand. But what qualifies a food as being "super"? With the introduction of this hot, new classification, we dive in to see what foods have been trending, and which ones to keep our eyes on.

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Topics: avocado, superfoods, coconuts, chia seeds

Red, White and Green Salad | Plus a Healthy Nudge Toward Asparagus

Posted by Phil Beene on Jan 10, 2014 4:35:00 PM

After the latest, and most painfully chilling of the recent cold-fronts ripped through my temporary hideout in Washington DC early this week (freezing everything from our pipes to my face), I decided I would use this blog post to spit some Springtime in the face of Old Man Winter. And that my friends is how you end up featuring a Spring vegetable like asparagus in the middle of January!

Now for those of you thinking I’m not giving winter it’s due, this dish actually is an homage to the season in it’s own way. Not the growing season, per se, but certainly to it’s most culturally prominent colors (by western, Christian standards anyway). Red and green, the Christmas holiday fixtures, and of course, plenty of white for the snowy weather. Maybe it’s a stretch, but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

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Topics: avocado, asparagus, eating light, salads, tomato