Home › Blog › Page 2

Why Some Israeli Yogurts Aren’t Really Yogurt

Posted on by Caryn — 13 Comments ↓

There was a surprise in store for me when I scrutinized the yogurt (יוֹגוּרט – yogurt) container.  What I discovered might surprise you, too. In the United States in the late ’70s, Dannon yogurt featured commercials extolling the longevity of Soviet…

Read more ›

Posted in Blog, Food, Gut Health, Nutrition Tagged with: , , , ,

Are Your Gut Microflora Doing the Happy Dance?

Posted on by Caryn — 5 Comments ↓
cartoon of bacteria

Did you know that inside your intestinal walls is a humongous community of microflora that largely determines your health? It’s true. While we think that the food we eat is just for us, we are really feeding a whole little…

Read more ›

Posted in Blog, Gut Health, Health and Wellness Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Why you want grass-fed butter and where to find it in Israel

Posted on by Caryn — 5 Comments ↓
Cow in field

One of the important foods that people often search for is butter (חֶמאָה – chem’ah) from pastured cows because it is a rich source of  Vitamins A, D, and K2, as well as many other nutrients. The color of the butter…

Read more ›

Posted in Fats and Oils, Food, Israel, Nutrition, Uncategorized Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Kitchen Sink Salad

Posted on by Caryn — No Comments ↓
Kitchen Sink

Well, okay… Everything but the kitchen sink. In the run-up before Pesach, or any time you might have little bits of food left over that you don’t want to throw out, turn them into a salad. (This also works for…

Read more ›

Posted in Blog, Food, Pesach, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged with: , , , , , ,

Don’t Get Stuck in the Oil Aisle

Posted on by Caryn — No Comments ↓
olive oil poured on cucumbers

  There are some different salad and cooking oils appearing on the grocery shelves before Pesach, ones that aren’t usually sold during the rest of the year (or at least not in abundance). They are available, primarily, for the benefit of Ashkenazi consumers…

Read more ›

Posted in Blog, Fats and Oils, Food, Food safety, Pesach Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,
Share