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Why Some Israeli Yogurts Aren’t Really Yogurt

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Blog, Food, Gut Health, Nutrition — 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…

Are Your Gut Microflora Doing the Happy Dance?

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Blog, Gut Health, Health and Wellness — 7 Comments ↓

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…

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

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Fats and Oils, Food, Israel, Nutrition, Uncategorized — 9 Comments ↓

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…

Kitchen Sink Salad

Posted on April 6, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Blog, Food, Pesach, Recipes, Uncategorized — No Comments ↓

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…

Tagged with: Olive oil, Passover, Pesach, Salad, Salad Dressing, Techina, Vegetables

Don’t Get Stuck in the Oil Aisle

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Blog, Fats and Oils, Food, Food safety, Pesach — No Comments ↓

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…

Why Some Israeli Yogurts Aren’t Really Yogurt

Are Your Gut Microflora Doing the Happy Dance?

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

Kitchen Sink Salad

Don’t Get Stuck in the Oil Aisle

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