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Fish heads for Rosh Hashanah? Make super-nutritious fish soup

Posted on September 20, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Blog, Food, Nutrition, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah, Uncategorized — No Comments ↓

One of the customs of the first night of Rosh Hashanah is to eat a number of foods that symbolically represent our concerns and hopes for a good judgment for the upcoming year. Among these foods is the head of…

Tagged with: Fish Heads, Fish Soup, Fish Stock, Rosh Hashana, Stock

Amazing Pomegranates: Rosh Hashanah Specialty, Nutritional Powerhouse

Posted on September 7, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Food, Health and Wellness, Israel, Natural Health, Nutrition, Rosh Hashanah, Women's Health — No Comments ↓

Rimonim/Pomegranates – Painting by Leah Laker Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, your speech is beautiful. Your cheeks are like a piece of pomegranate from behind your veil. …

Tagged with: Israel, Judaism, Nutrition, Pomegranate, Rimon, Rosh Hashanah, Weston Price

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…

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 — 10 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…

How to Prevent Pesach Constipation and Weight Gain

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Blog, Nutrition, Pesach, Uncategorized — No Comments ↓

Now we are starting to make our Pesach lists and of course, matzah is on top. Necessary for the seder (or sedarim outside of Israel) it not only substitutes for bread, but if you are creative, it also substitutes for…