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…
Category: Nutrition
Why Some Israeli Yogurts Aren’t Really Yogurt
Posted in Blog, Food, Gut Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized Tagged with: bio yogurt, cow yogurt, goat yogurt, Halav Haaretz, Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Probiotics, sheep yogurt, Streptococcus thermophilus, yoghurt, yogurt
Why you want grass-fed butter and where to find it in Israel
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…
Posted in Fats and Oils, Food, Israel, Nutrition, Uncategorized Tagged with: Beurre De Normandie, CAFOs, Chemah Hollandit, cows, dairy cows, Elle & vire, European butter, grass-fed butter, Israeli butter, Israeli cows, Lurpak, Makabi, pastured butter, President Butter, Tnuva, Tnuva butter, Weston A. Price, white butter, yellow butter
How to Prevent Pesach Constipation and Weight Gain
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…
Posted in Blog, Nutrition, Pesach, Uncategorized Tagged with: Constipation, Gebruchts, Gluten-Free, Gluten-free Matzah, Kitniyot, Lakewood Matzoh, Matza, Matzah, Matzoh, Oat Matzah, Passover, Pesach, Quinoa, Shmurah matzah, Spelt Matzah, Weight gain, Whole Wheat Matzah
Little Changes, Big Difference This Purim
The compliment I like best after hosting a meal is when my guests leave satisfied, exclaiming that the food was delicious as well as healthy. It’s not really hard to serve delicious and healthy meals when you know which tweaks to make. These are…
Posted in Blog, Fats and Oils, Food, Nutrition, Purim Tagged with: Fats and Oils, Purim, Sourdough Bread, Sugar
Should I Close Down Nourishing Israel?
I am tired of eating healthy all the time. Going to the supermarket used to be fun. I could check out all the new food products and buy what interested me, not what had the healthiest ingredients. Who cares anymore?…
Posted in Food, Nutrition, Purim, Uncategorized Tagged with: Additives, Canned Fruits, Canned vegetables, Cereal, Coconut milk, Cold Cereal, E-numbers, Junk Food, Olive oil, Purim, Rancid Fats, Salad Dressing, Tehina
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