by Elena Holmes | Sep 13, 2022 | General
Talking to the readers of this magazine about how nutritious a well-balanced vegan diet is would be preaching to the converted. No doubt that they also already know that there is only one nutrient that we cannot get from a balanced whole foods vegan diet, which is...
by Elena Holmes | Apr 29, 2021 | General
Nutritious, seasonal, local, and also – sounds almost too good to be true – free! The humble but ubiquitous dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). If there is a flower that one cannot help noticing, it is a dandelion with its radiant, joyful, and sunny bright yellow...
by Elena Holmes | Nov 1, 2020 | General
Do you like persimmons? We are at the peak of their season now, which will last until early spring. These luscious looking and tasting fruits, also called kaki or Sharon fruit, are native to Japan, China, and Korea but nowadays are also grown in California, South...
by Elena Holmes | May 11, 2020 | General
Although spring is bringing us a greater variety and quantity of fresh produce, the availability of it cannot be guaranteed because of the lockdown and all its consequences. Necessity is the mother of invention – or just an incitement to remember some great old...
by Elena Holmes | Oct 16, 2019 | General
‘Where do you get your protein?’ ‘But what about iron?’ ‘Are you sure you get enough calcium?’ – I challenge any vegan to say that no one has asked them at least one of these questions before. And we all know the answer – actually, many versions of the same answer –...
by Elena Holmes | Oct 29, 2017 | General
It is that time of the year. Orange. No escaping it. Orange leaves on the trees and orange pumpkins on doorsteps, walls, shop counters, porches, and windowsills.Leaves fall to rot on the ground, and the ‘used’ pumpkins are tossed into a compost pile (if they are...
by Elena Holmes | Feb 21, 2017 | General
In August 1768 Captain Cook left for an expedition on board of his ship “Endeavour” in quest of discovering just another new, rich and beautiful land, thus ascertaining himself glory and historical immortality. The expedition proved to be very successful, not only...
by Elena Holmes | Dec 15, 2016 | General
This book is a great read not only for dietitians, nutritionists, health educators and similar. It is for everyone who is interested in why we like what we like, why we prefer certain tastes, textures or temperatures of food while detesting some others and, as it says...
by Elena Holmes | Dec 1, 2016 | General
World Health Organisation (WHO) states that approximately 2 billion of the World’s population (30%) have iron deficiency anaemia (1). Some these cases are due to impaired absorption, but the major part is related to malnutrition and undernutrition....
by Elena Holmes | Nov 25, 2016 | General
Would people be happier (and healthier) if we could make broccoli taste like chocolate? I have come across this question quite a few times recently.“Chocolate is nice, delicious, desirable, rewarding, etc., etc. etc”. Right? “Broccoli (Brussels sprouts even more so)...
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