Posted by kathryn in Myths, Blogging, Vegetables, Salads and Nutrition

• I’ve been reading and re-reading this post from Passion For Health. It perfectly encapsulates something I see every day in clinic. We are more knowledgeable about health and diet than we’ve ever been. The majority of people I come into contact with know what they need to do to eat well and be healthy and yet so many just don’t have the wellbeing and vitality they want. If that’s you then read this post.
• Green vegies, those powerhouses of nutrition* have been featured in Paula Goodyer’s Chew On This blog. Their health benefits are many and they’re also among the quickest and easiest of vegies to cook.
• And on the subject of greens, What Do I Know has posted a beautiful looking (and super-simple) recipe for kale with white beans and brown rice. I can imagine eating this a lot over autumn and winter, using all different sorts of greens.
• As I mentioned earlier in the week, Neil from At My Table has been posting all about Autism Awareness Week . It’s an interesting and thoughtful series of posts, looking at what autism is and what it means to the individual and family.
• Lucy over at Nourish Me publishes beautiful photos, recipes and tantalising ideas for meals. I’m somewhat besotted by this use of turnips – a much under-rated vegetable.
• A good reminder by Weighty Matters not to be fooled by salads. The vegies are fabulous, but just watch those dressings. Caesar salad dressing, mayonnaise, anything with the word “creamy” or “satay” in, can all add up to at least 300kJ per serve.
• And Greenfoot asks can scientists and brewers turn beer into energy?

And this week in Sydney (and most of NSW), we’ve had beautiful, beautiful rain.

Photo by Erik K Veland under the terms of a creative commons license.

19 May, 2007