"Fuel your body...Delight your senses"
Stephanie Brina-Herres, MS, RD, CDN
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May
31
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May
25
2012
In this 3rd of 4 blog posts of this series, some specific nutrients re: prostate cancer will be mentioned.
(Photo courtesy of Felipedan via rgbstock.com)
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May
25
2012
Everyone knows how important Food Safety is when it comes to summertime cookouts.
The “Fight Bac!™” program of The Partnership for Food Safety Education has provided lots of pertinent information to help everyone think ahead about how to reduce their risk of foodborne illness. This is especially true when it comes to warm weather food preparation and eating food items from summertime cookouts either outdoors or indoors.
Image for “Keep Food Safe From Bacteria” courtesy of the Fight Bac!™ program.
Follow sound, proper pre-preparation & safe cooking advice when it comes to food items as provided by USDA via their convenient fact sheets or searchable food safety education site. Putting into practice their practical materials concerning food purchasing, transportation & pre- as well as post-cooking storage, along with cooking caveats and then adhering to the four main Fight Bac!™ or Home Food Safety™ steps of:
- Clean/Wash,
- Separate,
- Cook to proper temperature, &
- Chill/Refrigerate any leftover food items promptly & properly can really make a significant difference when it comes to food safety.
You can download a BBQ food safety handout from USDA that will remind you of these many important considerations so that you can more safely enjoy your summertime cooking & entertaining.
This approach also ties into the ongoing series over the past two months on this blog site dealing with Beyond Watchful Waiting (Food, Nutrition & Prostate Cancer). Remember that the following only qualifies as infotainment and that you should seek advice personalized for your own health needs from your own health care practitioners.
When it comes to the “cook” step for “meats”, one should avoid overcooking lean “meats” per se, which include lean beef, fish, pork, or poultry, at very high temperatures either via pan frying or grilling over an open flame as that practice has been shown in laboratory studies to lead to the production of carcinogenic heterocyclic amines (HCAs), one of which is PhIP, known to promote prostate cancer in animal studies when very high doses of it were ingested.
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May
3
2012
Fame.
It influences people, whether members of the public are willing to admit that or not. Fame allows others to get their message out and have the opportunity for it to possibly be heard.
RDs have been trying to convince people for decades that taking “small steps” when it comes to eating real food and changing food buying, storage, preparation and eating patterns do matter–that they can really make a HUGE collective difference in people’s lives when all those small steps are added together. Yet many people have simply either ignored/tuned out the RDs in far too many instances, or have not felt strongly enough influenced to give the approach a solid effort and learn how success breeds success.
(Spices photo courtesy of Assiewin via rgbstock.com and a reminder that appropriately using vibrantly colored and flavored herbs & spices can often contribute in 10 minutes or less to the flavor of so many food items when cooking real food).
Well, now some “celebrity chefs” are using their FAME to say some of the same things RDs have said for decades, and who knows, maybe now some more members of the public will listen?!
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May
1
2012
Warmer weather usually means more rain storms and thus the potential for more rainbows as well.
Virtually all of us should be aiming to consume a “Rainbow of Color” from nature’s color wheel when it comes to fruits & veggies.
There are many health benefits associated with the colors of the rainbow nature so graciously provides, and particularly for those discussing prostate cancer prevention, incidence & progression, treatment, and survivorship as noted in the 4 part series we started late last month and will be continuing with this month.
Beyond their beneficial vitamin content, consider the rich antioxidant & anti-inflammatory content of some deeply colored fruits & vegetables.
How familiar are you with nature’s rainbow of fruits & veggies when it comes to matters of prostate cancer and actually overall health for anyone?
(Photo of basket of organic vegetables courtesy of Dahlia via rgbstock.com).
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