Summer in the Swedish archipelagos, near Stockholm. Close by, but a world away.
What’s good around the web is a weekly series ere I share some of what I’ve been reading around the web. Each week I’ll be posting links to five nutrition related articles, good recipes, and just general good reads. I hope you enjoy it!
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1. We've read about this study, which examines the effects of three diets in the long term, before. This article, I think, explains things a little more clearly, and is worth reading.
2. New research suggests that flavour preferences are shaped in the womb. Interesting!
3. Grilled sweet potatoes with cherry salsa?! You had me at cherry salsa.
4. I've totally experienced this: short on sleep, junk food looks even more tempting.
5. Dark, leafy greens are summer's super foods.
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Leanne
I've been thinking of the article about flavor preferences happening in the womb and through the first few months of life a lot lately-- I tried to eat a more varied diet than usual when I was pregnant because I wanted Henry to be exposed to a lot of different flavors and hopefully be an adventurous eater. I guess I've still got a very small window left to do that!! One thing I am NOT exposing him to is green peppers. Gross!! He'll probably thank me for that later : )
themuffinmyth
Or it could be the reverse - I've got a friend who basically grew her baby on cheese, and then her daughter would never touch the stuff.
Cammy
Hey, also wondering if it's possible to eat too many leafy greens. Could the vitamin A build up and have adverse effects? Mine is growing like crazy right now and am eating a good cup a day of rainbow chard in my smoothies.
themuffinmyth
Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin, so it does build up rather than getting flushed out like water soluble vitamins would. You'd have to be eating an awful lot of leafy greens to reach toxic amounts though. I cram a cup of spinach into smoothies almost daily, and it does nothing but good. Beta-carotene, which is the precursor to Vitamin A found in fruits and vegetables, is not converted efficiently enough in the body to cause vitamin A toxicity. Taking supplements or eating liver excessively could be a problem, but eat as much chard as you want, worry free!
Cammy
Speaking of leafy greens, I tried some 'Swiss Chard Rolls' in a restaurant once, they were delicious and I can't even begin to imagine how nutritious. Maybe the Muffin Myth could take a stab at recreating them for me?
themuffinmyth
Like where the swiss chard replaces a rice paper wrap?
Cammy
Exactly. The filling was a bunch of sauteed veg, but I imagine barley might be really nice in there. Then covered with a nice little garlicky tomato sauce.
themuffinmyth
So then you're talking something hot, like a dolmade or cabbage roll only with chard instead? I saw this the other day with dinosaur kale. Looked really good.
Cammy
Yup, like a superfood cabbage roll.