What healthy food staples do you use?

StarSong said:
I've never added it to beverages, nor have I bothered making it myself. At $8.99/kilo (I just looked at the package), it would be a massive hassle to peel, slice to .5 MM (as if I could,) and pickle it than to simply buy it. Between the rice vinegar and the ginger itself, it would be costlier to make than buy.

Amazon also sells it. Just look up pickled ginger for sushi.
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Thank you, StarSong, that's what I'll do.
 

StarSong said:
Most (all?) my local grocers sell chia seeds, including Aldi. (I don't know where you are in the US - perhaps they're hard to find where you are.) The seeds are inexpensive and a pound goes a long way. I add a tablespoon of chia seeds to oatmeal.

I buy frozen mixed berries (blueberry, raspberry & blackberry mix), because fresh berries mold quickly even when they're in season, and (fresh) out-of-season berries cost a king's ransom. I keep a small container of thawed berries in my fridge and refill it every other day.

Pickled ginger (the thin pink slices found at sushi bars) is more to my liking. My local Asian grocer carries it in the refrigerated section. A 2 lb bag is only $8.99. (I bought some yesterday and just checked the receipt.) I keep a small jar in my kitchen fridge and put the rest in a glass pickle jar in my garage fridge. A jar lasts me about 3 months - have never had it spoil.

I enjoy it in salads and stir fries pretty much every day.
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''A 2 lb bag is only $8.99.''

Great price .

I cut it up put it in blender taste bit harsh but not the end of the world .

How do you pickle it ?

''Ginger and Rheumatoid Arthritis''

Studies of ginger and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are few and far between — and not always top quality. Worth noting:
  • In a 12-week randomized controlled trial, 70 participants who had RA received a daily dose of 1,200 mg ginger or placebo. Results showed that the ginger group had a significant increase in the expression of FOXP3 genes, which help regulate the immune system, and a considerable decrease in pro-inflammatory genes.
  • A study comparing a daily dose of 1,500 mg ginger to placebo in 66 patients with active RA reported that the ginger group had a significant reduction in C-reactive protein (CRP, a marker of inflammation) and in interleukin (IL)-1, an inflammatory protein targeted by arthritis drugs like anakinra (Kineret) and canakinumab (Ilaris).
Benefits of Ginger for Arthritis | Arthritis Foundation
 
gruntlabor said:
I pickle things with vinegar.
Absolutely, ginger is good for arthritis pain.
I make a super-concentrated tea, an essence, of ginger and put it in everything, I mean everything from soups, salads, casseroles, beverages, breads, ginger snaps, ...
Plus, I can add it to lotion for external use.
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Thank you and as you know not just for arthritis / inflammation some Asian cultures swear by it .
 
Twostep said:
There is no "European Food". There is no European cuisine. There are no European shopping habits. If you feel like disclosing a specific country great!
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Well when I say European food, I mean EU regulations that ban more than half of what is allowed in Canada. So yes there is a difference.
And a lot of food here is organic, but no labeled as such due to cost to certify it organic. We buy wild boar and wild elk here, and there is no drugs used, no antibiotics, no steroids, no vaccines in the animals, just wild animals on a huge massive farm. Allowed to eat and live a wild diet. But can not be listed as organic due to prohibitive cost to do so.
The breads here are phenomenal. You have to try hard to get a wonder bread or another 30 ingredient bread! Most are only 4 or 5 ingredients. No ridiculous additives, toxins, colorants, dyes or things that should not be in there.
Thats what I mean. The food here is hands down 1000 percent better.
 
Tazx said:
Well when I say European food, I mean EU regulations that ban more than half of what is allowed in Canada. So yes there is a difference.
And a lot of food here is organic, but no labeled as such due to cost to certify it organic. We buy wild boar and wild elk here, and there is no drugs used, no antibiotics, no steroids, no vaccines in the animals, just wild animals on a huge massive farm. Allowed to eat and live a wild diet. But can not be listed as organic due to prohibitive cost to do so.
The breads here are phenomenal. You have to try hard to get a wonder bread or another 30 ingredient bread! Most are only 4 or 5 ingredients. No ridiculous additives, toxins, colorants, dyes or things that should not be in there.
Thats what I mean. The food here is hands down 1000 percent better.
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Well Tazz there are European and country specific regulations so your answer does not say anything. I have some heartburn with the EU allowing certain proteins to be added to food.
https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/novel-food/authorisations/approval-insect-novel-food_en
 
Twostep said:
Well Tazz there are European and country specific regulations so your answer does not say anything. I have some heartburn with the EU allowing certain proteins to be added to food.
https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/novel-food/authorisations/approval-insect-novel-food_en
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Hmm, not sure why you keep coming after my post so much.
The EU has a set of standards that all must follow to a minimum. Import regulations that must be followed. Then yes each country can do more or differentiate as it sees fit.
My whole point of the post was/is, EU food is better than Canadian food. The amount of toxins and additives and garbage in Canadian food as compared to my European food is night and day. So whether you want to discuss this in greater detail over and over, I really prefer not to.
My statement stands. I would rather eat food from the EU than Canada.
 
Can we please move back to discussing healthy staples people have in their kitchens and back pantries, and stop making unkind or smug remarks about other countries' cuisines?

My mom taught me that every country has delicious foods, and my travels have proven that true.

It's hurtful and impolite to "yuck someone else's yum." That goes for food, music, art, personal styles, countries, and everything else people hold dear.

Nobody on this planet (or the International Space Station) lives in a Garden of Eden.
 
StarSong said:
Can we please move back to discussing healthy staples people have in their kitchens and back pantries, and stop making unkind or smug remarks about other countries' cuisines?

My mom taught me that every country has delicious foods, and my travels have proven that true.

It's hurtful and impolite to "yuck someone else's yum." That goes for food, music, art, personal styles, countries, and everything else people hold dear.

Nobody on this planet (or the International Space Station) lives in a Garden of Eden.
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Sure, but don't you worry that attempts to control input might be called 'Censorship'?
I don't want to hear happy things only, I 'd rather know what people think.
Anyhoo, thanks for telling us what you think, what I think is what I just said.
 
Red meat, free of mad cow, preferably deer, caribou, elk, or bison.
I'm reading that mad cow is just about everywhere now, even on the vegetation that infected animals have grazed upon.
When we find it in ourselves, we call it 'dementia'.
 
gruntlabor said:
Sure, but don't you worry that attempts to control input might be called 'Censorship'?
I don't want to hear happy things only, I 'd rather know what people think.
Anyhoo, thanks for telling us what you think, what I think is what I just said.
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I wasn't attempting to control input, but to encourage civility. We have many Canadian members here. One of my sisters - a gourmet cook - has lived in Canada for over 60 years. I've visited many times and eaten numerous delicious meals there. The statement, "there is ecoli in everything (every food) in Canada" is hyperbolic, extraordinarily rude and obviously false.
 
StarSong said:
Wow! Can you cite a source? I can't find anything using a search engine.
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StarSong, many years ago, when English mad cow first became public knowledge, I read the science extensively. Now, it seems, that information can't be found. I believe it may have been censored or voluntarily removed to avoid public panic or to protect big business. In any case, I'm sorry to report that I don't have sources.
Another worrisome thing I read is that these misfolded proteins are 'indestructible', which approaches 'almost true' also of the Tuberculosis bug.
You might try searching 'variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD)' which I think is the human form of mad cow. But I searched that years ago and couldn't find my old sources.
Sorry I can't help with verification. I wish you good luck. I think this is important.
 
gruntlabor said:
StarSong, many years ago, when English mad cow first became public knowledge, I read the science extensively. Now, it seems, that information can't be found. I believe it may have been censored or voluntarily removed to avoid public panic or to protect big business. In any case, I'm sorry to report that I don't have sources.
Another worrisome thing I read is that these misfolded proteins are 'indestructible', which approaches 'almost true' also of the Tuberculosis bug.
You might try searching 'variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD)' which I think is the human form of mad cow. But I searched that years ago and couldn't find my old sources.
Sorry I can't help with verification. I wish you good luck. I think this is important.
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A friend lost her husband to mad cow disease just a couple of years ago. I was astonished that it was the cause of his death, and that it hadn't hit the news. She said the government minimizes these deaths, and doesn't publicly track the deaths as mad cow/CJfor fear of inspiring widespread panic and mistrust of the food supply.

Her experience squares with your belief that the information may have been censored to prevent panic and/or to protect big business.

Terrifying.
 
StarSong said:
A friend lost her husband to mad cow disease just a couple of years ago. I was astonished that it was the cause of his death, and that it hadn't hit the news. She said the government minimizes these deaths, and doesn't publicly track the deaths as mad cow/CJfor fear of inspiring widespread panic and mistrust of the food supply.

Her experience squares with your belief that the information may have been censored to prevent panic and/or to protect big business.

Terrifying.
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I'm surprised she was told the truth.
It's one of the contagious dementias!
Also, you might research the assorted terms for mad cow used for deer and/or other animals, as 'scrapie', and so forth.
"Scrapie is a fatal, degenerative, prion-based disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and, less commonly, goats..." --AI
 
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gruntlabor said:
Do you have a recipe, Twostep? If so, would you please share it?? Is it just hardtack??
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2 cups flour (I use bread flour)
1 2 tea salt
1/3 cup parmesan (the cheap stuff please, the other does not work)
1/3 cup flax sed (optional)
1 /3 cup olive oil
2/3 cup warm water
dash cayenne

Let dough sit for 10 minutes, roll out as thin as you can. I roll it on parchment paper and it makes two almost full cookie sheets. Be patient with the dough!

Slice. I make about 2x2 inch squares. Brush with egg white, sprinkle with parmesan if you like. You can bake and then break it apaprt.

Preheated oven 400F, 10-15 minutes. Please keep an eye on it after 10 minutes.
 

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