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	<title>ecomii food blog &#187; Marie Oser</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Plant-Based Proactive: A Healthy Recipe for People and the Planet</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2010/02/24/plant-based-proactive-%e2%80%93-healthy-recipe-for-people-and-the-planet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Legumes]]></category>

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Photo Credit: Juan Carlo
The plant-based lifestyle is proactive environmentalism at its best, and is as good for you as it is for the planet. Legumes, which include beans, lentils, peas, soybeans and peanuts, are one of the best sources of soluble fiber and a staple food in just about every country on earth.
Legumes are also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acorn Squash: A Rock Star Among Superfoods!</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2010/02/08/acorn-squash-a-rock-star-among-superfoods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>

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Winter squash is actually grown from late summer through December and has a satisfying flavor, luscious texture and extensive shelf life. For locavores, who support sustainable agriculture by eating seasonal foods grown within a 100-mile radius, this versatile vegetable has a lot to offer.
Acorn squash is prized for its sweet golden flesh and unique ribbed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Slimmest People on Earth Eat a Lot of This Food!</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2010/02/02/the-slimmest-people-on-earth-eat-a-lot-of-this-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2010/02/02/the-slimmest-people-on-earth-eat-a-lot-of-this-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Whole Grains]]></category>

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The average American diet, heavy in animal products, requires the production of an extra ton and a half of greenhouse gases compared to a plant based diet.1 A diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruit and legumes is environmentally responsible and can help maintain a healthy weight.
In recent years, however many diet books have blamed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Lose Weight? Eat Potatoes</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2010/01/19/want-to-lose-weight-eat-potatoes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2010/01/19/want-to-lose-weight-eat-potatoes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>

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What’s the most popular vegetable in America?  If you guessed potato, you are right!  Plant foods, the exclusive source of dietary fiber, also provide us with precious vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  And since potatoes are grown throughout the year, they&#8217;re also a fresh, seasonal and sustainable option for your winter meals.  Unfortunately, potatoes have often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soy: The Complete Protein!</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2010/01/11/soy-the-complete-protein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Alternatives]]></category>

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Obesity is a health problem of epidemic proportions and the high fat cholesterol laden Western diet has increasingly come under fire in recent years. Home cooks are choosing vegetarian alternatives more often than ever before and the market for soymilk, burgers, breakfast sausages, snack bars and even tofu has exploded.1
Soy protein is a complete high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purple Jasmine Rice Pudding: Fair Trade and Gluten-Free. Sweet!</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/10/01/purple-jasmine-rice-pudding-fair-trade-dessert%e2%80%a6sweet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dessert]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>

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The Fair Trade initiative is a market-based approach that empowers small growers and craftspeople by organizing them into co-operatives.  Fair Trade&#8217;s strategic intent is to work with marginalized producers and workers to achieve economic self-sufficiency and environmental standards.
According to Fairtrade Labelling Organizations (FLO), as of 2007 almost 8 million producers and their families have benefited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Studies Find Mercury Levels Increasing in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/09/15/new-studies-find-mercury-levels-increasing-in-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/09/15/new-studies-find-mercury-levels-increasing-in-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
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A new government study revealed widespread mercury contamination of fish tested in streams across the U.S.¹ In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey tested more than 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams across the nation from 1998 to 2005.
Every fish tested showed traces of mercury and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayo Clinic Study: Celiac disease 4 times more common than 1950s. Researchers suggest the environment may be a factor</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/08/11/avoid-gluten-if-you-have-celiac-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/08/11/avoid-gluten-if-you-have-celiac-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
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According to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published July 2009 in the journal Gastroenterology¹, Celiac disease(CD) is over four times more common today than it was 50 years ago. The study also found that subjects who did not know they had celiac disease were nearly four times more likely than celiac-free subjects to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palm Oil Harmful?</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/07/30/palm-oil-harmful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/07/30/palm-oil-harmful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Impact]]></category>

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Image: Global Trade
Coconut, palm and palm kernel oils are found in commercial cakes, cookies and snack foods. These tropical oils are solid at room temperature and contain a great deal of saturated fat: coconut oil, 92 percent, palm kernel oil, 82 percent and palm oil, 50 percent.
The American Heart Association recommends substantially reducing intake of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Skinny on Soy</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/07/13/the-skinny-on-soy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/food/2009/07/13/the-skinny-on-soy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Produce]]></category>

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Soyfoods are hot - or not - depending on whom you believe. Soy, superstar of healthy alternatives, has been under attack. The Internet is a great resource for news and information about health and science and 87 percent of online users have researched a scientific topic at one time or another.¹ The Internet is also [...]]]></description>
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