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rachna purpose, Food-Lover
New York, New York
About me
Co-Founder of Foodstand. Lover of spices, bubbles, sunshine, brunch parties, & dance breaks. Sharing seasonal Indian experiments, good food finds, and incredible stories from NY and Detroit
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Thefoodstand.comAfter being taunted by muffins and cookies at the coffee shop, happy to come home to make a giant bowl of veggies!
Day 1/3: Avoid Added Sugar Level II
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garv This challenge will be a tough one for me!
"Red meat and sugar: more similar than you think" - a great piece about how we can't vilify just one food time to get healthy
medium.com
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LezEngel "Nutrition goes beyond carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals."
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DietID_TeamDietitians Andy is the best ;)
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miachel Right on 🙌🏼
No sugar in my tea! I opted for a sprinkle of cinnamon instead, and it works like a charm.
Day 1/3: Avoid Added Sugar Level II
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sociokim Ditto, I'm a no sugar tea kinda gal too!
Coffee shops are tough for this challenge. All the "bars" have "dried cane sugar." Any tips for what else to get?
The Office Coffee Shop
I got a banana. That's all I could find
Day 1/1: Avoid Added Sugar Level I
Day 1/1: Avoid Added Sugar Level I
Dig inn is a great place for a distraction-free meal, especially if you're eating alone.
Dig Inn Seasonal Market
Got a veggie plate, and broke out my book. I was happy to see lots of others doing the same, and not list perusing twitter the whole time :)
More sugar industry interference: this time with ads warning of the health effects of soda
oneillinstituteblog.org
This is in Colombia, and makes me so mad!!
Sweetgreen's guacamole greens salad with my guac shoes👍👍👍
sweetgreen
Day 1/1: Avoid Added Sugar Level I
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lauren I am obsessed with those shoes!!!
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DietID_TeamDietitians @Lauren - soludos! They even have watermelons :)
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omar 🔥🔥🔥
India Just Hit A Massive Milestone, And The Entire World Should Take Note - a state with 100% organic farming!
food.good.is
I loved Sikkim when I visited. Ample recycling better than most cities, super clean, clear commitment to equality, and now this! "India's Sikkim state now boasts 100 percent organic certification. ...
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garv @Rachna initially, India was all about organic farming by default & then the commerce of feeding a rising middle class crept in. What Sikkim has achieved is impressive! A lot of restaurateurs are...
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DietID_TeamDietitians So good to hear, but I can totally see the glorifying of industrial ag and fast food creeping in. @Jiwan is building organic farming practices in chitrakoot, so hopefully this spreads throughout...
How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat - The New York Times
nytimes.com
This is just one example but a good one as we look at 'studies' about nutrition with a discerning eye
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garv Common sense rules?
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DietID_TeamDietitians @garv are you asking why we don't have rules to govern this type of research?? I wish we did, but at least this info is coming out so we know what to fix.
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garv @Rachna a lot of industry led research only holds good until the next set of findings. It's quite well known a lot of research organisations are funded/ formed by a lobby with very specific...
We've Been Counting Calories All Wrong | Motherboard
motherboard.vice.com
One of the most detailed explanations of why calories are the wrong metrics to count. "Everything from the microbes in our bodies to the way our food is cooked can affect the number of calories we ...
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annefood This article is crazy awesome. To think that cooking meat more well done could make your body absorb more calories, or that if you cook rice with coconut oil and then refrigerate it your body...
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SallyRogers I'd love to hear from any doctors or nutritionists in the foodstand! Doctor friends have always said to me that "a calorie is a calorie is a calorie"... this article is highlighting some major...