Category Archives: Nutrition

I want to tell you about the most delectable meal I had this weekend. Having only recently discovered the existence of the Winter Farmers’ Market in Pawtucket, we took a family trip on Saturday. Yum! Here’s my first impression of the market, located inside Rhode Island’s Hope Artiste Village: smiling families and eager vendors; the smells of fresh lemon basil pesto, pungent coffee beans and rich chocolate; the sounds of live music; and a visually sensual display of leafy and surprisingly colorful winter vegetables (who knew cauliflower came in orange and purple?). What Sofie loved most about the market were the free samples. We tasted watermelon radishes, a variety of cheeses and apples, fresh breads and fruit honey sticks. I bought a collection of winter veggies (bok choy, radishes, carrots, turnips) that came with its own stir fry recipe, fresh spinach pasta from Nonni’s in Tiverton and — because it … Continue reading →

We’re a family of meat eaters, both coming from a long line of carnivores (except for my vegetarian sister). Mike and Sofie and I love meat, plus Mike is on a high-protein diet in which he eats lots of it. However, yesterday we started Meatless Thursdays as a new tradition in the DeForbes household. Our reasons have nothing to do with diet or moral issues. It’s environmental; we’re taking another small step to fight global warming. Last year, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that meat production accounts for nearly one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. These are mainly emitted during feed production, livestock transportation and animal gases. Those cute grazing cows emit methane, a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon. If everyone went meatless one day per week, the demand for meat would greatly decrease and do much to offset the threat of global warming. Less demand … Continue reading →