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AN INVITATION TO LOVEAre food, love, and romance connected? Absolutely! However you celebrate love this month, chances are it will include food. Most of us are familiar with the saying, “A way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Here's a more sensual example of that same concept from Anita Diamant’s passionate novel, The Red Tent, in which Leah describes to her daughter, Dinah, her efforts to capture the heart of Jacob: “Leah remembered every bite. ‘He dipped into the lamb stew over and over again, and had three helpings of bread. I saw that he liked sweets, and that he preferred the honeyed brew to the bitter-flavored drink that Laban gulped down. I knew how to please his mouth, I thought. I will know how to please the rest of him.” Tasty? Don't you agree? And who can forget Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally” where she discusses and then demonstrates the art of orgasm with Billy Crystal over a deli sandwich and potato salad at Katz’s Deli in New York. After pounding on the table and crying out in ecstasy, a customer sitting at a nearby table says to the waitress, “I’ll have what she’s having.” My personal favorite story of romance involving food took place when my husband and I were courting. I went to Andronnico’s in Berkeley on Shattuck Avenue and bought about a dozen bunches of bananas. In college, he had discovered bananas as a quick and convenient source of energy, and has been peeling and eating about four bananas a day ever since. As I stood in line at the check-out counter, an older woman behind me said, “Wow. Are you planning to make a lot of banana bread?” I said, “No. I’m trying to tell someone that I love him a whole bunch. Do you think it will work?” She said, “I don’t know, honey. But it sure is good to know that romance is alive and well in Berkeley, California!” And, of course, what would Valentine's Day be without chocolate? Until his retirement a few years ago, my father had worked as the treasurer of See’s Candies since the time I was born. I like to think that I was conceived in chocolate which explains why I’m so sweet. Or, perhaps, bittersweet! Contrary to popular belief, there is no scientific evidence that chocolate boosts libido. It does, however, contain small amounts of cchemically active compounds that can boost serotonin and endorphin levels which can result in improved mood and enhanced pleasure. Further, dark chocolate contains antioxidant phytochemicals that may protect against heart disease and cancer. One ounce contains as much of these components as ½ cup of brewed black tea. In any case, I have grown up with the real deal and have developed a lifelong affair toward that high-quality dark substance known as 'food of the gods.' May you savor the deliciousness of the month. With Love, Lisa
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Dance the orange. Who can forget it, how, drowning in itself, it grew against its being sweet? You have possessed it. It has been deliciously converted into you. Dance the orange.
Rilke, Die sonette an Orpheus I, 15
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Daily Nutrition BiteCanned corn Reconsider canned corn. The heat processing used to prepare canned corn actually boosts levels of antioxidants and other healthy phytochemicals in sweet corn. Heating corn, whether on the cob or in the can, has a similar effect.
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Nutrition in the News
The Social Cause Diet - Video "Vegetarian? 6 Tips for a Healthy Vegetarian Diet" by RD's>> Parents can help their children grow to love vegetables>> Your Health: Not eating your veggies? It's no joke>> U-pick farms can teach, and entertain, children of all ages>> Taking a look at vegetarian eating>> Want to live longer? Cut back on red meat>> Increase your fiber with bran cereals and legumes so you can avoid side effects of statins and supplements>> Meat can affect you and our planet>> Can you be a part-time vegetarian? Be a 'flexitarian'>> Maternal Personality Affects Child's Eating Habits>> The color purple: Disease fighter>> Excessive meat and dairy may harm sperm quality>>
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