Articles in the Spud! Ask Margaret Category

Transitioning safely to a vegetarian diet

The most recent question posed to me on the “Ask Margaret” feature at Spud! was about safely transitioning to a more plant-based diet. Here’s the question and my response.
“I’m trying to eat less meat and would like to know how I could transition without losing any nutrients that are vital for a healthy diet. What should I be eating in place of meat?”
When transitioning to a diet with less meat, here are a few things you want to be sure to do:

Make sure you’re eating loads of vegetables and fruits, …

Written by Margaret Floyd on 27/06/10 pm30 07:29 PM

 

How safe is soy? The underside of America’s favorite health food

Soy is certainly not as healthy as has been promoted. Originally soy wasn’t intended for human consumption – it was used in crop rotations in Asia for its nitrogen-fixing properties. Soy is incredibly difficult to digest because it has powerful enzyme inhibitors that essentially prevent its own digestion. It is really only fully digestible when it has been fermented…

Written by Margaret Floyd on 21/05/10 pm31 01:37 PM

 

Naked Breakfast-to-go Ideas

Here are some of my favorite grab-and-go breakfasts:

1-2 hardboiled eggs and some fresh fruit – you can boil eggs at the beginning of the week so you have them when you need them.

Pre-soaked oatmeal – this does require some cooking, but it’s minimal and really fast. The key is the preparation the night before.

Written by Margaret Floyd on 30/04/10 am30 09:17 AM

 

Nutritional Benefits of Grass-Fed Beef

Grass-fed beef is certainly nutritionally superior to corn-fed beef for the simple reason that in their natural environment cows eat grass, not corn (when was the last time you drove by a corn field and saw cows gnawing at the corn?) When eating what they are biologically designed to eat, the cows themselves are healthier, and thus the quality of the meat and dairy they produce is significantly higher.

Written by Margaret Floyd on 16/04/10 pm30 03:02 PM