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More Than Honey: Crediting a Major Player in Nutrition
Pollination relies on a strong bee population, and it is crucial to providing fruits and vegetables to consumers as well as maintaining local economies. The photo above, courtesy of Geoff Leighton, shows bees hard at work in a wild blueberry field in Down East Maine this spring. Imagine looking down at… Read More
Jam-tastic!
Are Spreadable Servings Too Good to Be True? Photo by oksidorIt’s officially summer, and if you’ve been thinking traffic jam, start thinking of a tastier, less stressful kind of jam – the kind that uses wild blueberries, raspberries, apricots, even cherries to spreadable, delicious effect. After all, jam is really… Read More
Celebrate the Wild Blueberry!
Driving Home the Mystique of the Season Recently, the Huffington Post shared their “berry busting myths” in an effort to set straight those un-indoctrinated into the berry vocabulary. One of these myths concerns size: big berries are juicier. Of course, it’s part of the long-held fiction that bigger is better. And… Read More
Can You Still “Summer” with the New Food Plate?
It’s cool, it’s colorful, and it has both nutritionists and consumers saying good riddance to the pyramid. It’s the New Food Plate, and it may be ushering in a new era of clarity in the world of nutrition, food labels, and portion sizes by helping us make choices about our health… Read More
Insider Scoop! Local Author Lisa Turner Shares Her Blueberry Buckle Recipe (And More!)
Wild About Health has traveled up and down the Maine coast recently, getting footage of local wild blueberry barrens and just enjoying the nooks and crannies of coastal and Down East Maine. In doing so, we’ve noticed a common thread when it comes to thinking about, talking about, and eating… Read More
Red, White & Blue: Wild Blueberries are Delicious, Heart Healthy & Very Patriotic
Happy Memorial Day! Grills have been firing up around the country this long weekend, and we’ve found plenty examples of ways outdoor cooks are combining cook-out staples, healthy food, and patriotism. Ann Arbor’s Peggy Lampman puts her passion for the burger on the line with this Grilled Blueberry Burger and… Read More
Eating Local? If Not, Something’s Fishy
Photo by Jean-François Chénier Something fishy happened recently to a Wild About Health reader. On a quest to buy fish in the midcoast Maine area, he found swordfish from a local monger. It had just come in that day – from Uruguay. “Why am I buying fish from that far away… Read More
ORAC: What is This Nutritional Buzzword?
Get the Basics in 10 Minutes (or Less) Learning all you can about health and nutrition? You’ve likely heard the term: ORAC. It’s the nutritional measurement developed and used to evaluate the antioxidant benefit of food. Don’t be confused by the mumbo-jumbo – the ORAC score is simply another… Read More
Never Go Hungry: The Real Secret to Healthy Weight Loss
Watching your weight? If “calories-in, calories-out” is your mantra, try changing up your food routine and start repeating the real secret to maintaining a healthy weight: Eat more. Truth is, you gotta snack in order to feel full. According to Skinny Cook Allison Fishman, “Eat more!” is the best advice… Read More
Dr. Oz’s “Cancer Detective” Makes a Case for Wild
Dr. Oz has enlisted one of the most deductive minds in plant nutrition research to help us understand the compelling potential of wild plants in cancer prevention. For us, this Sherlock Holmes of health has a very familiar name. That’s because we spoke with Dr. Mary Ann Lila about the… Read More
