It’s really hard to believe these muffins contain no added sugar. They’re sweetness comes from chewy dates and mashed ripe bananas. Granted, this recipes requires a few extra steps but once you have all of the ingredients out, make an extra batch to freeze for later. If you need more encouragement to bake them, these…
Tag: Whole grains
Herbed-Farro Salad with Walnuts, Feta and Spinach
Farro, also known as emmer wheat, is another ancient grain getting a lot of attention. It’s the most common variety of wheat in Italy and when cooked, has a soft but crunchy texture. If purchased semi-pearled, it cooks in about 30 minutes. For this recipe, I used a parboiled farro from Trader Joe’s, which cut…
Kamut Salad with Arugula, Strawberries and Pistachios
Kamut, registered trademark of Khorasan wheat, is my new favorite whole grain. I mentioned it in my Ancient Grain post and have been using it in all of my salads. Kamut is an organic, sweet, nutty, buttery tasting grain with a firm texture and crunch. It may be better tolerated by those with a wheat sensitivity but…
Cooking with Ancient Grains
What’s old is new again. Ancient grains, a group of grains with a long history of cultivation that have remained unchanged over the last several hundred years (even thousands), are trending on the food scene. First with quinoa and now farro. But quinoa and farro are just two examples of these chewy, nutty, nutrient-packed whole grains. There’s…
Go for the Grains
Grains have taken a beating lately. Shunned from high protein diets because of their carbohydrate content and maligned by many social media posts. But in most cultures, grains are an integral part of the diet. In the US, we eat way too many refined, nutrient poor grains because we eat too many packaged snacks, white…
Guacamole Egg Salad on Toast
Here’s a fast, workday, protein-rich breakfast using hard-boiled eggs I made over the weekend. It’s also a great idea to spend a few minutes on the weekend prepping some veggies so you can use them all week. This breakfast took me about 3 minutes to assemble. I toasted whole grain bread (I like Ezekial). While…
Judy Matusky, RDN, LDN 