Does glycemic index matter Thats the key question in a new study, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and reported on yesterday in The New York Times. Glycemic index and glycemic load (a related system which factors in serving size) are ways of measuring…
All carbohydrates aren’t the same and both the quality and quantity of carbs we eat hugely impact our energy levels and our overall health. That was the key message from a group of the world’s top nutrition scientists, when they met June 6th and 7th at an International Scientific…
I’m not eating any carbs, because they make your blood sugar spike. Nobody should eat grains; they all have a high glycemic index, especially pasta. If youve heard and believed statements like these, the truth may surprise you: many grains have a very low glycemic index including pasta. And…
Video courtesy of National Pasta Association As it is every year, October 25th is World Pasta Day-a holiday that everyone can love. Here are a few of the many reasons to love pasta. Pasta Helps Keep You Full Pasta is a comfort food that fills the belly and keeps us satisfied for hours. From a…
The ultimate budget foods – foods to buy and prepare when you want to cut your grocery bill – are at the heart of the Mediterranean Diet as well as other cultural food traditions from around the world. The Mediterranean Diet has been called cucina povera, “the kitchen of the…
Since COVID, the Oldways staff hasn’t been able to be together as often, so we’ve organized a variety of activities over zoom. We’ve had wine and cheese tastings – and earlier this month, we enjoyed another virtual cheese tasting by one of our Oldways Cheese Coalition members, Rogers…
Back in November, Edward Rothstein wrote in The New York Times about a new food exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. Called flOur Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture, the exhibit is, as described by Rothstein, an ambitious feast of a show, with offerings for every taste, even…
Nutrition experts have long known that energizing complex carbohydrate foods are a much smarter source of lasting energy than simple sugars. Pasta, with its unique starch structure and low impact on blood sugar, is one such food. A healthy staple food in its own right, pasta is the ultimate…
We loved these articles from the International Pasta Organization so much, we had to adapt and repost them here. Click here to visit the IPO’s Pasta For All website. Debunking Five Pasta Myths Myth #1: Pasta is from China. False: Marco Polo introduced pasta to Italy from China A legend,…
In 2002, The New York Times Sunday Magazine cover featured a huge T-bone steak with the headline, “What if It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie?” The story wasn’t really about steak, it was about carbs, and this story led the world down the sad road of fear of carbohydrates…
