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March 06, 2018
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Vegetarian and Vegan Vitamin B12 Food Sources

Vitamin B12 is one of the greatest nutritional concerns for vegetarians and vegans, because vitamin B12 is generally found only in animal foods. If...
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February 26, 2018
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A Q&A with The King of New African Cuisine Pierre Thiam

Photo by Evan Sung. Used with permission. As part of our spotlight on African heritage food during Black History Month, we had the pleasure of...
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February 20, 2018
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A Taste of African Heritage: Deitra's Story

My relationship with African Heritage & Health , a program that develops resources and initiatives to promote the healthy foods and delicious...
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February 06, 2018
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African Squashes and Gourds Galore

A single generation ago, in a remote village in northern Liberia, there was only one thing that grew between the rainy and dry season: squash. The...
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January 26, 2018
Teaching A Taste of African Heritage

Celebrate Black History Month with African Heritage Cuisine

February means one thing to us here at Oldways: Black History Month. Although we celebrate African health and heritage all year ‘round, February...
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January 22, 2018
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Happy 25 Years to the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid!

It seems fitting that as the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid turns 25 years old today, it is being celebrated as the #1 overall diet (tied with the DASH...
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January 16, 2018
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Best Restaurants in Italy: The Oldways 5

People travel for many reasons, but “learning,” “learning about food,” and “trying new foods and cuisines” remain the most named and most pleasurable...
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January 09, 2018
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The Oldways 2018 Trend Forecast

With nearly three decades of educational programs on traditional diets and wholesome ingredients under our belt, we’ve witnessed a number of...
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January 02, 2018
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The Oldways Top 5 of 2017

The new year is often a time of new resolutions—future ideas, future plans, and future goals. Here at Oldways, we certainly support the notion of...
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December 26, 2017
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Myth: All Grains Make Your Blood Sugar Spike

“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...
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December 19, 2017
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Book Review: Michael Twitty’s The Cooking Gene

We Africans in the Americas have not just been adopters, we are border crossers and culture benders ….. So much was lost—names, faces, ages, ethnic...
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December 12, 2017
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A Very Vegan Holiday

We love the holidays for the same reasons that everyone else does: family, friends, and all the good things that come with them. However, there’s...
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