The Oldways family needs no convincing that brassicas are delicious, but with recipes like cauliflower hummus, curried collards, and tantalizing turnip and apple salsa, Laura B. Russell’s book, Brassicas, took our admiration to a whole new level! Divided into seven chapters as well as…
February is a time to celebrate love, Black History Month, American Heart Month, and Cancer Prevention Month. Its also National Sweet Potato Month, which offers a great excuse to get cozy with one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Interestingly sweet potatoes play a role in all of…
Oldways is a food and nutrition nonprofit that encourages healthy eating through cultural food traditions and lifestyles. Those last I’ve words cultural food traditions and lifestyles are what make Oldways special and different from other nutrition-focused organizations. This…
In response to COVID-19, Oldways’ popular cooking and nutrition curriculum, A Taste of African Heritage (ATOAH), has largely moved online. To learn more about this transition and help instructors navigate the exciting new world of virtual teaching, we caught up with Paul O. Mims, a food…
It seems sitting that as the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid turns 25 years old today, it is being celebrated as the #1 overall diet (tied with the DASH diet) by US News & World Reports annual ranking. It was also named #1 in Best Diabetes Diets, #1 (tie) in Best Diets for Healthy Eating, #2 (tie)…
On a recent Oldways Culinaria in Turkey we were lucky enough to have Rosalyn Homan (affectionately known as Roz) join us on this wonderful journey. Now, come to find out Roz not only lives in our Oldways neighborhood but she is a serious foodie and an author. Her newest book, Smart Mama Smart…
Every I’ve years the U.S. government comes out with new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Leading up to the process, a Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) of a dozen or so appointed nutrition experts labors for two years to review the latest nutrition studies and come up with…
Oldways is well known for developing the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid in 1993 with the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Because we are a nation of immigrants and one size doesn’t fit all, in the 1990s we also developed with HSPH and nutrition science advisory committees, Pyramids…
Heritage (cultural traditions) is an additional, relevant source of real-world information on long-term feasibility and health effects of diet. So says the second half of point 6 in Oldways Common Ground Scientific Consensus Statement on Healthy Eating. But what does this really mean One…
