Cantaloupe, apples, green grapes and strawberries simmer with sugar and lemon juice, then get pureed and chilled overnight, garnished with blueberries, raspberries and mint. Six servings at 140 calories each; leftovers work as a smoothie base or sorbet.
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Recipes & Dining
Healthy recipes, cooking advice and dining, including recipes from the American Institute for Cancer Research.
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Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Crisp Oven-Fried Chicken
Dana Jacobi revisits her 1999 oven-fried chicken for AICR, swapping whole-wheat panko for crushed fat-free crackers to work in whole grain and add crunch. She tried and rejected whole-wheat flour in the coating as gummy and drying, and keeps the yogurt and egg white wet coating.
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Healthy Recipes: Cool Cauliflower Salad
Steamed cauliflower florets and sliced celery tossed in a mustard vinaigrette of red wine vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes, then chilled at least two hours. Six servings at 50 calories each.
Dining
New Half-Hour Series Food Forward TV Premieres September 2014 on PBS
A 13-episode PBS half-hour series premiering in September 2014 profiles farmers, chefs, fishermen, teachers and scientists in more than 50 communities who are building alternatives to the industrial food system. Producer Greg Roden says it goes beyond celebrity chefs and cooking competitions.
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Healthy Recipes: Herbed Chickpea Wraps with Grapes and Walnuts
An American Institute for Cancer Research recipe for whole-wheat wraps filled with semi-smashed chickpeas, red grapes, walnuts and yogurt with lime juice, seasoned with fresh basil, rosemary and thyme.
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Healthy Recipes: Quinoa with Cauliflower and Broccoli
Cauliflower, broccoli, bell peppers, onion, garlic, thyme and oregano sauteed, then served over quinoa simmered in reduced-sodium vegetable broth. Eight servings at 120 calories with 4 g of fiber; rinse the quinoa well to wash off its bitter coating.
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Healthy Recipes: Chilled Green Pea and Watercress Soup
Dana Jacobi makes a chilled, dairy-free soup from watercress and sweet green peas, whose sweetness mellows the peppery bite. She notes the CDC ranked watercress first among 41 fruits and vegetables for nutrient content, and that bagged watercress skips the stem-plucking.
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Chain restaurant workers reveal the foods they refuse to eat
Ashley Lutz of Business Insider collected 18 menu items chain restaurant workers said on Reddit they would not eat themselves, among them Subway's crab meat, McDonald's McRib and Filet-O-Fish, Wendy's chili and Chipotle's tortillas.
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Healthy Recipes: Green Peas and Red Potatoes with Fresh Dill
A stovetop side of frozen green peas and red potatoes finished with fresh dill, from AICR's test kitchen. The notes make the case for green peas as a source of vitamin C, folate, fiber and protein, and for fresh dill over dried, which loses its flavor quickly.
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Healthy Recipes: Caribbean Cabbage
A shredded cabbage and carrot side cooked with onion, bell pepper, thyme and a whole Scotch bonnet, finished with a vinegar-honey sauce, at 130 calories a serving. The notes say capsaicin is anti-inflammatory and is being studied for effects on cancer cell growth.
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Healthy Recipes: Scottish Oat Crackers
Scottish oatcakes turned into a rustic whole-grain cracker assembled with just a bowl and fork, lightly sweetened but meant for savory toppings such as sharp Cheddar or soft goat cheese. The stiff dough dries out easily, so roll it quickly.
Dining
How Adults Use Menu Label Information in Restaurants, by State, 2012
A CDC study of 118,013 adults across 17 states found 57 percent said calorie information on restaurant menus helped them decide what to order. New York ranked highest at 61.3 percent and Montana lowest at 48.7; women used the labels more than men in every state.
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Healthy Recipes: Mustard Chicken with Summer Vegetables
Chicken legs and thighs marinated in stone ground mustard and soy sauce roast over fennel, squash, zucchini, carrots, celery, onion and new potatoes in a single pan. Four servings at 400 calories, 28 g protein and 7 g fiber each.
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What is the best way to cook red cabbage?
Comparing steaming, microwaving, boiling and stir-frying, researchers found every method cut the anthocyanin and glucosinolate content of red cabbage. Steaming retained more vitamin C and antioxidant activity than boiling or stir-frying; raw cabbage rated highest of all.
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Healthy Recipes: Rhubarb and Orange Refresher
A chilled drink made by simmering sliced rhubarb in water, steeping and straining the infusion, then combining it with agave syrup and orange juice over ice. Eight servings at 90 calories each; the infusion keeps refrigerated for up to two days.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Pasta Salad with Tomatoes
An eight-serving pasta salad built on whole-wheat fusilli, plum tomatoes, green pepper, basil and balsamic vinegar, finished with toasted garlic breadcrumbs. Each serving has 180 calories, 4 g fiber and 25 mg sodium.
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Pizzeria Toro Reopening in Late July
Pizzeria Toro, closed since a November fire, plans to reopen in downtown Durham in late July, its owners say. Co-owner Jay Owens calls the community's support humbling, and the rebuild added a newly designed ventilation system while preserving the dining room's Tuscan-influenced decor.
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Healthy Recipes: Easy Broiled Mangoes
The American Institute for Cancer Research offers a broiled mango dessert, with advice on judging ripeness by feel and smell rather than color, storing mangoes at room temperature or chilled, and two ways to cut around the flat seed.
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