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Week of July 26 - August 1
This week we celebrate green beans, one of only a few varieties of beans that can be eaten fresh. They are picked when they are still immature and the inner bean is just beginning to form. Green beans are now in the peak of their season when they have the best flavor and are the least expensive. You will also benefit from their rich concentration of folate, fiber, and vitamin K as you add them to your Healthiest Way of Eating.
- For more information, see our article on Green Beans
- Read about the health benefits of Green Beans ...
- Why don't you like to cook with extra virgin olive oil?
- More About Green Beans From Our Newsletter
- Food Tip of the Week:The nutritional value of the stems of Swiss chard
- How to select over 100 WHFoods
- Why is the Food of the Week among the WHFoods?
- Why are the WHFs the best foods to eat?
- Healthy Eating with the Seasons
Ask
George
George
Your Most Trusted Healthiest Way of Eating and Cooking Advisor
This Week's Q&A:
Hot Topics
- Is it safe to eat fish packaged in cans, like salmon and sardines?
- Is propylene oxide allowed in the processing of organic almonds?
- Budget-Conscious Ways to Purchase Organic Foods
- What is the difference between cinnamon and cassia?
- What are rejuvenating foods for summer?
- How do canned and dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans) compare in terms of nutritional value?
- Will I lose the health benefits of tea by adding milk?
- If I am going to cook with oil, which is the best to use, and why are certain ones problematic?
- Is it harmful to cook or store food in aluminum foil?
Features on the WHFoods Website
The George Mateljan Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation with no commercial interests, is a new force for change to help make a healthier you and a healthier world.
Every week you can have me in your home as your personal chef and join me in preparing great tasting, good for you foods. I have created the "Healthiest Way of Cooking" methods to make your cooking easier, more fun, and also save you time and money. By sharing what you learn you can inspire others and help make this a healthier world.
Learn my secret for great tasting green beans!
Every week you can have me in your home as your personal chef and join me in preparing great tasting, good for you foods. I have created the "Healthiest Way of Cooking" methods to make your cooking easier, more fun, and also save you time and money. By sharing what you learn you can inspire others and help make this a healthier world.
Add goat cheese, sliced almonds, or your favorite optional ingredients for any easy way to enhance the flavor of green beans.
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Try substituting our 5-Minute Green Beans for vegetable side dish on this week's Healthiest Way of Eating menu.
In just 7 days you can change your life for the better! Start today and enjoy more energy and vitality by following this powerful plan and receive 100% of most of the health-promoting vitamins and minerals essential for your health. The Healthiest Way of Eating Plan
BREAKFAST
Healthier Lifestyle Tea
Poached Eggs Over Spinach and Mushrooms
Whole wheat toast
SNACK
Orange
Cup of yogurt
Healthier Lifestyle Tea
Poached Eggs Over Spinach and Mushrooms
Whole wheat toast
SNACK
Orange
Cup of yogurt
LUNCH
Greek Salad with vinaigrette, feta cheese, olives and garbanzo beans
SNACK
Fig and Almond Treat
Greek Salad with vinaigrette, feta cheese, olives and garbanzo beans
SNACK
Fig and Almond Treat
DINNER
Appetizer-Day 4
Salmon with Ginger Mint Salsa
or 7-Minute Sauteed Crimini Mushrooms
5-Minute Cauliflower
Dessert: Plums in Sweet Sauce
Appetizer-Day 4
Salmon with Ginger Mint Salsa
or 7-Minute Sauteed Crimini Mushrooms
5-Minute Cauliflower
Dessert: Plums in Sweet Sauce
Try substituting our 5-Minute Green Beans for vegetable side dish on this week's Healthiest Way of Eating menu.
The WHFoods Kitchen will help you prepare, cook and plan:
In-Home Cooking Class:
Learn how to prepare fresh Green Beans step-by-step: Cutting Green Beans
Over 100 Quick and Easy Recipes
Our Recipe Assistant will help you find the recipe that suits your personal needs. For example, you can search for recipes that don't contain dairy, ones that do contain salmon or ones that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. And you can combine one or more of these requests in one search.
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In-Home Cooking Class:
Learn how to prepare fresh Green Beans step-by-step: Cutting Green Beans
Over 100 Quick and Easy Recipes
Our Recipe Assistant will help you find the recipe that suits your personal needs. For example, you can search for recipes that don't contain dairy, ones that do contain salmon or ones that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. And you can combine one or more of these requests in one search.
What Readers are saying (cont)
I AM ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST FANS. YOUR WORK IS MEANINGFUL, WELL PRESENTED, THOROUGHLY DOCUMENTED AND AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU! - DN
I LOVE your website and book. I'm promoting them with every chance I get. Thanks for your work! - Angie
Thanks for your many attentions to our good health. - Chuck
I am a huge fan of your website and love the work you do. Many thanks to you and keep up your excellent work. - Donna
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Updated Website References for 2010 Take advantage of our new Updated Website References section to find the scientific studies supporting articles posted on the website this year.
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Learn more about our exciting new e-book, including how to download an entire free chapter for your review. It offers insights on why nutrient-rich foods are your key to healthy and enjoyable weight loss as well as a 4-week menu plan.
Discover our 300 Secrets
e-book
Everything you need to know about the Healthiest Way of Eating
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Updated Website References for 2010 Take advantage of our new Updated Website References section to find the scientific studies supporting articles posted on the website this year.
Get Slimmer for Summer
Learn more about our exciting new e-book, including how to download an entire free chapter for your review. It offers insights on why nutrient-rich foods are your key to healthy and enjoyable weight loss as well as a 4-week menu plan.
Discover our 300 Secrets
e-book
Everything you need to know about the Healthiest Way of Eating
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Breakthrough News
Omega-3s May Slow Rate of Aging
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Omega-3s May Slow Rate of Aging
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How to Make Smart food Choices
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Food Safety Concerns?
The Safety of Our Food
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What foods are best for enhancing memory?
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Food Safety Concerns?
The Safety of Our Food
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Sample Healthy Food Tip and Recipe
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Why don't you like to cook with extra virgin olive oil?
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Best food sources for:
Why don't you like to cook with extra virgin olive oil?
Are you on Twitter? If so, follow our Healthiest Way of Eating tweets at @WHFoods. It's a great way to regularly keep up with us and to share information on the Healthiest Way of Eating with other people.
Donations
Please help us maintain the quality of our website in 2010 by making a tax-deductible donation.
Whfoods.com's recognized as being extraordinarily good and awarded 'Best of the Best for Healthy Eating' in the latest edition of The Web's Greatest Hits by Lynie Arden
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10 million visitors per year.
The World's Healthiest Foods website is a leading source of information and expert on the Healthiest Way of Eating. It's one of the most visited website on the internet when it comes to "Healthiest Foods" and "Healthiest Recipes" and comes up #1 on a Google search for these phrases.
What Readers are saying this week:
I just wanted to send a note to thank you for creating this website. I refer to it almost daily when I make choices about what to buy for breakfast or lunch at work, what to buy at the grocery store etc. I take very good care of myself thanks to this site. My body, my skin, my overall health is excellent (I am 35) and I really believe I owe a large part of that to you, for having these facts to easily at hand. Please know that you are really truly helping people every single day. Kindest Regards. - Kerri
I'm not in the habit of writing fan letters, but I just read your letter to President Obama and want to say THANK YOU for all your good work. I applaud and completely agree with your goals and objectives. Thank you for expressing them so passionately and articulately. Yours for better health (for all of us!). - Gail
I am writing to say I love reading your newsletter. It's the best I have read. I want to say a BIG thank you for the lovely recipes and healthy information. - Yvonne
I want to thank you so very much for all of your knowledge. You have helped my family & me eat much better. I also bought your book, and I use it all the time. Thank You Again. - Christy
I just wanted to send a note to thank you for creating this website. I refer to it almost daily when I make choices about what to buy for breakfast or lunch at work, what to buy at the grocery store etc. I take very good care of myself thanks to this site. My body, my skin, my overall health is excellent (I am 35) and I really believe I owe a large part of that to you, for having these facts to easily at hand. Please know that you are really truly helping people every single day. Kindest Regards. - Kerri
I'm not in the habit of writing fan letters, but I just read your letter to President Obama and want to say THANK YOU for all your good work. I applaud and completely agree with your goals and objectives. Thank you for expressing them so passionately and articulately. Yours for better health (for all of us!). - Gail
I am writing to say I love reading your newsletter. It's the best I have read. I want to say a BIG thank you for the lovely recipes and healthy information. - Yvonne
I want to thank you so very much for all of your knowledge. You have helped my family & me eat much better. I also bought your book, and I use it all the time. Thank You Again. - Christy
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How to Cook Without Destroying Vitamins, Minerals, and Antioxidants
Did you know that traditional methods for cooking vegetables can lose from 50-80% of their nutritional value? Traditional cooking methods such as boiling can deplete water soluble vitamins, such as vitamin C and the B vitamins, as well as flavonoid phytonutrients. When I discovered that 88% of the folic acid in carrots and 66% of the flavonoids in carrots and broccoli are destroyed through boiling for extended periods of time, I knew how important it was to develop alternative Healthiest Way of Cooking methods that you will find in the World's Healthiest Foods book, which will help retain the maximum nutritional value found in these health-promoting foods.
Q&A from our new book:
What are cold pressed oils?
From Satisfied Book Readers:
This book was bigger and better than I expected. It not only schools you on healthy eating but also on the care and storage of almost everything. I am now an educated shopper as well. Would make a great gift for newlyweds or that son or daughter moving out on their own. - Linda
More From Satisfied Book Readers ...
Did you know that traditional methods for cooking vegetables can lose from 50-80% of their nutritional value? Traditional cooking methods such as boiling can deplete water soluble vitamins, such as vitamin C and the B vitamins, as well as flavonoid phytonutrients. When I discovered that 88% of the folic acid in carrots and 66% of the flavonoids in carrots and broccoli are destroyed through boiling for extended periods of time, I knew how important it was to develop alternative Healthiest Way of Cooking methods that you will find in the World's Healthiest Foods book, which will help retain the maximum nutritional value found in these health-promoting foods.
Q&A from our new book:
What are cold pressed oils?
From Satisfied Book Readers:
This book was bigger and better than I expected. It not only schools you on healthy eating but also on the care and storage of almost everything. I am now an educated shopper as well. Would make a great gift for newlyweds or that son or daughter moving out on their own. - Linda
More From Satisfied Book Readers ...
