Comments for Rebecca Wood http://www.rebeccawood.com Julia Child Cookbook Award Winning Author and Whole Foods Pioneer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Foods that Help Prevent Diabetes by admin http://www.rebeccawood.com/health/foods-that-help-prevent-diabetes/#comment-344 admin Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:13:26 +0000 http://?p=495#comment-344 I'm not a doctor and would not venture a guess regarding your insulin dependency. But I can promise you this, when you feast on foods that are satisfying and "medicinal" for you and when you avoid foods that harm your body, you have a chance to renew and, in many cases, to heal. I'd gladly work with you to help you determine and implement a diet that works for you and that supports your optimum health and weight. I’m not a doctor and would not venture a guess regarding your insulin dependency.

But I can promise you this, when you feast on foods that are satisfying and “medicinal” for you and when you avoid foods that harm your body, you have a chance to renew and, in many cases, to heal. I’d gladly work with you to help you determine and implement a diet that works for you and that supports your optimum health and weight.

]]> Comment on Carob and Chocolate by admin http://www.rebeccawood.com/food-as-medicine/carob-and-chocolate/#comment-340 admin Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:41:33 +0000 http://?p=523#comment-340 The ingredient carob is indeed carob and not chocolate. By law, if chocolate appears in a food product, the word "chocolate" must appear in the label. The ingredient carob is indeed carob and not chocolate.
By law, if chocolate appears in a food product, the word “chocolate” must appear in the label.

]]> Comment on Carob and Chocolate by Tina Lucca http://www.rebeccawood.com/food-as-medicine/carob-and-chocolate/#comment-325 Tina Lucca Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:54 +0000 http://?p=523#comment-325 Are carob products completely chocolate free? Are carob products completely chocolate free?

]]> Comment on Foods that Help Prevent Diabetes by Linda http://www.rebeccawood.com/health/foods-that-help-prevent-diabetes/#comment-322 Linda Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:58:39 +0000 http://?p=495#comment-322 Hi Rebecca, I am an insulin dependent type 2 diabetic with severe sleep apnea and obesity. Do you think I could become non insulin dependent though healing foods after a consultation with you. Or is it too late once you are actually a diabetic? Hi Rebecca,

I am an insulin dependent type 2 diabetic with severe sleep apnea and obesity. Do you think I could become non insulin dependent though healing foods after a consultation with you. Or is it too late once you are actually a diabetic?

]]> Comment on Healthy Cookware by admin http://www.rebeccawood.com/cooking-secrets/healthy-cookware/#comment-266 admin Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:20:08 +0000 http://?p=172#comment-266 Imagine a heavy cast iron pot and a lighter steel pot; now imagine coating each in a layer of enamel (glass) and you'll have one cast enamel and one enamel on steel. I favor my enamel on steel pots for quicker heating and/or warm weather cooking whereas I favor my heavier cast enamel pots in colder weather and for long-simmered dishes where I want the finished dish to energetically be more warming. My now ancient sets of Le Creuset (cast enamel) and Chantal (cast steel) are simply the brands that were available at the time. Today there's now an excellent line of domestic cast enamel. Shop around. Imagine a heavy cast iron pot and a lighter steel pot; now imagine coating each in a layer of enamel (glass) and you’ll have one cast enamel and one enamel on steel. I favor my enamel on steel pots for quicker heating and/or warm weather cooking whereas I favor my heavier cast enamel pots in colder weather and for long-simmered dishes where I want the finished dish to energetically be more warming.

My now ancient sets of Le Creuset (cast enamel) and Chantal (cast steel) are simply the brands that were available at the time. Today there’s now an excellent line of domestic cast enamel. Shop around.

]]> Comment on Healthy Cookware by Steve Parry http://www.rebeccawood.com/cooking-secrets/healthy-cookware/#comment-215 Steve Parry Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:33:57 +0000 http://?p=172#comment-215 Hi Rebecca! I appreciated your informative article. My wife and I are shopping for new cookware (as we're trying to get rid of all the sources of toxin in our lives to optimize health). You referenced cast enamel pots and enamel on steel pots that you've used for years in an earlier reply. Do you have a brand you can recommend? What's the difference between cast enamel and enamel on steel cookware? Thanks for your help! Hi Rebecca!

I appreciated your informative article.

My wife and I are shopping for new cookware (as we’re trying to get rid of all the sources of toxin in our lives to optimize health).

You referenced cast enamel pots and enamel on steel pots that you’ve used for years in an earlier reply. Do you have a brand you can recommend? What’s the difference between cast enamel and enamel on steel cookware?

Thanks for your help!

]]> Comment on Healthy Cookware by admin http://www.rebeccawood.com/cooking-secrets/healthy-cookware/#comment-181 admin Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:06:10 +0000 http://?p=172#comment-181 Yes, same thing. Foods react with aluminum to "enrich" your food with aluminum--and you don't want this. Acid foods or wet ingredients react more quickly than do non-acid foods or dry foods like a baked squash. I like the ceramic bakeware available from <a href="http://www.ceramcor.com/rwood.aspx" rel="nofollow">Ceramcor</a>. Or use glass or stainless steel pans. For some purposes, use your aluminum pan but line it with parchment paper. Yes, same thing. Foods react with aluminum to “enrich” your food with aluminum–and you don’t want this. Acid foods or wet ingredients react more quickly than do non-acid foods or dry foods like a baked squash. I like the ceramic bakeware available from Ceramcor. Or use glass or stainless steel pans. For some purposes, use your aluminum pan but line it with parchment paper.

]]> Comment on Healthy Cookware by Mary Jo http://www.rebeccawood.com/cooking-secrets/healthy-cookware/#comment-180 Mary Jo Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:52:56 +0000 http://?p=172#comment-180 What about baking on/in aluminum pans? Same thing? What about baking on/in aluminum pans? Same thing?

]]> Comment on Healthy Cookware by admin http://www.rebeccawood.com/cooking-secrets/healthy-cookware/#comment-126 admin Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:30:05 +0000 http://?p=172#comment-126 Hi Richard, I don't trust manufacturers of inexpensive cookware who claim their product is natural but refuse to reveal their ingredients. That's a big red flag. Reports are that these pans have a very thin coating that doesn't last. My cast enamel pots and enamel on steel pots are still serving me well after decades of use and they withstand temperatures up to 500 degrees. Good for you and all the retailers who care about the products you offer. Keep it up! Rebecca Hi Richard,
I don’t trust manufacturers of inexpensive cookware who claim their product is natural but refuse to reveal their ingredients. That’s a big red flag.

Reports are that these pans have a very thin coating that doesn’t last. My cast enamel pots and enamel on steel pots are still serving me well after decades of use and they withstand temperatures up to 500 degrees.

Good for you and all the retailers who care about the products you offer. Keep it up!
Rebecca

]]> Comment on Foods that Help Prevent Diabetes by admin http://www.rebeccawood.com/health/foods-that-help-prevent-diabetes/#comment-123 admin Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:49:16 +0000 http://?p=495#comment-123 John, You can do it! Regard your pre-diabetic condition as a call to action. Don't let this condition progress. Best of luck. John, You can do it! Regard your pre-diabetic condition as a call to action. Don’t let this condition progress. Best of luck.

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