For The Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week wheat is let off the hook, you’re still not eating enough egg yolks, and happiness slows aging.

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Links of the week

• Is wheat bad for you? Not for most people. <<While I’m not the biggest fan of refined grains, wheat has definitely been given the Salem Witch Trial treatment the past couple of years. Scientists are working to set the record straight. (Food Politics)
• When Doctors Make You Feel Guilty <<One of the most important skills a foodist can develop is understanding the difference between doing something bad and actually being bad. You aren’t bad, and we all mess up sometimes. The question is what are you going to do to fix it? (The Atlantic)
• Michael Pollan explains what’s wrong with the paleo diet <<Though there isn’t much wrong with paleo in my opinion, it never hurts to be a little more realistic. (Grist)
• People Who Enjoy Life Maintain Better Physical Function as They Age <<Reason #247 to never diet again. (ScienceDaily)
• 5 Cooking Tips to Help Anyone Fall in Love with a Vegetable for the First Time <<One of the things many foodists learn early on is that not liking vegetables is a barrier that’s easy to overcome when the offending veggie is cooked properly. Here’s your secret weapon. (The Kitchn)
• The Intersection Of Nutrition And Mental Health <<Some awesome and practical strategies to overcome stress or emotional eating. (Kath Eats)
• ​20+ Time-Saving Cooking Tips from Chefs and Food Experts <<For busy people all home cooks, tips like these are worth their weight in gold. (Lifehacker)
• Population proportion below micronutrient DRIs <<Super interesting data about the population’s nutrient deficiencies. What I learned from this is that ya’ll need to be eating more vegetables (potassium), nuts (magnesium, vitamin E), egg yolks (choline, vitamin K), sweet potatoes and other orange foods (vitamin A) and sunshine. Life could be worse. (NutSci)
• What’s in Your Fish Oil Supplements? <<Not as much of the good stuff as you’re paying for. That’s unfortunate. (New York Times)
• Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts Parmesan <<It’s amazing how brussels sprouts moved from my least favorite vegetable to one of my absolute favorites. New recipes always welcome. (Spinach Tiger)

What inspired you this week?