For The Love of Food

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

This week how to preserve your aging brain, vegetables are the new bacon, and how to stay motivated to achieve your goals.

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Links of the week

• Walking for a Better Brain <<What’s the single best way to preserve your cognitive function as you age? You guessed it. (The Atlantic)
• Vegetables: Are they the new bacon? José Andrés and other chefs think so. <<This makes me unbelievably happy. (Washington Post)
• The Power of Words: How We Talk about Food <<I’ve been talking about this for years, but it’s worth examining further. (Mark’s Daily Apple)
• Drinking Coffee, for Your Health <<I know many people consider their coffee habit a vice, but it isn’t. It’s actually good for you (so long as you don’t drown it in sugar). (The Atlantic)
• How to Stay Focused When You Get Bored Working Toward Your Goals <<While this post is about goals in general, the message exactly resonates with what it means to be a foodist. (James Clear)
• The wasabi sushi restaurants serve is pretty much never actual wasabi <<In case you didn’t know. The real stuff is so good if you can find it. (Washington Post)
• What’s Your Fitness Age? <<This is cool. There’s a little test you can take. Check it out. (NY Times)
• Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes When Using Your Slow Cooker <<Great tips. Slow cookers are a lifesaver. (The Kitchn)
• Spicy Chickpea and Bulgur Soup Recipe <<With the weather cooling down, this is exactly the type of recipe that makes me happy. (101 Cookbooks)

What inspired you this week?