Basic Pursuits

Here's a piece of good news.

An Italian study shows that dark chocolate can significantly reduce the inflammation that leads to cardiovascular disease. The ideal amount is 6.7 grams per day (0.23 ounces). A typical Hershey chocolate bar weighs about 43 grams. That means eating one dark chocolate bar over the course of 6 1/2 days to get 6.7 grams per day.

My personal preference is the Lindt 85% cocoa bar. It comes in 10 gram sections.

Now it's going to taste even better.

According to a recent study, honey is damn good at killing bacteria that grows in our sinuses.

"...honey was significantly more effective in killing both planktonic and biofilm-grown forms of the bacteria, compared with the rate of bactericide by antibiotics commonly used against the bacteria."...

Every time I eat broccoli and enter it in my Cron-O-Meter nutrition software, I'm always impressed by the jump in both the vitamin and mineral meter at the bottom of the page. Broccoli is truly a power food. I'm lucky. I like the taste of it, but many don't. So I'm constantly nosing around for a better way to prepare King Broccoli.

Bruschetta is a mixture of tomatoes, garlic and herbs served on pieces of toasted Italian bread. This clever improvization on that theme basically uses broccoli instead of tomatoes. Although it adds quit a bit of fat to the broccoli and I always try not to grease up food just to make it taste better, this fat comes from mostly olive oil which has benefits of its own.

Broccoli bruschetta is a great appetizer. Spread it on bread or crackers and push your nutrition profile way into positive territory.

This is easy to make, very delicious, very nutritious, low calorie, and easy to remember (use ONE of each ingredient).