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Whole Grain Sampling Day!

In the newsletter and blog for the Whole Grains Council, they featured some pictures of me at Ashley Hall and Whole Foods! Check it out here: http://wholegrainscouncil.org/newsroom/blog/2014/04/wg-sampling-day-2014-picture-gallery  

Weekly Update 22

This week, I did a lot of work on my cookbook! I am so close to being finished so I can send it off to the printer. I think I am going to print about 100 copies of my cookbook for families, friends, school, and libraries. I also want to donate a few to the […]

Whole Grain Short Video Summaries

This week, I watched several short videos on YouTube about whole grains. They were posted by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and the dietitian that made the videos is named Liz Weiss, MS, RD. The first video was called Whole Grains For Healthy Family Meals, and she talked about cooking once and eating twice. […]

Weekly Update 20

This week was another low key week! I have been reading the Whole Grain Diet Miracle by Dr. Lisa Hart and Dr. Darwin Deen. This week, I also made whole wheat m&m cookies for Valentine’s Day! I took loads of pictures, and I am going to post the recipe soon with pictures of every step. […]

Wheat Belly Summary

“Wheat Belly” is a very interesting book written by William Davis. According to the book, it “is a provocative look at how eliminating wheat – even so-called healthy whole grain wheat – from our diets is the key to permanent weight loss and can offer relief from a broad spectrum of health and digestive problems.” […]

Weekly Update 18

This week, I have spent a lot of time editing recipes and compiling my cookbook. I also read a very interesting article from the Post and Courier, titled “FDA To Revise Nutrition Facts Label.” It talked about adding a line on the nutrition facts label for the percentage of whole grains in a product. This […]

Article Summary

Today I read an interesting article from my local newspaper, the Post and Courier, titled “FDA to Revise Nutrition Facts Label.” This article was very interesting and talked about the revamp of the nutrition facts label, so that it will be easier for people to read. Some of the things that will be included on […]

Farm Tour!

Here is a little collage from my farm tour!

Farm Tour!

Today I went on a farm tour at Clemson’s Coastal Research and Education Center with Brian Ward, a Research Specialist, and Nikki Seibert the Director of Sustainable Agriculture at Lowcountry Local First. We took a tour of the whole farm and I learned so much about organic and conventional crops. They had just planted lots […]

Weekly Update 13

This week was so fun! First of all, it was Thanksgiving and we had a break from school. For Thanksgiving dinner, I made quinoa with roasted butternut squash and dried cranberries. It was really good! I added some balsamic for flavor and pistachios for texture! This week, I also read an article from the Whole […]