Weekly Links: Mushroom News from Around the Web
Grill vegetarian: Doesn’t always mean meat Do you grill veggies? According to Chicago Now, at least half of the grill should be reserved for vegetables. Mushrooms grill well whole. Check out these great tips the next time you fire up the grill.
Meatless Monday: Vegan French lentil & Portobello burgers Do you eat meatless once a week? If not, give it a try, it’s as easy as Eat. Drink. Better’s Portobello burgers! Just one of these rich, earthy mushrooms contains more potassium than a banana. A fantastic source of B-complex vitamins such as niacin and pantothenic acid, a Portobello mushroom also provides one-third of the daily requirement for riboflavin. Great taste and nutrition, it can’t get much better than that!
Mushrooms provide needed vitamin D The Des Moines Register lets us in on a secret to Monterey Mushrooms vitamin D enhancement. Through Monterey’s research efforts, they have found that mushrooms respond to light in much the same way humans do, by converting the sun’s rays into vitamin D. These new mushrooms offer 100 percent of the recommended daily vitamin D intake in one 3-ounce serving after being exposed to ultraviolet light. This increased vitamin D does not involve additives, supplements or chemicals.
You asked for it: Ellen Zilli’s Catering stuffed portobello mushrooms Have you ever ordered something at a restaurant and wished you could have the recipe to make it at home? The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel offered readers a recipe from Ellen Zilli’s Catering because of popular demand. Give it a try and let us know what you think!
Mushrooms could be big boost to immune system WKOW-TV reports that researchers at Arizona State University are looking into mushrooms as an immune system defender, to find out if they could induce an inflammatory response to the point of boosting immunity to better handle health problems. And it turns out the common, white button mushrooms are just as effective as the exotic varieties at boosting the immune system.
Wild mushrooms put toddler in hospital A humbling reminder from CTV Montreal that wild mushrooms can be poisonous and even dangerous if consumed. Poisonous mushrooms often resemble non-poisonous mushrooms, so it’s best to purchase commercially grown mushrooms unless you’re with a trained mycologist.
