Weekly Links: Mushroom News from Around the Web
Sweeten Your Smile Do you ever get that feeling that you have food in your teeth? Well now its okay-if you have mushrooms on your teeth. Health News lists some natural teeth whitening tips that just happen to include Shiitakes. Now this isn’t an excuse to skip brushing and flossing, but its one really good excuse to keep chewing on mushrooms!
Simple Swaps for a Healthier Life No one says losing weight is easy, but Nutritionist Cheryl Forberg RD from The Biggest Loser says “integrating a few small changes, s-l-o-w-l-y, can be simple.” Because changing your eating habits overnight won’t happen, one of your best bets is to make simple veggie swaps for a healthier lifestyle. Swapping pizza crust with for mushroom caps is just one example since the average portabella only has 27 calories!
Time to Start Consuming Flu-Buster Foods Open your ears. Do you hear a lot of people coughing around you? It’s time to start preparing yourself for flu season. One line of defense are the food choices you’re making. The Del Mar Times says foods packed with vitamins C, D and E will give you the boost you need. Luckily, mushrooms aka “the new super-fungus” can help especially Shiitakes.
Cheese-Stuffed Mushrooms Two Ways – Beginner and Expert Sometimes recipes can be a little tricky for beginners and a little dull for the experts who’ve been around the cheese block. These cheese-stuffed mushroom recipes not only solve that problem, but they’re an ideal start to any meal and many versions are vegetarian. If that’s not enough to convince you, YumSugar found these from Giada de Laurentiis and Gourmet. Can’t beat their expertise.
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Are you hosting Thanksgiving at your place this year? Thanksgiving meals can be tricky when you’re cooking dishes that need to please people with a variety of tastes. If you’re stumped on making a vegetarian dish or vegetarian meal altogether, Cooking Light has a hearty spread of Mushroom and Caramelized-Shallot Strudel, mashed potatoes, cranberries and a whole lot more. Who knows, you may make a turkey really happy somewhere.
Portobello Mushroom “Fries” The Vegan Mouse has brought us fried goodness. Following a recipe from Rachel Ray that she “veganized” by making a few substitutions, KMouse shares how a little green leaf lettuce helped her turn Portabella caps in delicious fries. The picture says it all, so check these out!
