Open Forum: What’s your Favorite New Food Discovery of 2011?
Dec 27, 2011
I hope you have been having a wonderful holiday season! Before we turn the page on 2011, I thought it might be fun to ask a quick question.
Last year, my new favorite food was nutritional yeast. Although it’s easily dismissed as “hippie health food,” this stuff is definitely worthy of consideration, if only for its great taste. I love the versatile, cheesy-nutty flavor (especially sprinkled on popcorn!), and it adds a savory Umami flavor to soups and other dishes. Oh yeah, and there are all those B vitamins it delivers (Vegans: It’s a good idea to choose a brand that is fortified with B-12). So when I finally tried it last year, it quickly became my favorite new food.
This year, my discovery is hulled hemp seeds. Like nutritional yeast, they’re both healthy and delicious (swoon!). Hemp seeds are a great source of Omega-3 fatty acids, a “complete” protein source, and very high in several other vitamins and minerals. I’ve been sprinkling them on my morning oatmeal, on top of a bowl of greek yogurt, or just blending them into a smoothie. I think they taste like sunflower seeds — but with less of a crunch. Yum!
What’s your new favorite food discovery of 2011? Let us know in the comments!
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I only recently began educating myself on eating real, whole, unprocessed foods. My new food discovery for 2011 was kale . . . my particular favorite – kale chips! YUM! My 3 year old also loves them and he can eat the whole bag if I let him. Thanks for your blog. I just “discovered” you today and I’m SO excited to follow you. 🙂
my favorite food find this past year was coconut flour.
My new favorites this year include homemade vegetable broth (made with kombu) that I sip in a mug every afternoon, fresh ginger tea, and raw honey.