Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/02/05/465300452/beer-and-snack-pairings-a-super-bowl-game-everyone-can-win?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

Beer and food have loads of flavors in common, and they can complement each other beautifully. But most of us are just swigging and chewing mindlessly, missing an opportunity to appreciate interactions between the two, according to the authors of a new book on beer pairings.

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Which beer goes with guacamole? And which brew adds a nice clean, crisp finish to spicy wings?

Those are burning questions for anyone who wants to take his snack game to the next level this Super Bowl weekend. And two craft beer experts who wrote the book on pairing have the answers.

Beer and food have loads of flavors in common, and they can complemen…

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“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

At seventeen years old, baseball was my life. I played on the top summer Connecticut baseball teams, constantly practiced and trained, and dreamed of being a starter for the high school varsity team. Junior year I was on varsity but didn’t get any playing time, so I was putting all my hopes and dreams into spring of my senior year.

When I went to college showcases, I was one of the standout players and I received many letters in the mail from interested colleges who wanted me to go and play for them. I had scouts coming up to me saying, “Wow, you are an incredible hitter and ballplayer.”

Senior year, I did extremely well in tryouts. In live scrimmages against other teams, I was one of the only players on our team to consistently hit well.

In the last scrimmage of tryouts, I crushed a double against a Division I college-recruit athlete, one of the only players on my team to get a hit off of him. As a soon-to-be college athlete, I was one of the best players in the league.

Unexpected News in the Locker Room

On the bus ride back to the locker room after the final day of scrimmaging against another team, I was on cloud nine. I’d had a good game and had proved myself…

Source: http://www.sonima.com/food/7-layer-salad/

This delicious salad packs all the flavor and many of the same ingredients as the popular multi-layer dip you might associate with Super Bowl Sunday or a weekend Mexican feast, but it’s a whole lot lighter and more nutritious. Skip the chips and dip and opt for this seven-layer bowl of whole foods, instead. Yes, it’s a salad, but the filling combination of black beans, avocado, and quinoa, plus fresh veggies and a bright and tangy cilantro-lime dressing will be sure to hit the spot. Read on for the recipe and be sure to show us your version on social media using the hashtag #SonimaEats.

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Source: http://greatist.com/live/mishear-song-lyrics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

You’re getting ready to sing at karaoke, but the lyrics that pop up on the screen aren’t the ones you’ve been singing in the shower. Science has a fancy term for misheard lyrics: mondegreens. And this video from The Science of Us explains exactly why you hear “lonely Starbucks lover” when Taylor Swift actually croons “long list of ex-lovers.” We can blame our brains for trying to make sense out of the nonsensical, and music for words that always seem to bleed together. But you’re still singing the correct lyrics when you belt, “Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.”

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Source: http://greatist.com/live/why-blame-partner?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

You come home from an especially bad day at work—you were just passed over for a promotion again—and all you want to do is vent. So you unleash a long-winded rant saying the world isn’t fair, your boss is out to get you, and your co-workers aren’t even half as smart as you. Your partner listens, but they aren’t as empathetic as you want. (They didn’t give you a nice, warm hug. They didn’t say everything would be OK.) So now you’re furious with them.

But deep down, you know it’s not really their fault. This video from The School of Life dives into the psychology behind this blame game and shows that these kinds of fights aren’t necessarily signs that your relationship is on the rocks.

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“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” ~Carl Gustav

It used to be my favorite guided meditation. You know the one about the mountain, where you imagine yourself as the mountain? Strong, tall, standing firm in the face of all that comes at it—rain, hail, shine. Letting it all wash off without getting rattled by it.

One of the reasons I used to love that particular guided meditation was because I could relate to it. I could relate to it because I love mountains. I love trekking and I love mountains. Big mountains. Immovable. Stable. Reliable. Regardless of what was thrown at them.

Then the mountains moved. I found myself in Nepal at over 4000m above sea level, scrambling to stop my body from sliding down the side of the mighty Himalayas as a 7.8 magnitude earthquake cracked open these mighty mountains and shook them from 18km beneath the ground.

I can’t even bring myself to listen to that meditation any more.

I heard it before I felt it. It sounded like a deep guttural scream, the earth itself crying out in pain. No other sounds, no animals, no people, just this sound unlike any sound I’d ever heard before.

Stillness and quiet followed—for what was probably only seconds—before my life was fundamentally red…

Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2016/02/weekend-reading-forked-its-just-out/

Saru Jayaraman.  Forked: A New Standard for American Dining.  Oxford University Press, 2016.

I did a blurb for this one, for good reason.  Saru Jayaraman is doing important work on behalf of low-wage restaurant workers, most of them immigrants and women.  This book is her manifesto.

That restaurant workers can be paid as little as $2.13 an hour, and require taxpayer-supported food assistance to survive, is a national scandal.  Forked tells the stories of enlightened restaurant owners who treat and pay workers decently, with immediate returns in employee loyalty, better customer service—and profits.  This book should inspire all restaurant owners to take the “high road,” and all of us restaurant customers to demand that they do.

Read it and join the campaign for decent pay for restaurant workers, farm workers, and everyone else who is excluded from minimum-wage requirements.

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Source: http://www.fannetasticfood.com/2016/02/05/food-fitness-fun/

Hey friends! Happy Friday! In case you missed it yesterday – I shared 6 of my favorite healthy and delicious Super Bowl snack recipes for you to enjoy on Sunday!

I had a fun treat yesterday – one of my best friends from college, Turner (that’s a nickname, in case you are wondering… her real name is Laura!) was in town for a conference. Hooray! Morning run date? Don’t mind if we do.

We met up in Woodley Park (northwest DC) and did a nice loop through some of Rock Creek Park. There were a couple stretches where snow/mud/ice was still around, but for the most part it was clear. I can’t believe how quickly the snow melted!

We tried to do one of Turner’s favorite loops from when she lived here, where we ran back up through the…

Source: http://greatist.com/move/low-impact-workout-for-glutes?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

Newsflash: You don’t need to put yourself through a soul-crushing workout to see changes in your body. And this 15-minute, low-impact workout from Grokker proves just that.

These bodyweight-only moves can be done at the gym or on your living room floor. When you hit play, you’ll follow trainer Le Jon Guillory through a series of kickboxing-inspired moves, all performed on your knees, that will burn out your bum and build serious strength in your glutes. Plus, the trainer’s high-energy style and sense of humor will keep you motivated (and maybe even smiling) ’til the end.

Interested in more short and effective at-home workouts? We have thousands waiting for you on Grokker, the one-stop shop online resource for wellness. Join Grokker today and get 14 days of FREE unlimited at-home workout classes.

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Source: http://summertomato.com/for-the-love-of-food-soup-is-the-new-juice-bpa-free-plastics-still-dangerous-and-how-to-lose-160-lbs-without-dieting/

For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. 

This week soup is the new juice, BPA-free plastics still dangerous, and how to lose 160 lbs without dieting.

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Links of the week

Souping Is the New Juicing <<While I’m still not a fan of “cleanses,” I prefer this direction. (NY Times)
“Constrained Energy Expenditures” and Not Outrunning Our Forks <<“You lose weight in the kitchen, you gain health in the gym.” Well said, Yoni. (Weighty Matters)
Testing the Insulin Model: A Response to Dr. Ludwig <<For you geeks, there’s a fascinating scientific argument going on about the role of insulin in weight gain. Interesting stuff. (Whole Health Source)
10 Things I Did To Lose 160 Pounds Without Ever Dieting <<Ve…