Longevity Stew
Of all foods, nuts have been found to be most linked to long life (What Women Should Eat to Live Longer). We also now have convincing evidence we can eat nuts (Nuts and Obesity: The Weight of Evidence) and nut butters (Testing the Pistachio Principle) without fear of weight gain.
Contrast this to one of the largest nutrition studies ever, which included hundreds of thousands of men and women across 10 countries. The study found total meat consumption to have a significant association with weight gain in men and women, and the connection remained after controlling for calories. Meat and Weight Gain in the PANACEA Study
Contrast this to one of the largest nutrition studies ever, which included hundreds of thousands of men and women across 10 countries. The study found total meat consumption to have a significant association with weight gain in men and women, and the connection remained after controlling for calories. Meat and Weight Gain in the PANACEA Study
Plants
- 1 ½ cups barley*
- 3 cups water
- jar strained tomatoes
- 1 large sweet potato, cubed
- 4 carrots, diced
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ inch piece of fresh gingerroot, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- pinch cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp unsalted peanut or almond butter
- chopped peanuts for garnish
- black pepper to taste
Technique
Place all ingredients except peanut butter and peanuts into a large soup pot. Bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer until barley almost cooked, about 40 minutes. Add peanut butter and continue cooking until barley tender, about 5-10 minutes. Season to taste with black pepper. Serve garnished with peanuts.
*If sensitive to gluten substitute with millet and increase water to 5 cups. Millet also cooks more quickly than barley, about 30 minutes.
*If sensitive to gluten substitute with millet and increase water to 5 cups. Millet also cooks more quickly than barley, about 30 minutes.