Maybe it’s just me being a foodie nerd, but I’m always
excited when I see new advancements in the culinary world, particularly when it
comes to making food healthier.
So I was especially interested in a recent Time article about Michelin star-winning
chef Jeremy Bearman leading the charge in developing a new set of nutritional
standards. Known as SPE, short for the Latin phrase sanitas per escam meaning “health
through food,” the voluntary standards focus on using local and seasonal
ingredients, and combining them in ways that make the most of their nutritional
value.
In simpler terms, it means that chefs like Bearman are creating
dishes that combine salty ingredients with potassium-rich ingredients to
counteract the impacts of salt on blood pressure, among other nutrient-focused
pairings. They are using ingredients that are fresher and gentler on the
environment. And they are drastically reducing or eliminating all the cream, butter
and fat that make dishes taste so dang good without sacrificing great flavor.
Thanks to a newly created certification program, chefs can
submit their recipes to be reformulated to meet the nutritional criteria. And while
these changes are taking place primarily in high-end restaurants, perhaps it’s
an early step toward change that could eventually trickle down to eateries that
serve the masses.
To read the complete article,
check out the July 16 issue of Time
magazine or, if you’re a subscriber, visit the website at: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2118513,00.html.

I am taking a nutrition class to round off my degree right now and have been thinking alot about you and your days of thinking about becoming an RD...I think you found a way to incorporate both things you love and should start freelancing some nutrition journalism work! :D
ReplyDeleteShell, thanks for your encouragement! This has definitely been such a fun outlet for me given my passion for nutrition. Some days I still dream of being a RD. Maybe someday when I'm closer to retirement age. If you learn anything in class you think I should include here on the blog, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I loved my nutrition classes!
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