http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2008/08/what-were-reading/ The Official Whole Foods Market Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2008/08/what-were-reading/#comment-6781 Kim Selbert Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:23:09 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=479#comment-6781 I have made a refreshing cucumber and watermelon salad that was in Issue 24 of Everyday Food that i recommend for these hot days and warm evenings. The ingredients are: 3 cups peeled and cubed (1/2 inch) English cucumber, 3 cups cubed (1/2 inch) seedless watermelon, 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, coarse salt, and ground pepper. In a large bowl, toss cucumber and watermelon with lime juice, 3/4 tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper. Serve immediately. If you don't serve this immediately, leave out the salt. Refrigerate salad, covered, up to 4 hours. Just before serving, toss with salt. Per serving: 49 calories; 0.3 gram fat; 1.3 grams protein, 11.8 grams carbohydrates; 1.2 grams fiber. Enjoy! I have made a refreshing cucumber and watermelon salad that was in Issue 24 of Everyday Food that i recommend for these hot days and warm evenings. The ingredients are: 3 cups peeled and cubed (1/2 inch) English cucumber, 3 cups cubed (1/2 inch) seedless watermelon, 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, coarse salt, and ground pepper. In a large bowl, toss cucumber and watermelon with lime juice, 3/4 tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper. Serve immediately. If you don’t serve this immediately, leave out the salt. Refrigerate salad, covered, up to 4 hours.
Just before serving, toss with salt.
Per serving: 49 calories; 0.3 gram fat; 1.3 grams protein, 11.8 grams carbohydrates; 1.2 grams fiber. Enjoy!

]]> http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2008/08/what-were-reading/#comment-6725 Ingrid Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:41:34 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=479#comment-6725 Summer is the best time to eat raw foods like salads. The next best is lightly steamed or stir-fried vegetables. The Chinese believe that most people have excess "hot chi" in the summer and need cooling foods to balance their chi (energy). Cucumbers and seasonal produce are cooling. I also eat lots of watermelons since they are also cooling. I hope to do a "Balancing the Chi with Food" cooking demo at Whole Foods soon. Keep cool. Summer is the best time to eat raw foods like salads. The next best is lightly steamed or stir-fried vegetables. The Chinese believe that most people have excess “hot chi” in the summer and need cooling foods to balance their chi (energy). Cucumbers and seasonal produce are cooling. I also eat lots of watermelons since they are also cooling. I hope to do a “Balancing the Chi with Food” cooking demo at Whole Foods soon. Keep cool.

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