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Get Your Antioxidants

POSTED May 15, 8:11 AM

This is excerpted from About.com:

Foods are considered to be the preferred way of boosting antioxidant levels because they're thought to contain a wide array of antioxidant substances. Many of the them are also high in vitamins, minerals and fiber.

A USDA study analyzed the antioxidant content of commonly consumed foods. Researchers tested over 100 foods. Here is a ranked list of the top 20 fruits, vegetables and nuts:

Small red bean (dried), 1/2 cup
Wild blueberry, 1 cup
Red kidney bean (dried), 1/2 cup[br[
Pinto bean, 1/2 cup
Blueberry (cultivated), 1 cup
Cranberry, 1 cup (whole)
Artichoke (cooked hearts), 1 cup
Blackberry, 1 cup
Prune, 1/2 cup
Raspberry, 1 cup
Strawberry, 1 cup
Red delicious apple, 1
Granny Smith apple, 1
Pecan, 1 ounce
Sweet cherry, 1 cup
Black plum, 1
Russet potato, 1 cooked
Black bean (dried), 1/2 cup
Plum, 1
Gala apple, 1

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Cheese Festival

POSTED May 7, 8:15 AM

If you live in Seattle or you're planning to be in Seattle on May 17-18, do stop by the fourth annual Seattle Cheese Festival, which will take place at the historic Pike Place Market. I will be the emcee at the cooking demo stage, where some of the city's... Read More

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Refrigerator Soup

POSTED May 4, 5:23 PM

Some days, small accomplishments count for a lot. This morning, putting breakfast on the table started out to be a challenge because all I had, at first glance, were eggs and cheese. We were out of bread for toast and we didn't have any accoutrements... Read More

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How Far Does Your Food Travel?

POSTED April 26, 9:09 PM

Here is a series from The New York Times about the complexities of the modern food chain. Did you know that the largest producer of kiwis is Italy -- not New Zealand? Read all about it here. What does this have to do with parenting? I choose to buy foods... Read More

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Hsiao-Ching Chou
Hsiao-Ching Chou is a partner at Suzuki + Chou Communimedia, where she serves as a senior consultant in communications. For nearly eight years prior, she was the award-winning food editor at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper. She and her television producer husband live in Seattle with their daughter, who was born in October 2006.