Superfoods

Sure hear a lot about superfoods nowadays.  Is it hype?  A marketing ploy? Unfortunately, many times the answer is yes. However, if you take the understood (although there is no "official") definition to be:

A category of foods that are nutrient dense and calorie sparse

there are many foods that indeed meet this criteria.  But before I give you my list of foods that I believe meet this criteria, let me explain what is meant by nutrient dense.

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Chef Linda Lagos

The Natural Living Workshop - Let's Get Started Eating Raw Foods - led by Chef Linda Lagos on Saturday May 11 from 1 PM to 4 PM was (again!) a wonderful experience for all the participants, according to the comments, emails and phone calls I have received. If you missed this very educational, yet fun workshop, make sure you register next year (Saturday May 10, 2014).

Participants are always limited to 8.  Register by clicking on the picture of the Mortar & Pestle in the Attend Workshop box on the home page, or call 615-337-9791. Registration will close on the end of day Sunday prior to the event or after the 8th attendee registers, whichever happens first. This year the workshop was fully booked weeks prior to close of registration! So don't wait until the last minute to register, if you want to make sure to get into the workshop.

 The workshop includes:

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