At my local Farmers Market this weekend, produce of all hues of the rainbow colored the booths while the air was filled with the aroma of fresh-picked seasonal crops. When you purchase fresh in-season produce, you are buying them at the best time of the year – when they are brimming with more mouth-watering flavor [...]

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Humans have relied on salt for thousands of years. Throughout history, it has been used for everything from currency to preserving foods. In fact, the history of salt runs so far back that the word “salad” comes from the ancient Romans, who would salt leafy vegetables. Salt is actually the name for the chemical compound [...]

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It’s Monday morning. You check your email after being digitally disconnected all weekend. In your inbox you see an email titled “Office Potluck on Friday!” Thoughts start running through your head. What do I bring? I don’t want to be that person who brings the dish no one eats. Do I buy something from the [...]

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There are few things that I love more than food – I enjoy preparing it, experimenting with it, and most importantly, eating it. I’ve heard that applesauce and bananas can be used as substitutes in baking, but can mushed fruits really compare to oil, eggs, sugar, and good ole’ buttah? Thus, my experiment began – [...]

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The benefits of a vegetarian diet have been well researched and the results have been positive. The American Society of Nutrition and Dietetics announced this year that a vegetarian diet can reduce the risk of death from ischemic heart disease and lower your chance of having Type II diabetes or hypertension. It can also decrease [...]

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Hot off the editing reel: a cooking show featuring celebrity chef Jehangir Mehta and UW faculty and staff! This event was the second Whole U Cooking Demonstration. Chef Mehta taught us his secret tricks for making enoki fries and the burger he serves at Graffiti (his restaurant in New York). He also shared some insights [...]

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It has been an incredible six weeks with over 400 UW faculty and staff on a mission – to be active and stay active, together. Teams of three to six have been working hard fitting in short bouts of exercise throughout the day and have gone walking, running, or biking during their lunch hour or [...]

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Happy 4th of July, UW! It’s time to grill out and celebrate.  Enjoy your day off and maybe try some of these delicious recipes from Chef James at Cultivate and Chef Tracey MacRae, campus executive chef. Beer boiled brats Ingredients: Brats Hoagie rolls Beer (enough to cover the brats in a pot) Onion (amount depending [...]

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In April 2014, Seattle City Council passed a resolution that supports a national and statewide ban on the use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in animal agriculture. There are currently bills in the House and Senate that address this practice as well. But why is the use of antibiotics in agriculture a concern? The Use of Antibiotics [...]

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The first Whole U appreciation contest closed this morning and we’ve organized the results. Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination! Reading them was inspiring and eye-opening.  Who knew that the School of Nursing has it’s own “Summer Camp” and book club, or that so many faculty and staff have been sharing their culinary [...]

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Seasonal fruits and veggies are rolling in to our neighborhood markets. It’s time to diversify our diets with the richness of the season. We all know eating a variety of foods is best, and with so much to choose from as summer approaches, getting this nutritional boost and balance is easier to achieve. I always [...]

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Are you on a quest to keep your body strong and healthy? The Whole U is here to help with the Summer of FUNction fitness challenge. Join a team and get ready to eat healthy, fit fitness into your day in unexpected ways, and find new ways to make your quest fun.  This challenge begins on [...]

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