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Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
Vegetable Love Affair
Season 6
Episode 607
We struggle with vegetables. Marketing, ads, and even cartoons condition us to believe that vegetables are, well…gross, unappealing and unsatisfying. I’m here to tell you it just ain’t so. And with only 1 in 10 Americans eating their recommended number of servings, I know I have my work cut out for me. It’s time to fall in love with veggies and live our healthiest lives.
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There are people in this world who are forces of nature. Christina cooks with one of her favorites.
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Cooking with brothers is a rite of passage; Christina cooks with an Italian brother in Pompeii.
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Scala where a man opened a hotel/restaurant to serve friends & neighbors good food from his garden.
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The man famous for “I’ll be back” said “Hasta la Vista” to meat. Can we be big and strong?
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Alberobello, famous for houses called trulli. For me, it’s almonds and figs that enchant.
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Is there more to food than food? There are nutrients we see and energy we feel.
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Can our ancestral past help us move into the future? Let’s see how our ancestors evolved.
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Beans may be humble but when it comes to your heart, there is no bigger superstar.
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The life expectancy in America is 79 years of age, 42nd in the world. Could we do better?
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What if I told you a classic pasta dish from Bari is designed to take care of your liver?