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Gluten Free

What does following a gluten-free diet mean? That you're embarking on an easy diet with a wide range of health-promoting effects. Instead of dwelling on what you’re giving up, consider that you’re going to enjoy a whole new world of delicious food options to meet your special dietary needs. You’ll be eating seasonally, choosing more fresh fruits and vegetables, focusing on meats, seafood, poultry, legumes, lentils, corn, and rice, and discovering fascinating ancient grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and millet. You’ll be able to eat potatoes, eggs, most cheeses, even chocolate (!)—and enjoy them without guilt because you’ll be taking good care of your body. In fact, you’ll probably end up eating—and feeling—better than ever!

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We carry a large variety of gluten free items, the brands listed below represent just some of the offerings we carry

Raw Foods

“Raw” is all the rage these days, but what does it mean to eat raw? And is it possible to get enough protein and other nutrients while following a raw diet?

Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F

Raw, defined

Most raw foodists eat only plant-based (vegan) foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, and seaweed. Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F, depending on who you talk to. The logic behind this is that many of the nutrients in foods are extremely sensitive to heat. This is especially true of the water-soluble vitamins, like the B-vitamins, folate, and vitamin C. As Katie McDonald, a raw food chef and certified Holistic Health Coach in Rhode Island puts it, “The more you do to a food, the less it does for you.”

Raw food advocates also look to the enzyme content of raw foods, saying that cooking destroys delicate enzymes that could otherwise go toward improving the digestion of the foods you’re eating.

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In addition to our always fresh produce, we carry many more raw foods throughout our stores. Look for these brands and our Raw Foods section for more.

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Can Dark Chocolate Help Rev Up Your Workout?

Resolutions to get fit often inspire many of us to clear our houses of treats. However, research shows that you may want to hold onto any dark chocolate you find: a small study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found that regularly eating dark chocolate may improve performance during moderately intense exercise. At the beginning of the study, nine moderately-trained men participated in a performance trial: first the men cycled while researchers measured their maximum oxygen uptake (a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance capacity). After they rested for 30 minutes, the men then cycled at moderate-intensity for 20 minutes at 80% of their established maximum oxygen uptake; then they completed a two minute time-trial, in which they cycled as fast as they could and researchers measured their total distance.

The men were then assigned to eat 40 grams of either dark or white chocolate every day for two weeks, followed by another performance trial. After the two weeks, the men switched to eating the other type of chocolate (those who ate dark chocolate now ate white chocolate and vice versa) every day for another two weeks and the performance trial was repeated a final time. Researchers tracked the men’s time performance and oxygen uptake, among other things, during each of the three trials. At the end of the study, they found that:

The men who ate dark chocolate increased their maximum oxygen uptake and cycled further on their time trial performance than the men who ate the white chocolate.

These findings suggest that regularly eating dark chocolate could be beneficial for people who engage in moderate-intensity exercise. Since past research has found that dark chocolate may also provide cardiovascular benefits, boost your mood, and decrease your risk of stroke, you may want to stock up. When you’re on a chocolate run, remember to look for chocolate with 60% (or more) cocoa to boost the benefits and limit the additives.

Source: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

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