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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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Prebiotic Fiber May Help Curb Hunger and Decrease Inflammation

A study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that fiber supplements derived from legumes may help improve appetite, reduce food intake, and lower inflammation in adults who are overweight. For the study, researchers divided 88 overweight adults into groups receiving 6, 12, or 18 grams of fiber, or a placebo, for 14 days. The legume fiber was a prebiotic—a type of fiber that can be fermented by probiotic bacteria in the gut. Researchers measured the participants’ appetite levels, food intake (in the form of a test meal and a 24 hour dietary recall), and inflammatory markers immediately before and after the 14-day treatment period on day zero and on day fifteen. Here's what they found:

The fiber groups experienced a statistically significant decrease in appetite, food intake, and inflammatory markers.
The relationship between the fiber supplement and these outcomes was generally dose-dependent, meaning more fiber led to more positive results.
The fiber stimulated a statistically significant growth of bifidobacteria—a type of probiotic—as compared with the control group.

The researchers speculated that the positive changes observed in the fiber groups were largely due to a change in the functioning of gut bacteria. The findings are consistent with another study that came to a very similar conclusion, namely that prebiotic fiber can help increase bifidobacteria and reduce inflammation in children who are overweight. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the study’s lead author declared a potential conflict of interest—they're employed by a company that extracts food fiber from vegetables.

Source: Journal of Nutrition

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