Eating Well on a Budget
christina cooks: back to the cutting board

If you're one of the many people who think eating well is the province of elitists, hippies, liberals and environmental activists, think again. Clean air, pure water, rich soil along with fresh food is our birthright. We'll explore budget-friendly options to eating well, as we go back to the cutting board today on Christina Cooks. RECIPES Simmered tofu and vegetables; Sweet corn fritters; Apple cranberry crisp. At the Cutting Board: Discuss and show various sea vegetables, how to use them and impact on wellness. I'm So Confused: Questions on convenience foods; organic vs non-organic for cost; frozen veggies.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 201

About Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board:

In CHRISTINA COOKS: BACK TO THE CUTTING BOARD, Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes as well as her brassy, insightful approach to liver, kidney and heart health and diabetes prevention.

Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983, Christina turned to a macrobiotic diet of whole grains and vegetables to aid in her recovery, launching the 20-plus year run of her Emmy Award-winning series Christina Cooks.


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