My Healthy Manual Discussion Group Recap #2

March 12, 2024

Attendance: Brenda, Kim, Janette, Lori, Laura, and myself. We were missing several who wanted to come but had other commitments. We shared snacks and wine and watched a short video by Dr. Michael Greger. and then had a discussion and brainstormed topics that we’d like to learn more about at future meetings.

Snacks and Wine:
I don’t remember.

We had introductions and got some snacks to watch a Dr. Michael Greger’s video.

We also looked through cookbooks and discussed some of our favorite recipes.

Went back to the table and discussed our thoughts on the video.

Research Homework Assignments – No Homework assignments per say this week. But, after looking though cookbooks we thought it would be good to try something we have never made or try a vegetable or fruit we had never eaten.

Brenda: Bread and some sort of preservative derived from human hair supposedly!!! 🤮 She read it somewhere?
Her findings:
amino acid called L-cysteine, which is used to lessen dough mixing times as it extends a bread’s shelf-life. Sounds great, you say. We all love a good amino acid to help our bread stay fresh for longer.
But wait, there’s more. L-cysteine is derived from protein found in
duck feathers, pig bristles, cow horns, and human hair.
Here is a list of Aunt Millie’s breads that do not list dough conditioners and do not use ADA – a chemical linked to tumors and banned in other countries:
Aunt Millie’s Hearth 100% Natural 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth 100% Natural Potato Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Fiber For Life, 12 Grain Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Fiber For Life, Ancient Grain Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Fiber For Life, Honey and Crunchy Oat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Organic Indian Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Organic 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Whole Grain Deli Rye Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Whole Grain 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Swirl Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Aunt Millie’s Swirl Cinnamon Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Classic White Hamburger Buns, 8ct
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Classic Sesame Hamburger Buns, 8ct
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Classic White Hot Dog Bun, 8ct
Aunt Millie’s Big & Fluffy Butter Dinner Rolls, 12ct
Koepplinger’s Recipe Country Style 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Koepplinger’s Recipe All Natural Cracked Whole Grain Wheat Bread
Koepplinger’s Recipe All Natural 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Koepplinger’s Recipe All Natural Healthy Whole Grain Bread
Koepplinger’s Recipe All Natural Split Top Wheat Bread

Janette: Why Cheese is so addictive. She explained that because of a chemical called casein, which is found in dairy products and can trigger the brain’s opioid receptors, the same type of effect that produce dopamine in your brain. She will have more to follow up on this next time.
Cheese is addictive, Barnard said, because the dairy proteins inside can act as mild opiates. Fragments of cheese protein, called casomorphins, attach to the same brain receptors as heroin and other narcotics. As a result, each bite of cheese produces a tiny hit of dopamine. He calls it “dairy crack.”Mar 7, 2017

Next meeting Tuesday, April 9th.

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