http://www.tadias.com/08/23/2008/our-beef-with-kitfo-are-ethiopians-in-america-subscribing-to-the-super-sizing-of-food/ Ethiopian Business and Lifestyle Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:21:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=462 http://www.tadias.com/08/23/2008/our-beef-with-kitfo-are-ethiopians-in-america-subscribing-to-the-super-sizing-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-22966 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:21:53 +0000 http://www.tadias.com/?p=2643#comment-22966 [...] In sum, shiro is a great source of protein; and when combined with vegetables and tomato salad shiro-based meals provide almost all of the average daily requirements of folate, vitamin A, C and K. Include the goodness of teff and the meal will have additional micronutrients such as iron, calcium and vitamin B6. For individuals concerned about carbohydrates, injera made of teff has low glycemia load by virtue of its proportional fiber and protein content (estimated glycemia load of 84 for a cup of uncooked teff, compare this to 104 for a cup of uncooked rice). Add the antioxidant properties of carotenoids and phytochemicals, and shiro and its accompaniments are now in the realm of food-as-medicine. Above all shiro tastes heavenly. At a minimum, we should curb our flight into the dizzying glitter of substitute foods, even as many in the West reverse their course through the growing slow, organic, farm-to-table and locovore food movements. — Dr. Asqual Getaneh is an assistant clinical professor of Medicine at Columbia University in New York and a contributor to Tadias Magazine. – Related: Our Beef with Kitfo: Are Ethiopians in America Subscribing to the Super Sizing of Food? [...]

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