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Soul Foods Gain Newfound Respect, Popularity
Rich culinary
heritage
celebrated for
Black History
Month
Black History Month is a time
when the nation celebrates the
many cultural, scientific and hu
m anitarian contributions o f A fri
can-A m ericans, including a rich
culinary heritage.
Soul food, a term that is most
often associated with African-
Am erican cuisine, traces its o ri
gins to the indigenous foods o f
A frica and to the Southern slave
plantations. Its varied menu in
cludes such distinctive dishes as
greens, w hich were once con sid
ered throwaway food on the plan
tation.
Today, soul food is gaining a
new found respect and popular
ity, as scientists have d isco v
ered that many o f these foods
contain com pounds that can be
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and zeaxanthin, which studies have
shown may reduce the risk of age-
related macular degeneration, a
common cause o f blindness in
adults over the age of 60. The find
ing that lutein and zeaxanthin are
present in greens is based in part on
research by University o f Mary
land chemist Frederick Khachik,
Ph D., whose work on these com
pounds has been published in the
Journal of Agricultural and Food
Chemistry.
Black-eyed peas - like other
varieties o f beans, black-eyed
peas are a good but under appre
ciated source o f antioxidants,
chem icals that are believed to
reduce the risk o f cancer, heart
disease and aging. In general,
beans may provide health ben
efits sim ilar to some common
fruits, including grapes, apples
and cranberries. Studies have
found that black and red beans,
which are com m on in many eth
nic dishes including soul food,
were particularly high in a ntioxi
dants. In general, beans are also a well-known breakfast treat and a
good sources o f protein, carbo host of soul food dishes are made
hydrates, folate, calcium and fi- from corn like cornbread and corn
pudding. Researchers at Cornell
University who studied sweet com
found that heating com signifi
cantly raises the level of naturally
occurring com pounds that help
fight disease, including cancer and
heart disease.
Tom atoes are used in a wide
variety o f ethnic dishes w orld
wide. Tom atoes make up a cornu
copia of food products that are
used in soul food dishes as well
as salads, stews, barbeque sauce
ber.
and ketchup. Lycopene, a com
Sweet potatoes are a source of pound found in abundance in
beta carotene, a precursor o f vi tom atoes and tom ato-based food
tamin A, which is known to pro products, may help fight prostate
mote healthy vision. However, cancer, particularly in black men,
because sweet potatoes are of suggests a recent clinical study
ten eaten as candied yam s or conducted by researchers at the
sw eet potato pie, if you have dia U niversity o f Illinois in Chicago.
betes and are w atching your glu
Black men as a group have the
cose levels, you may want to cut highest incidence o f prostate can
down on the sugar or use a sugar- cer in the world. Prostate cancer
substitute when preparing them. is the second most common form
Com and its byproduct grits are o f cancer am ong U.S. men.
Corn and its byproduct grits
are a well-known breakfast treat
and a host o f soul food dishes
are made from corn like
cornbread and corn pudding.
good for your health, targeting
diseases such as cancer, heart
disease and blindness.
Several exam ples o f soul food
and its p o ssib le b e n e fits are
listed below , courtesy o f recent
research publications and co n
ferences o f the Am erican C hem i
cal Society, the w orld’s largest
scientific society.
Greens, such as col lard, kale and
mustard, are a rich source o f lutein
A vegetarian side of
collard greens and
cornbread are some
o f many o f the
contributions of
African-American
cuisine that contain
compounds that can
be good for your
health, targeting
diseases such as
cancer, heart disease
and blindness.
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Local Library Hosts New Director
Molly Raphael, M ultnomah
County’s new director of librar
ies, will attend an informal recep
tion at the North Portland Library
on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 6-8 p.m.
The new library director invites
members of the community tocome
enjoy refreshments and to share
their thoughts and ideas about
the library.
Raphael formerly served as li
brary director at the District of Co
lumbia Public Library, where she
began her library career in 1970 as
achildren’s librarian.
A nationally recognized leader
in the library field, she recently
completed a term on the American
Library Association’s governing
board. She holds a bachelor’s
degree from Oberlin College and
a m aster's degree in library sci
ence from Simmons College.
“I look forward to meeting in
person with as many Multnomah
County Library customers as pos
sible,” she said.
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