Author: vital_vittles

Vital Vittles’ Flax Seed Oat BreadEast Bay ExpressMay 3, 2006 In a region known for producing the country’s best baguettes, we sometimes overlook the other artisanal bakers who make our mornings worthwhile. For thirty years, Berkeley’s Joe and Kass Schwin have been grinding organic wheat and kneading the flour with organic grains and seeds, cold-pressed… Continue reading Best Bread: Wholesomeness meets butter and jam

San Francisco Business Times, Monday, March 20, 2006 RÉSUMÉ Name: Kass Schwin. Title: President Company: Vital Vittles Bakery HQ: Berkeley 2005 revenue: $1.5 million Employees: 21 Founded: 1976 Source of startup capital: Schwin’s former partner got a $5,000 insurance payment from a car accident. Instead of fixing the car, he bought a mill, and a… Continue reading Entrepreneur Profile: Kass Schwin

Eve MitchellTri-Valley Hearald, March 14, 2006 While those annoying white Styrofoam containers are darn near ubiquitous for take-out food, that’s not the case at my Thai restaurant in Fremont.  The eatery is using cardboard containers when possible as an alternative to Styrofoam. It’s just one of many things My Thai has done to be among… Continue reading Firms help environment

SFWeekly, Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Carol Ness, Chronicle Staff Writer Buying whole wheat bread can be a confusing proposition these days. An incredible number are on the market now, and more are hitting supermarket shelves each day because of the government’s new recommendation that people eat three servings of whole grains a day.  Some brands market multiple… Continue reading Whole wheat loaves inundate the market

Source: Tufts University June 20, 2002 (Reviewed: June 29, 2004)Next time you’re asked if you want your sandwich on white or whole wheat, opt for latter. A new study from Harvard suggests that a diet that includes a variety of whole grain foods may decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. A closer look at… Continue reading Whole Grain Foods May Help Reduce Diabetes Risk

Graeme H McIntosh, Manny Noakes, Peter J Royle and Paul R Foster From the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Health Sciences and Nutrition, Adelaide, Australia. Background Whole-grain cereal foods including rye have been identified as providing significant health benefits that do not occur when refined-cereal foods are ingested.  Objectives Foods (90 g) containing whole-grain rye flour and… Continue reading Whole-grain rye and wheat foods and markers of bowel health in overweight middle-aged men

Source: Tufts UniversityOctober 2, 2000 (Reviewed: January 17, 2003) Two recently published Harvard studies highlight how a healthy lifestyle that includes a diet rich in whole grain foods can contribute to better health in women. Researchers assessed the food intake of more than 75,000 middle-aged and older American women several times over a 12-year period,… Continue reading Studies Point to the Health Benefits of Whole Grain Foods

“If people really understood the connection of environmental damage to their own lives, they would be much more motivated to preserve and protect the environment.” –Dr. Eric Chivian, director of Harvard’s Center for Health and the Global Environment, in Veterinary World, Spring 1999.Benefit of organicOrganic agriculture protects the health of people and the planet by reducing… Continue reading Organics and the Planet

There is mounting evidence that organically grown fruits, vegetables and grains may offer more of some nutrients, including vitamin C, iron, magnesium and phosphorus, and less exposure to nitrates and pesticide residues than their counterparts grown using synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Reviewing 41 published studies comparing the nutritional value of organically grown and conventionally grown… Continue reading Growing crops in healthy soils results in food products that offer healthy nutrients

TASTER’S CHOICEby Tara Duggan, San Francisco ChronicleWednesday, July 17, 2002 Nutrition experts always talk about the benefits of whole grains. One easy way to get them is through multigrain bread, which usually contains grains like barley, oats, buckwheat, quinoa, millet and whole wheat. These grains can provide fiber, complex carbohydrates and protein as well as… Continue reading Other brands crumble next to Vital Vittles