microbiome

Here’s an Almond Butter Toast Recipe with Ezekiel Bread that Will Make Your Toaster Your Best Friend

October 10, 2018 By Dr. Ed McDonald Leave a Comment

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Almond butter toast is insanely popular nowadays. I almost missed the almond butter toast wave because I retired bread in the summer of 2015. Considering how much I loved bread as a kid, I should have had a retirement ceremony for bread—like hanging an empty bag of wonder bread from my kitchen’s ceiling like NBA teams hang jerseys of retired ballplayers. To be honest, I probably would have died from starvation in the 80s if it wasn’t for sandwiches.

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Dr. Ed McDonald

I am a physician and trained chef. I specialize in gastroenterology and nutrition. Currently I work as the Associate Director of Adult Nutrition at the University of Chicago.

Do you Drink Kombucha? A trip on Chicago’s Green Line made me immediately rethink all of kombucha’s health benefits

January 28, 2018 By Dr. Ed McDonald 10 Comments

Have you ever heard of kombucha? It’s a fermented tea that’s increasing in popularity due to its health benefits. It’s like tea mixed with vinegar with a loose piece of tissue floating in it—sounds appealing right? If Gatorade is the drink of athletes, kombucha is the unofficial drink of hipsters. If there were a hipster Olympics, with games like mustache twisting, latte art, and inexplicable scarf wearing—kombucha brands would surely line up to sponsor it. For the record, I can appreciate the beauty of a good latte leaf, but I’m NO hipster.

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Dr. Ed McDonald

I am a physician and trained chef. I specialize in gastroenterology and nutrition. Currently I work as the Associate Director of Adult Nutrition at the University of Chicago.