John Montagu, the 4^th Earl of Sandwich is credited with inventing the sandwich. In 1762, Montagu, a consummate gambler, requested something he could eat without getting up from the card table.  The cook placed a slice of meat between two pieces of bread and the sandwich as we know it was born. However, neither John nor the cook were the first to make and eat one.

Before this card game, Montagu traveled to Turkey and Greece where dips, cheeses and meats were commonly eaten between pieces of bread. His request started a trend and by the time of the Revolutionary War, sandwiches were well established in England. However, the colonists were slow to adapt it.  American cooks tended to avoid culinary trends from their former ruling state… and… since the name “sandwich” came from the British peerage system; Americans wanted nothing to do with it.

“Take any food you love, make it out of cauliflower, and it’s magically healthy. Or at least that’s what most people think about pizza. But is cauliflower pizza crust healthy?

The fear of carb consumption has led to an explosion of creative carb substitutes, cauliflower pizza crust being one of many.

“People are so anti-carbohydrate and think white flour isn’t good for you. So they wonder, ‘How can we still eat pizza?,’” says Keri Gans, RDN, author of The Small Change Diet. “[Cauliflower pizza crust] also has a health halo because it’s associated with a vegetable.”

But look beyond that halo glow and check the labels. Then you can really see if cauliflower crust is better for you than regular crust.”

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It may be normalized to complain of low energy, but chronically low energy levels are certainly not normal and there may be a nutrient deficiency causing fatigue. While specific nutrient deficiencies are associated with low energy, you’ll want to consider whether or not you are taking in enough energy—literally, from calories—first.

As logical as it sounds, many people make the mistake of jumping into the world of micronutrient deficiencies before considering whether or not they have been in a calorie deficit for an extended period of time. Even if your calorie deficit has been unintentional, it can be affecting your energy levels in a big way. Some simple questions to consider first are whether or not you eat three square meals, regular snacks, and drink plenty of water every day. These are the bare minimum requirements to make sure that you are nourished and not in a calorie deficit.

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