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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-a-taste-of-tahini/">Food of the Week (Part I): A Taste of Tahini</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted October 20, 2007 at 04:00 PM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">If you love a good hummus and spend many a lunch hour dining on cafeteria falafels, you’ve probably been enjoying tahini without even knowing it. This thick, nut buttery spread, made of hulled sesame seeds, is a staple in Middle Eastern cuisine, and the “secret” ingredient in hummus and even some Szechuan stirfry dishes. Tahini is even used in more than just savory dishes, as the main ingredient in halva, a Mediterranean dessert. Tahini has numerous health benefits, as a very good source of (among many nutrients) calcium, iron, zinc, and fiber. Recent studies have linked calcium to more than just healthy bones, and researchers suspect it may play a role in easing PMS symptoms, preventing colon cancer, and relieving migraine headaches. Sesame seeds also have the highest content of phytosterols of any nut, and these compounds are widely touted…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-a-taste-of-tahini/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-a-taste-of-tahini/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-a-taste-of-tahini/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-a-taste-of-tahini/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/recipes/">recipes</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/vegetarianism/">vegetarianism</a><br /><br /> </P>