Health and Nutrition

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Are you wondering what makes a recipe diabetic friendly? Kirthi Hagalwadi, our  masters in public health intern and ‘Ulu Ambassador Cynthia Archibald explains in our Diabetic Friendly Recipes book how to design diabetic friendly...

Delve into the nutritional benefits of local staples like breadfruit, taro, pumpkin, and sweet potato compared to imported starches such as white rice and white potato.

Written by Kirthi Hagalwadi, Masters Student in Public Health at San Jose State University and Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Co-op Intern January-April, 2023.  Kalo (taro), the most culturally significant of Hawaiʻi-grown staples,...

Breadfruit is a gluten-free, nutritious, & delicious ancient Hawaiian staple that can supply your body with the right vitamins & nutrients you need to flourish.

Did you know diet can play an important role in keeping your heart healthy?

Here you can find many ways that breadfruit benefits your body with its fiber-rich properties. It helps support your heart, digestive system & weight management.

The ‘Ulu Education Toolkit is an interdisciplinary, standards-aligned database of indigenous crops resources to help anchor the Farm to School movement in Hawaiʻi.

The primary nutritional benefit, and the one for which Okinawan sweet potatoes are especially prized, is their high antioxidant levels.