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Going Green, Italian Style

Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes as well as her brassy, insightful approach to liver, kidney and heart health and diabetes prevention. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983, Christina turned to a macrobiotic diet of whole grains and vegetables to aid in her recovery, launching the 20-plus year run of her Emmy Award-winning series Christina Cooks.

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Going Green, Italian Style

Season 5 Episode 502 | 26m 46s | CC

Christina visits a local supermarket where going green, meaning leafy greens could not be easier. Most supermarkets now sell a variety of greens, but this market takes it to a whole new level, working with local farmers and producers as much as possible to serve their community in the most sustainable way possible.

Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board

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