Well, it’s officially summer! And as the Arizona summer season gets underway, the sun is scorching and the temperature gauges are pegged at too hot to compute. While we’re all breaking out the ice water, our food should actually be getting hotter and spicier. Wait, you’re thinking. What did you just say? Yes, you read [...]
Tag: nutrition
What’s for dinner? My mystery meals
These days, I just never know what's going to end up on my plate for the evening. With recently having to acclimate to feeding two people over a week's time, my former two-meal plan which I usually prepared on Sundays no longer carries me through the week. With little time during the week for either [...]
A sampling on supplements
Do you wonder about vitamins? I know I've certainly heard the back and forth arguments about vitamin and mineral supplements. Do we absorb enough of them to make it worth taking them? Are we taking too much? Not enough? Today's foods are notoriously lacking in nutrients. We hear that all the time. With over-farming, and [...]
New York City ban : Soda goes flat
http://youtu.be/EEyuNoCr6u8 Ah, the world's been watching you, New York City. And as I had expected, this soda ban idea fell pretty flat. Now, I've expressed my opinion on this in an earlier post, but it's interesting to hear the thoughts expressed by others closer to the lawmaking side of the ban. True, limiting the large [...]
Where’s the sense in a ‘Sensa’ diet?
There are fad diets, and then there are ridiculous diet schemes. Although it's apparently been around for about a year, I only recently saw this ad for a diet product called Sensa. It appeals to this country's 'quick-fix' mentality where just sprinkling your food with this product will magically help you shed pounds. How has [...]
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