While perusing a book I'd recently acquired on food and cooking (totally out of character for me, right, to pick up yet another cookbook? You can all laugh now), a section in it got me to thinking. The book proposed 12 essential tools for the kitchen. While I had everything except two (though both were [...]
Tag: nutrition
Your plate: Budgeting for cost, or for convenience?
Think it's cheaper to pick up a pre-packaged pizza than browse your supermarket's produce aisle? Recent studies are saying, "Absolutely." According to an article written on Food Navigator-USA by Elaine Watson last week, studies released by searchers in the U.S. and the UK have concluded that more nutrient-dense food (meaning foods better for you with [...]
Whose plate is turning “one” today? Yours!
In case you didn't know, today is a special day: Happy 1st Birthday, ChooseMyPlate.Gov! While I haven't personally been utilizing this great resource, a cursory look at the website today has impressed me. With a clean, user-friendly interface for the Internet surfer, you can learn about all of your basic food groups: Fruit, veggies, grains, [...]
Will soft drink ban turn New York into the “Skinny Apple?”
So - the mayor of the Big Apple, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has decided he wants to try banning soft drinks larger than 16 oz. from being served in restaurants and other related establishments. Uh oh. While soda is probably one of America's biggest (no pun intended) problem factors in the overall diet in [...]
Cha-cha-cha-Chia Seeds
So - it's now been over a week since I've incorporated these tiny, nutty-flavored seeds into my daily diet. While lauded as one of the world's best "super foods" (cape not included), I cannot say that I have personally noticed any particular improvement nor any discomfort in having included them into my daily culinary routine. They are [...]
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