Food and Drink
Better Halloween Candy for Trick-Or-Treaters
Halloween means trick-or-treating, and that means buying candy to pass out to children who knock on your door expecting a treat. The trouble is that most of the candy given to children on Halloween is filled with artificial ingredients, corn syrup (which means GMO), and trans ...
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New York City Bans Large Sodas
New York Citys Board of Health passed a ban last week on the sale of sugary soft drinks over 16 ounces at restaurants and most other public venues that sell soft drinks. Proposed in the spring by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the ban starts on March 12, 2013, and excludes soft drin...
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The Dirty Dozen List 2012
Pesticides are chemicals used to control agricultural pests that damage crops and livestock. More than one billion tons of pesticides are used on crops in the United States every year, however less than one percent actually reaches the targeted organism. The remainder contamin...
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Is Organic Food Healthier?
A Stanford review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine is putting organic food in the spotlight, but the media is claiming that the study found little benefit to eating organic foods. While the review did not find any significant nutritional differences between mo...
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Artificial Sweeteners in Diet Pepsi
Pepsi is looking to tweak its current formula in the coming year to include a new and improved chemical cocktail of artificial sweeteners to compete with its major competitors: Diet Coke and Coke Zero. According to USA Today, an insider at PepsiCo divulged that because a...
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Why We Eat When We're Depressed
The perfect breakup cure may be a pint of ice cream and a movie marathon (or just tons of booze), but new research shows that binging might start the vicious cycle of eating and then feeling depressed and then eating some more.Researchers at the University of Montrea...
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Canadian Grocery Chain To Remove Artificial Colors and Flavors
Loblaws, Canada’s largest grocer, is banishing artificial colours and flavours from its signature President’s Choice line of products, The Globe and Mail has learned.Galen G. Weston, executive chairman of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., will make the announcement at the comp...
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Four Things Grosser Than Pink Slime
The specter of pink slime—pureed, defatted, and ammonia-laced slaughterhouse scraps—has caused quite the uproar over the past six weeks. (The latest: Propublica has a great explainer on pink slime and other filler products.) The current fixation on pink slime may well le...
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Beans, Beans, Good For The Heart
Which traditional food is inexpensive, packed with fiber and protein and can lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and colon cancer? Beans!Beans are classified as legumes, a category which also includes peas and lentils. With over 13,000 species, the nutritional pow...
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Jerusalem Artichokes
Indigenous to North America, the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is neither from Jerusalem, nor is it an artichoke. In fact, when in bloom, it has beautiful yellow flowers (undoubtedly because it is part of the sunflower family), and the root is aesthetically remini...
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Dangers of Dehydration
Dehydration is all too common among Americans, especially during the winter months. It can be difficult to get enough fluids just to maintain proper hydration - take into account in your workouts and dry weather and it can seem like a full-time job. However, dehydration a seri...
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What To Drink If You Have Diabetes
Food and eating can be a stressful thing when you have diabetes. If youre living with type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes, meal times can be a cause of stress; but what about to drink? Another source of worry is what to drink when you have diabetes. If youre controlling you...
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Healthy Egg Nog Recipe
Sugar free, dairy free eggnog with a baby makin’ twist...yep, you heard that right. Holidays are just around the corner, and I for one am craving a little delicious nog. I try to steer clear of the commercial eggnog (non-organic dairy, that is loaded with refined sugar and oft...
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Phytonutrients: The Healing Power of Plants
We all hear about the value of eating our fruits and veggies. Let’s take a look at the power of phytonutrients.Phytonutrients are from plants (phyto means ‘from plants” in Greek) and are neither vitamins nor minerals. Phytochemical simply means “plant chemicals’. R...
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Smoothies and Shakes On The Go!
We know that while you are pressed for time, you try to stay on top of healthy eating. In this busy world it can be hard to know how to do both. What could be simpler than drinking your fruits and vegetables for a meal? In this article, you will learn how to make a delic...
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Is Coffee Healthy? The Debate Continues
Is coffee really bad for us? Why has it gotten such a bad rap? In this article, I would like to make a case for this revered beverage so that coffee lovers can make informed choices about it and receive the health benefits (yes benefits!) it has to offer.Here is...
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Food And Music
We seem to enjoy many situations where food and music are combined. In fact music and food are often foundations of social events. Consider soft music playing in the background during family meal times; the special live music often playing while dining out; the outdoo...
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Lighten Up This Summer
As summer approaches, a curious mood comes across us. We want to shed off the warm cozy feelings we wrap ourselves in over the winter, and pull on the light and fresh sensations of summer. The best way to do this is switch up the foods you’re eating. By making a few qui...
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Healthy Barbeque Ideas
Nothing spells summer quite like “BBQ. Cold drinks on the patio, mouth-watering food on the grill and smiles all around! For those of us who live in a cold winter climate, basking in the warmth of the outdoors is a long-awaited treat. When we gather with family and fr...
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Is Coffee Really Good For You?
The media is full of articles citing studies that claim coffee is good for you. Even nutritionists and healthy lifestyle editors have jumped on the bandwagon to let everyone know that they can drink as much coffee as they want without any negative health effects. But is ...
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Potatoes: Healthy or Not?
Potatoes are a vegetable, and contain the following nutrients, provided you eat the skin as well as the flesh: vitamins A, B, C, minerals potassium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium and some protein. With the skins on, they are a good source of fiber, 4.8 grams per medium ...
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Disaster In Japan: Is Fish Safe To Eat?
For years now, wild Pacific fish has been touted as being lower in contaminants than fish from other waters, but in the wake of the rising radiation levels from the Fukushima plant in Japan, many consumers are wondering if any ocean life is safe.On April 1, 2011, Fo...
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Kombucha Tea Health Benefits
Kombucha has sprung up on the shelves of every big and small health food store over night. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, and it always calms my nerves a little bit and I know it’s good for my digestion. But at $4 a bottle at most retailers it’s an expensive daily habit. And l...
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Is Coffee Bad For You?
Growing up I used to berate my mother for drinking coffee. When I was 16, I read a pamphlet on nutrition. I can’t remember much more than two salient points. One of them: coffee is taboo. When I asked my grandmother for a firm definition of “taboo”, she simply replied, “...
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Eating Right For The Seasons
Just like we change our clothing for the season, we need to change our food too. Traditional healing systems such as Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine have recognized temperatures as one of the major influences on our health. External temperatures are not seen a...
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Spring Detox Plan
Spring is the perfect time for a detox. The changing seasons and the signs of new life sprouting all around us inspire better eating, getting organized (“spring cleaning”) and serve as a reminder that summer is just around the corner. Whether your reason to detoxify is t...
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Fennel Recipes
Fennel, a vegetable common to the Mediterranean cuisine, is gaining popularity in kitchens worldwide. And it’s no wonder — the unique, aromatic flavor of fennel is scrumptious on its own or combined with other vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, beans or grains. If you hav...
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Food and Sex: Aphrodisiac Foods
With Valentines Day just around the corner, theres no better time to start slipping some libido-enhancing foods into your (or your loved ones) dish. Here are my top sexy foods to help put you in the mood! Asparagus Though its not what you typic...
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Healthy & Easy Meal Toppers
Most people have a repertoire of about a dozen most often eaten meals. If your mealtime is suffering from a lack of culinary creativity, infuse your favorite recipes with new life. The right topping can change a hum drum dish into a culinary feast fit for a king. Most cookbook...
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It's A New Year! Dieting Do's and Don'ts
At the start of each New Year we provide advice and inspiration for those resolving to shed a few pounds. This year we’re revealing our favorite list of dieting do’s and don’ts:Don’t... skimp on protein at breakfast.About 20 grams of protein eaten at breakfast helps ...
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Healthy Christmas Cakes
It is easy to make natural, uncooked or cooked fruit cakes for the holidays. First, stock up on dried fruits that have not been sulfured and sugared. Some health food stores carry unsulfured and unsweetened fruits such as dates, apricots, apples, cherries, blueberries, cranb...
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Healthy Thanksgiving Menu Swaps
For the sake of our consciences, it helps to write Thanksgiving off as ‘one day of indulgence,’ though as we all know, it usually turns into a week of leftovers. When planning your healthy Thanksgiving menu this year, take a look at some of the traditional holiday dishes you m...
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The High Fructose Corn Syrup Debate
On an episode of Oprah, I watched in disbelief as Dr. Oz dipped his hand into a beaker of amber-colored liquid as thick as molasses. As he pulled his hand out of the thick syrup-like goo, he stated quite confidently that ‘it’ was responsible for the increasing rates of o...
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Spirulina: King of Raw Protein
In the raw food movement, the subject of adequate protein consumption is always up for debate. What is not up for debate though, is the current state of livestock raised for food consumption. The majority of livestock are inhumanely slaughtered, and their bodies are r...
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Health Benefits of Chocolate
Did I make you all do a little dance in your seats? Let’s talk about why I like chocolate.What’s the deal with this sinfully delicious food? Are the claims true? Is it good for us, bad for us, an aphrodisiac, love potion or antidepressant? Chocolate has gotten mixed revie...
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Healthy Hot Drinks
Question: Could you suggest a few ideas for healthy hot drinks? Now that the weather is cooler, I would like to change my usual winter hot drinks made with sugar and caffeine for something healthier. Answer: Great idea. Sugar and caffeine are both addictive and ca...
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Packing a Healthy Picnic
Q: Help! It’s picnic season! How can I get away from all of those processed foods?A: With a little planning and preparation, picnics can be a lot of fun AND healthy! I like to have prepared snacks like Cajun nuts, homemade whole grain muffins, cookies and baked beans in t...
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Seeds of Life: Chia, Flax, Hemp & Pumpkin
Seeds are nature’s way of perpetuating the life of plants. They are also a crucial food source for birds, squirrels, livestock and other animals, especially during the long winters. For humans, edible seeds provide a delicious nutrient-packed punch to meals and snacks, and are...
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Vitamin Food Sources from A to K
Nearly everyone knows that you need adequate amounts of vitamins on a daily basis in order to maintain optimal health, but many people are still unfamiliar with the functions each vitamin has in the human body. The following article will give you a general overview of the major...
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Raise Your Spirits with Tryptophan
Here comes the sun. It seems spring is finally on its way, and as winter's chill takes its final bow and spring heralds a season of fresh awakenings and new beginnings, our food choices shift to an intermediate period that blends the hearty dishes of winter with the freshnes...
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