Except for salt and a handful of synthetic chemical food additives, most every item in the supermarket is a link in a food chain that starts with a plant, animal or creature from the sea. In the produce aisle, and even the fish and meat department, it is easy to trace the genesis of the...
I won’t argue that going out to eat isn’t an interactive experience. As much as our family patronizes restaurants, we certainly do our share of meeting restaurateurs and waiters. Often we do search the Internet for local specials and menus to steer us in the right direction for satisfying cravings, so if you own a...
If you just want to lose weight for a special event and don’t care about long-term weight loss, the 3 day cottage cheese grapefruit diet may be for you. That said, if you have long-term weight loss goals you probably want to avoid it. The great thing about this diet is that you can lose...
Sweeeeet! Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty stores, is blasting into summer with a selection of new and refreshing frozen treats in celebration of Sony Pictures Animation’s animated action-comedy Surf’s Up, in theaters June 8, 2007. Baskin-Robbins is introducing seven gnarly surfing-themed frozen treats to get ice cream lovers geared up for...
Recently, in a report presented at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, it was revealed that there is a new yogurt which appears to have the ability to fight the bacteria responsible for gastritis and stomach ulcers. In the report, which was based upon the result of human clinical studies, Japanese researchers...
The most common home remedy for vaginal yeast infections is non-sweetened yogurt that contains active bacteria. Many commercial brands do not contain live acidophilus bacteria, so be sure to read the label. Nancy’s Yogurt, made in Oregon, contains several different types of live cultures and may help you re-establish your yeast/bacteria balance. If you don’t...
Its mid-morning and you’re feeling a little peckish – what will you eat? You feel a bit deprived because you are on the vegan diet, and you can’t think of any tasty and quick snack ideas. Or perhaps you’ve just come home from work and are craving a yummy treat, but you are tired. You...
If you are on a tight budget, finding healthy foods at the grocery store may seem like a challenge, but there are healthy and economical choices in every aisle of the store. As tempting as all that junk food out there may sound, it really can be cheaper to eat food prepared at home. And...
When you get up in the morning it’s really important to have a meal. Why? This is because of the fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives your metabolism the necessary energy level to start your day. Here are the top 10 healthy breakfast foods to have a good...
Fundamentally, the Diabetic Food Pyramid Guide is associated with lifestyle. The credit of framing a food pyramid for diabetes goes to American Dietetic Association and American Diabetic Association. The pyramid includes foods with rich carbohydrates and protein contents which are primarily recommended for diabetics. In this category we have grains, vegetables, and fruits with starch...
