Nutrition
9 Simple Breakfasts For Busy Mornings
Sometimes it seems impossible to avoid packaged foods when we only have a few minutes before we need to walk out the door. Here are some simple recipes with only a few ingredients that offer the nutrition you need in the time you have. Frozen Nutty Banana Take some firm but ripe bananas, cut them …
5 Meal Ideas for Under $4
How to Cook Cheap and Healthy Cooking at home really is the key to saving money and eating healthier. It may take a little bit of planning and some determination, but I promise it will pay off in the long run! The key is to find some staple food items that are diverse and nutritious …
Fruit Sugar Versus Table Sugar: What’s the Difference?
Written by Michael Richardson Sugar is enemy number one in today’s dieting world, and considering our astronomical sugar consumption habits, it’s probably a good place for our animosity. But throwing fruit out of our diet because of its sugar will have some bitter results. First of all, no research ties fruit consumption to obesity or …
The Daily Multivitamin Debate
Written by Taylor Smith “Don’t forget to take your vitamin!” It’s an imperative command many of us are familiar with. Moms and wives remind children and husbands to take their Centrum or Flintstones multivitamin. Odds are you’ve shouted it at someone or had it shouted at you at some point in your life. But why? …
How Expiration Dates Waste Food and Money
Written by Emma Penrod Kitchen cleaning? You might be tempted to purge your pantry. But if you refer exclusively to the package label, you could be wasting food—and money. According to the USDA, the expiration date that might prompt you to throw food away isn’t actually an accurate measure of when food is no longer …
What’s Better, Plastic or Wooden Cutting Boards?
Wood Pros: Wooden boards actually absorb bacteria and pathogens. Once absorbed, these dangerous microbials die as the wood dries. They’re easy on knives. Good wooden cutting boards can last for many years. Knives easily grip on a wood surface, meaning that you can have more controlled cuts. Cons: They shouldn’t be put through a dishwasher, …
The FDA Bans Trans Fat By 2018
Saving 7,000 lives each year by making one rule change in the food industry would definitely be a step in the right direction. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially announced that by the year 2018 no trans fats, also known as partially hydrogenated oils, will be permitted in any food. This big news will …
How the Meat Industry Is Seeking to Influence the New Dietary Guidelines
Every five years, the federal government is supposed to come out with updated dietary guidelines for Americans. These guidelines serve as part of the foundation for things like nutrition education programs, school lunches and government food assistance. They are supposed to provide authoritative, scientifically sound nutrition advice to all Americans over the age of two. …
