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Bacon Wrapped Pizza
Italian foods have been given a bad wrap lately. No Pun intended. On the one hand, a Mediterranean style diet is promoted as a healthy alternative to the standard American diet. On the other hand, American’s are told to avoid pizza and pasta since both are made from refined white ... more
Read moreAnother Month, Another Miracle Diet Plan
March in the United States brings March Madness college basketball playoffs and Public television pledge drives to raise money supporting local Public television stations. In addition to music from the 50’s and 60’s, several brain and heart health programs, and musical groups touring the United States made famous on PBS, there was another ... more
Read moreFacts and Fantasies About Chia Seeds
Want to lose weight, boost your energy level, and be a stud or goddess in bed? Add miracle chia seeds to your daily diet. That was a recent claim by a “nutrition expert.” Just add a tablespoon of chia seeds to your smoothie or oatmeal and you can expect miracles. Chia ... more
Read moreMyths About Grass-Fed Beef
A local “farmers market”, actually more like a grocer posing as a proprietor of healthier foods, heavily markets it’s “all natural” grass-fed beef. Cattle raised on grass instead of corn has fewer calories due to less fat and saturated fat. Grass-fed beef also has more conjugated linoleum acid (CLA), a “good ... more
Read moreWhere’s The Apple In Apple Turnovers
Years ago a popular ad had a little old lady asking, “Where’s the beef?” in her hamburger that was more bun then burger. The same is true today. A recent supermarket ad had 4 apple or cherry turnovers for $2.99. The turnovers are pictured stuffed with apple and cherry filling. ... more
Read more5 Ways For Eating Healthier On A Budget
“Our objective has never been to tell people what to eat, but to serve them what they want to eat.” Andy Puzder, CEO CKE Restaurants. Owner of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s The above quote by Andy Puzder sums up the attitude of the food service industry. We will sell consumers what ... more
Read more9 Great Foods For a Healthy Diet
There are numerous lists of “super foods.” What they all have in common is fresh, nature, minimally processed foods. Junk foods, cookies, cakes, pies, potato chips, and pastries entice you when enter a store. Then you must wade through Isle after isle of processed foods to get to healthy foods. ... more
Read moreNatural Dietary Fiber Versus Processed Fibers
The Standard American Diet (SAD) of meat, potatoes, refined sugar and flour, and processed foods is low in dietary fiber which has been linked to colon cancer and other digestive conditions. A popular marketing tool is claiming products are high in fiber providing 30% or more of the recommended daily requirement. ... more
Read more10 Dumb Recipe Instructions
Cooking and baking should be an enjoyable experience, but many recipes do out of their way to may cooking hell. It is frustrating for home cooks to see a recipe on television, in a magazine, or in cookbook and only to discover that it doesn’t look or taste as appetizing ... more
Read moreChocolate Easter Bunnies to Avoid
Chocolate Easter Bunnies are as common in the United States as colored hard cooked eggs and chocolate Easter eggs. Who can’t resist giving their child or children a smiling chocolate Easter Bunny? I had my share as a child. But what we ate 50 years ago isn’t the same as ... more
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