Chef Daniel
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So You Think Organic Means Healthy
They say the United States is the land of opportunity. Like the opportunity to pull the wool over gullible peoples eyes. The opportunity to scam people into believing unhealthy products are healthy or at least healthier. A prime example are products labeled organic. Organic isn’t restricted to foods. Organic Foods Most ... more
Read moreCarcinogenic Caramel Color
Caramel color is the widely used coloring added to foods and beverages. It is found in colas, beer, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, cookies, cakes, and more. At it’s simplest it is heated sugar cooked until the sugar caramelizes; liquifies and turns a uniform light to dark brown in color depending ... more
Read moreSoy and Breast Cancer
Along with all the misinformation about diets there are websites and nutritionists that profit by research by taking statements and conclusions out of context for there own gain; publicity or monetarily. Published research conducted using mice and other animals has not always been a good indicator of how a food or substance ... more
Read moreBlue Agave Nectar
Some Americans have developed a paranoia about refined cane and beet sugar also known as granulated table sugar that they are turning to “natural” sweeteners thanks to unfounded hype by celebrity doctors and heavily promoted web sites. If you produce an obscure product with possible health benefits all it seems ... more
Read moreMy $1.50 700 Calorie Easy Homemade Breakfast
With a little planning and advanced preparation, you can make a delicious breakfast with no preservatives, artificial flavors or colors in about the time it takes to drive to a fast food restaurant, order, and be served, and for a fraction of what you’d pay for a fast food breakfast. ... more
Read moreMove Less, Weigh More
That’s what researchers at Stanford University concluded. A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine by researchers at Stanford University, concludes Americans are more sedentary now than 20 years ago. The number of women reporting no leisure-time physical activities increased from 19 percent in 1994 to 52 percent ... more
Read more18 Common Food Myths
There are many myths and legends surrounding foods Americans eat. Some have even become political. Food manufacturers have become so powerful and spend millions of dollars funding candidates that conform to their way of thinking regardless of the health consequences to consumers. One example is Myth number 1. Thanks to heavy ... more
Read moreDo Carbs Cause Dementia?
I am becoming more and more skeptical of reports, best selling books, diet plans, and dietary supplements that claim to be the magic bulletin to cure all. Carbohydrates, better known as carbs, are now responsible for a series of ills including dementia which has become as feared in the United ... more
Read moreEat More, Exercise Less, and Lose Weight
What person needing to lose 20, 40, 80, or more pounds does’t want to hear they can eat more, exercise less, and still lose all the weight they want? It is dieting utopia. This bogus philosophy has been promoted for decades. Want to con someone into trying your diet product ... more
Read moreCost of Dining Out
For decades, Americans were told dining out is more cost effective than cooking at home. Than can the Great Recession of 2008. Americans hit hard by the recession realized it was cheaper cooking at home. So many stopped eating out that many restaurants went out of business or bankrupt. Even ... more
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