X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. The Centers for Disease Control (2011) estimates that there are about 48 million cases of food borne illnesses every year. Fortunately, most of us can experience a foodborne illness with little or no symptoms. For others, severe cases […]
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X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Weight is a topic that gets discussed from the moment we are born. “You just had a baby girl? How much did she weigh?” While we are young, we happily get on the scales and announce […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. There are some specific nutrients we are looking to gain when consuming dairy and not all milk is created equal. So let’s crack the shell on nut milk and see how some popular milk alternatives stack […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. The study of bacteria has interested doctors and researchers for centuries. However, that interest was primarily focused on “bad” bacteria—pathogens that make us sick and cause disease. Over the last 20 years, there has been a […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. After 21 years, I no longer resolve to be a morning exerciser. I have tried and failed numerous times. If others can do it, why can’t I? Simply because I AM NOT, nor ever will be […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Asparagus, a member of the lily family, is available from April to early June. It is fat and sodium-free, with about 35 calories per cup. This nutrient rich food is filled with folate; vitamins A, C, […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Join us on December 3rd for “Dine-in Day for Healthy Families.” The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences are encouraging people to eat at home for a least one meal on December 3rd. Why eat […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. “The more committed a child is to learning, the more likely it is that he or she will grow up healthy.” – Peter L. Benson, Ph.D. Believe it or not, summer break is nearly over and […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. What do the above fruits have in common? Yes, they are a great source of vitamin C! Most of us know this, but do we get enough? Vitamin C is an antioxidant which helps the body […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. According to Mark Twain, “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” After reading Brian Tracy’s book Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Are you being tricked at the grocery store? Are you sure products you are buying really are as healthy as they claim? Many consumers are tricked by words on the label and ingredients in food into […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Where did the summer go? It seems like it was just the beginning of June and now the stores are filled with back-to-school supplies and fall clothing. If you have a vacation planned for the next […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. The holidays are a wonderful time of year, especially for those of us who enjoy food! Traditional holiday food is tasty but often high in calories, sugar, fats and sodium. This can present a challenge to […]