The President Says: ‘Eat Your Peas’ Speaking at a White House news conference about the need for a painful compromise to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, Obama said it’s time to “pull off the Band-Aid“ and ”eat our peas.” So does Obama have a pea problem? Why the peas comment? Doesn’t he like peas? Michelle [...]
Did You Know: The average North American consumes 153 pounds of sugar per year. One can of soda pop contains between 10 and 14 teaspoons of sugar. Six teaspoons of sugar lowers the immune system 25 percent for 12 hours. Fifteen teaspoons of sugar lowers the immune system 95 percent for 12 hours Sugar causes the pancreas to [...]
Then the Queen went to a secret chamber and concocted a poisoned apple. On the outside it looked delicious, but inside it was deadly. The Queen disguised herself as a farmer’s wife, returned to the dwarfs’ cottage, and knocked on the door. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The poisoned apple looked delicious, rosy red [...]
According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the US is not to be affected by recent E. coli outbreak in Europe. That’s good news! The recent European outbreak has made 2,400 people in 12 countries ill. Twenty-three people have died. So far the testing for the source has been inconclusive. Original concern was that bacteria may [...]
Nuts* Have Terrific Health Benefits Peanuts may be the favorite nut for kids, but a diet including walnuts, almonds, peanuts, cashews, pistachios, pecans, and pine nuts will improve your family’s overall health. Nuts have healthy fats and combined with protein, vitamin and minerals, it is a healthy addition to your family’s diet. Nuts improves blood [...]
Let’s admit it…we LOVE our snacks. That’s what makes eating healthy such a chore. We’re addicted to chips and cookies and ice cream. Snacking on junk food is the number one reason people won’t give whole foods a chance. What would you say if I told you, “You can eat healthy and still have your [...]
Feeling the High Cost of Groceries? Prices are going up and going up fast. Even with the increase, American families spend less than the rest of the world on food. In 2010, Americans were spending only ten to 11 percent of their income on food, about half of what the rest of the world spends. [...]
Wasting Food Wastes Money I hate it when I find one of my leftovers pushed to the back of the refrigerator with a science experiment growing on it. It’s happening less and less, but no matter how hard I try, occasionally something in my frig has begun a new life on it’s own. The typical [...]
Hosting a Super Bowl Party? What will you serve? According to a recent 2011 SUPERVALU® Snack Down Survey, the list of popular Super Bowl snacks include dips and spreads, chicken wings and pizza. Chips and salty snacks such as peanuts, popcorn or pretzels are present at most gatherings. Of course there’s the ever-popular burgers, hot [...]
We live in a stressful and toxin filled world. It’s no surprise along with the many chronic health conditions on the rise is infertility. Many environmental, lifestyle and diet factors can interfere with pregnancy. It’s no wonder so many women are having difficulty conceiving. Fertility Diet It didn’t surprise me in the least that cutting [...]
