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Lowering the Price of Healthy Eating
Is a truckload of veggies as desirable as a truckload of flat screen TVs? Skyrocketing food prices, a difficult economy, and lifestyles that depends on good nutrition may have created a perfect atmosphere for these produce thieves who stole a truckload of tomatoes and cucumbers valued at $42,000. The veggie… Read More
Can You Dig it? It’s Not Too Late for a Vegetable Garden
Why plant your own vegetables? In previous posts we’ve discussed the viability of backyard gardening. While all that still rings true, having a home vegetable garden is actually hotter and hipper than ever. Home veggie gardens are no longer novelties. They help families save money, and provide chemical-free edibles that… Read More
Milk, Eggs, Butter….and Frozen
Recently, we came across an article at EatingWell.com which posed the question, “Are we sacrificing nutrition by opting for frozen?” Our first thought was: Are they living in the dark ages? Then, we saw the date: 2007. It all made sense. Four years ago, they would have been forgiven for… Read More
A Healthy Pour? Syrup as Superfood
by anolobb If it’s true, it’s nutritional gold for Vermonters and Canucks and everyone in between: maple syrup could be considered the latest superfood. Something supersweet and superhealthy? Only a sap would be unmoved. It’s smart to be cautious, however. The term “superfood” gets a significant amount of media play, and… Read More
Got the Message? How We Learn About Health & Nutrition
Lately, the American public has been looking at itself in the mirror. What we see before us is someone overweight or more likely obese; someone with unhealthy eating habits that include large portions, high fat, high sodium, and highly processed food; and someone who either has or will have a… Read More
Are You Maxing Out Your Fruits & Veggies?
6 Ways to Strrrrretch Their Nutritional Value It’s the stuff of late-night commercials: What if we could max out on nutrition without maxing out on food? With food prices on the rise and fruit and vegetable serving requirements firmly set in stone, extracting the most nutrition and disease prevention from… Read More
The American Plate
Rethinking It Can Change Your Health & Your Life by Ronmerk Why rethink the plate? Focusing on the plate means focusing on something concrete. Our health is not about abstractions like calories, pyramids, and nutritional labels, but about what is actually on that circular piece of pottery directly under our faces.Whether… Read More
Billionaire Banks on Blueberries for Longevity
Imagine you are an 87-year-old billionaire keen on living until you are 125. What food holds your interest? Why it’s blueberries, of course. David Murdock, businessman and Forbes billionaire (he comes in at #374 on their list) was profiled in this past Sunday’s New York Times Magazine in an article… Read More
Double Rainbow: What We Talk About When We Talk About Color
One of the best ways to stay healthy and prevent disease is to eat from the rainbow. That means choosing foods that represent all the colors of the spectrum. Research continues to pile on the evidence to support the color concept. In fact, in tests conducted on rats fed different… Read More
Fruit Inspired International Fare
Colorful Plates for Every Meal of the Day We are deep in the mid-winter doldrums and it’s the perfect time to check in on your nutrition. Are you meeting your serving requirements for fruits and vegetables? Have you been relying on a fruit cup as an afterthought to accompany a… Read More
