Food & Drink
Finance4 Ways to Eat Smart at the Drive-Thru
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Sure you would rather not eat fast food on your diet, but sometimes it’s the only option. So if you are going to do it, you may as well do it right. Fast food may be evil, but at least they try. McDonald’s sliced apples or Burger King’s veggie burgers are at least better than [...]
20 fast soups
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Today, we are all in a hurry, but even so you need to eat something good. And at this time of year soup definitely hits the spot. So hit the link below and check out 20 fast soups that you can make that will have your stomach pleased.
All of the soups at the link below [...]
Frozen Diet Foods That Taste Great
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Frozen diet entrees are a simple and fast way to limit calories, but not all of them taste good. In fact most are downright inedible. So Consumer Reports editors had some testers try 24 microwaveable diet meals. Several got good scores for taste and for containing 600 milligrams or less of sodium. Some of the [...]
Detox Meals to Soothe Your System
Friday, November 27th, 2009All of this holiday eating and drinking can take it’s toll on the body. It sure tastes great and what the hell, you’re having fun right? But later, that’s when you pay for it with indigestion, a hangover and who knows what else.
Basically you need to detox all of that junk that you took in. [...]
The 13 fattiest Thanksgiving creations
Friday, November 20th, 2009Thanksgiving is all about feasting and family. And sure there’s a lot of fat involved in the foods that we serve up. Some more than others. For instance, have you ever heard of a Turbaconucken? It’s new to me. It’s a chicken inside a duck, inside a turkey…then all wrapped in bacon. Yeah, that qualifies [...]
5 Delicious Ways To Use Potatoes
Monday, November 9th, 2009Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that potatoes means either mashed or baked whole. There are many ways to use the potato and Health.com shows you five interesting ways to prepare them. Americans eat their weight in potatoes every year.
True, it’s mostly french fries, chips, or baked potatoes, loaded with butter and cheese, [...]
9 ways to boost your energy
Friday, November 6th, 2009Energy can be a real problem throughout the day and the causes of your low energy can be varied and wide ranging. It could be your diet, the bed you’re sleeping on or anything else. So what do you do when you find yourself falling asleep at work?
Try a glass of water first, experts say, [...]
Chronic-Stress reliever for women is often high-fat food
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009It’s common for many people to eat more when they are under stress. Others eat less. But people under chronic stress are more likely than others to eat fattening foods and feel that their eating is out of control, according to a recent study.
The researchers found that people who had a higher degree of chronic [...]
Some Fresh Uses Of Mint
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Mint. It’s not just something in tea, girl scout cookies and ice cream. It has literally a ton of uses. Click the link below for a few interesting choices. How about a recipe for a nice relaxing mint foot scrub?
Use mint to fight dandruff? Sure. Did you know that mint can cure stomachaches? It relaxes [...]
FDA food label crackdown: Sugar cereals as Smart Choices
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009The FDA may be doing something responsible for once. With cereal. The FDA is wondering how that “Smart Choices” sticker wound up on the front of boxes of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs and they’re warning food manufacturers. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that nutritional logos from food manufacturers may be misleading consumers [...]
