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admin on March 21st, 2012

Why do people put themselves through the agony of dieting only to gain it all back?  It’s because they don’t have a very good relationship with food.  Food is to nourish not only your body but also your soul.  When you’re constantly in a mind battle over whether you should eat something, eating no longer [...]

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admin on December 5th, 2011

Want to have a healthier holiday season this year? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of calories and fat in traditional holiday foods.  The answers are at the end.  But don’t peek!

Which appetizer contains the least amount of fat?

Three stuffed mushrooms
2 tablespoons of cheese ball with nuts
Three pizza rolls

Which cookie has the most calories?

One [...]

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admin on December 4th, 2011

Anyone who enjoys cooking or even wants to learn should consider adding some kitchen equiment to their wish list for thier holiday gifts.  I think a must have is a pressure cooker.  With time being so limited for many to get a meal on the table, a pressure cooker can speed up the cooking process [...]

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admin on September 23rd, 2011

Financial times are tight, but we still have to eat.  There are ways that you can keep your grocery bill in line.  Try some of the following:

Buy in bulk as long as you can get it eaten before it goes bad.  For example, why buy potatoes one at a time when you can buy them [...]

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admin on September 1st, 2011

 Last time I wrote about Eye Hunger.  Today, I’m going to be discussing Nose Hunger, adding one more petal to our “Types of Hunger” Flower.

Don’t deny it!  If you smell someone barbecuing or you pass a bakery and a waft of cooking cookie dough comes your way, all of a sudden you feel hungry.  You [...]

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admin on September 1st, 2011

Right now I’m eating caramel corn from a bag I bought at the fair the other day.  It was just sitting on my desk begging to be eaten.  Am I actually hungry?  No.  But my eyes are.  Unfortunately, we often eat for other reasons than pure hunger.  Check out my “Hungry Flower”, each petal representing a [...]

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admin on August 22nd, 2011

While nutrition experts will give lists of healthy foods in hopes that you will choose them over unhealthy foods, not all healthy foods are healthy for all people.

What Is Healthy Food?
First, let’s discuss what would be considered healthy foods.  I’d say that anything that comes directly out of the ground and served in a form [...]

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admin on July 6th, 2011

The standard joke about social networking is everyone is telling you what they had for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Do I really care that Joe had nachos for lunch? So you may wonder why I would bore you with what I had for breakfast today.
Actually, I’d like to start a series of blogs sharing with you [...]

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It’s summer.  It’s hot.  So what do many Americans turn to for a cooling treat?  Ice cream.  The problem with ice cream is it’s just a momentary fix when the cold stuff hits your tongue.  Being made with cream means you’re getting a lot of heavy fat  that is going to sit around in your stomach and intestines for some [...]

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admin on July 1st, 2011

I wonder if other countries celebrate food with a special day or month as we do in the United States.  Did you know that the month of July is chocked full of foods to honor? 
National Baked Bean Month
National Blueberry Month
National Grilling Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Pickle Month
Do you see the pattern I’m [...]

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