Upgrading the College Diet

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This morning for breakfast, I had a Pop-Tart and a diet soda. For lunch, I had a “just add water” box noodle meal and a diet soda. Right now, as I sit here typing, I am having a late-night dinner of a cold pastrami sandwich, frosted animal crackers, and black coffee. In case you haven’t [...]

Snack Healthy-29 Smart Snack Options

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Snacking is not a bad thing. In fact, if you find yourself craving “something” at 3 o’clock or after dinner, you should take the time to really figure out what that “something” is. You body is sending you signals all the time, and it’s your job to listen to them. Wanting or craving snacks is [...]

Cool, Refreshing, Organic Fruit Salad for Healthy Energy Anytime

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Fresh, organic fruit salads are so festive and healthy, make someone you love glow with one soon. I love mixing fruit flavors together and I think I’ve found a few secrets to delectable fruit salad blends. Here are some elements that make a great fruit salad sure to please and win smiles: Marinade: First off [...]

Sugar Laden and Highly Processed Foods To Be Sold As “Smart Food Choices”

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General Mills and Kellogg’s want to sell sugary processed foods like Froot Loops and Lucky Charms to your kids.  This isn’t anything new.  But under the guise of the new “Smart Choices” Program, large food corporations want to proudly label sugary, highly processed foods as good nutritional food options. The program was recently created by [...]

Can Diet Coke Kill You?

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According to a UK documentary, “Sweet Misery,” the National Cancer Institute identified a significant and impressive increase in brain cancer starting in about 1984. Why did brain cancer shoot up? It looks like it is because of articial sweeteners such as those found in diet drinks and food!

Sweet Potatoes and Cherry Tomatoes

Sweet Potatoes and Cherry Tomatoes

Sweet potatoes are just starting to show up at my local farmers market. The first sweet potatoes of the season are not as sweet as those that come later. Farmers will set some by to cure, thus developing the super-sweet flavor familiar from holiday dinners. Fresh from the ground, they’re still sweet. But they’re not [...]

Seasonal Eating Help From the Vegetannual

The vegetannual, a fictional plant to help figure out when vegetables are in season.

I recently heard a claim that people of my generation (I’m 23-years-old) are so disconnected from the food system that we can’t identify the correct season for our fruits and vegetables. At first, I scoffed at this idea – of course I know when to eat plants, that’s easy! Turns out, I have no idea. [...]