National Nutrition Month is upon us yet, again. Yes, March is here already. It seems like yesterday I was just reminiscing about great foods for Fall. At that point, I was taken back to when I was a kid and all the unhealthy things we would eat. When I was little, it didn’t matter if…
There has been quite a bit of recent attention devoted to the benefits of living alone (remember, being alone is NOT the same as being lonely). Studies now reveal that one in four households in America contain only a single individual and in Manhattan that ratio jumps to one in two. This growing popularity in…
Picky eaters…we all have either been one, will be one, or know someone who is currently picky about what they eat. There are so many different factors that make people picky eaters. They could have started life just not liking the flavor of much, maybe the textures of certain foods drive them away, or maybe…
I’ve never understood the use of “busted” and “debunked” when referring to the process of proving a previously held belief (myth) to be false. In my youth, “busted” meant being caught by some authority figure in an act of wrongdoing, such as placing 47 “for sale” signs in the yard of a “friend” in the…
There’s a reason two of the more popular kitchen clichés involve the word “heat” (“If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen” and “That’s taking the heat out of a hot kitchen”). And that reason is because it can get frickin’ hot in the kitchen, especially during the summer months. Think about…
Most people who have availed themselves of our services here at MagicKitchen.com know that we deliver nutritious and delicious meals right to your door. They know that we provide prepared meals that meet a wide variety of nutritional requirements, to include diabetic and dialysis friendly, gluten-free, low-carb, heart healthy, and low sodium. What many of…
The phases of life provide many challenges. Growing up and living alone has to be the most exciting. However, as we grow older, often we can no longer be independent as we once were. Seniors may be living alone due to a spouse passing on, because they never had a spouse or due to the…
And sometimes frozen produce is even healthier. That fact flies in the face of the common misconception out there that fresh produce from your supermarket is somehow healthier than frozen, and that’s simply not true. In fact, two recent studies conducted in Britain found that some frozen fruits and vegetables were “…richer in health-boosting vitamins…
When you have diabetes, managing the disease means you need to be mindful of what you’re eating. Stick to eating healthy meals at regular intervals and it’s doable. But how do you handle eating when it comes to the big Thanksgiving Day meal? And if you’re cooking for guests who have diabetes, what do you…
In case you haven’t looked at the calendar or noticed that your neighbors have had tombstones, cobwebs, and skeletons scattered around their homes, it’s October, and you know what that means…it’s time to start decorating for Christmas and Halloween is right around the corner. And, as discussed in our last blog, the best food gift…