Lifestyle, food and health articles
It’s here, six-weeks of parties, family gatherings, office holiday happy hours, omnipresent baked goods and alcohol and massive sit-down dinners where the table strains under the weight of the food upon it. All this after you’ve spent the last 10 months exercising on a regular …
In case you haven’t realized it, the holiday shopping season is already here. In fact, it’s been here since the end of October. Yes, Halloween now ushers in the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. Please don’t bemoan that fact, just deal with it …
As has been the case since 1975, this month is National Diabetes Month which is, and has been, used to raise national awareness regarding the disease. In case you didn’t know, there are two types of diabetes, simply known as type 1 and type 2 …
Those benefits can be boiled done to two words, convenience and healthy. That’s it. Obviously, there are other words that fall under those two umbrella words and they are as follows…I know, short introductory paragraph, right? Convenience would be the first word that comes to …
You know it’s coming; your next inevitable snack attack. You might even know when and where, as these things tend to have a pattern. Every day, say around 3:30, you find yourself scrounging around the office break room, your fridge or pantry looking for something …
As I’m sure you all recall, last week I discussed and described the hottest tourist trend on the planet right now, that being food tourism. Food tourism involves visiting a locale and using food (and beverages) to explore the history and culture of a specific …
There are a number of definitions for “food (or culinary or gastronomy) tourism” on the internet machine, but here’s the one I like best from the website, Food ‘n Road, “activities that provide experiences of consumption and appreciation of food and beverages, presented in such …
We’ve heard it all before, right? “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” While there is some debate regarding that statement, most nutritionists agree that breakfast, as a meal, should not be skipped (even if you’re into intermittent fasting). Most people, if they …
I know, life gets in the way, right? Just this week, I had extra work piled on, doctor’s appointments, and a family emergency. How do you choose healthy food when you’re busy?
The list is endless, Brussels sprouts and bean sprouts; cauliflower and quinoa flour; chia seeds and chickweed; sardines and pinto beans…the list of healthy foods I don’t like is endless, while the same can be said for the list of unhealthy foods I DO like. Damn …