OCCUPY YOUR KITCHEN and Dump That Sugar

What’s the one food (and I use that term loosely) that may deliver the most harmful and negative impact to our weight and our health?  If you answered SUGAR … you are correct. Have you begun the New Year by taking part in some type of “detox” program designed to give your body a break, [...]

The Perfect Diet Plan – No Resolution Required

Weight loss and dietary health for the New Year. The perfect diet plan that was laid out many centuries ago. No resolution required.

Time For The Separation of Food and State?

Recently I read an article at www.gmwatch.com reporting in regard to a March 24, 2011 seminar conducted by Dr. Don Huber, emeritus soil scientist of Purdue University, and directed to an audience of approximately 80 farmers and Extension agents in Creighton, Nebraska.  The knowledge that this man has to share in regard to soil science, [...]

The Hype About Whole Grain Foods

What exactly are high-fiber foods and are whole grains as nutritious as we are led to believe?

The French Paradox and “Julie and Julia”

Last weekend I went to see the movie “Julie and Julia”.  I was so inspired by the stick-to-it-tivness of Amy Adam’s character Julie Powell and Meryl Streep’s incredibly motivating performance as the incomparable Julia Child that I’ve experienced an energized cooking high this week!  In addition, the dishes portrayed so delectably in the movie gave [...]