On Healthy Living

It is the time of year that everyone is grilling out and cooking for the family outside.  It is important to realize that you need to practice food safety when handling raw foods and raw meat.
Wash your hands frequently with soap while cooking.  Rinse utensils.  Never use the same plate the raw meat was on […]

The beginning of spring is the best time to rejuvenate your diet.
Fruits are getting fresher, farmers’ markets will be opening soon giving you the ability to pick up really fresh fruits and veggies…if you have been thinking about going vegetarian for a week to see if you can do it, spring is a great time […]

Negative calorie foods are now a new part of my daily nutritional meals and snacks.  In fact, I try to make certain that each day I eat a few servings of these surprisingly delicious food group.  What exactly are negative calorie foods?
Negative calorie foods are foods that burn up more calories while your body works […]

  
Pictured left to right: salmonella, listeria, E. Coli
Consumers are wary of anything containing spinach and everyone has stopped buying and selling it. However as more news comes out, it has become apparent that this is not a surprise to people in the food, drug and health business. These problems have been going on for some time […]

After the recent E.coli outbreak, which has now possibly killed three people and sickened more than 100, officials are talking about labelling spinach with its area of origin in case of future outbreaks.
That way, the whole store wouldn’t have to be cleared of spinach if it was known the outbreak came from California spinach, […]

The cases of people becoming sick has led the FDA to conclude that the culprit is Earthbound Farm’s (Natural Selection Foods) bagged spinach. Traces of E Coli bacteria were found and so far 1 person is dead (a 77 year old woman) and 109 people so far has been diagnosed with the illness tracing to […]

Many regular salads that are made in average household can be very boring. Here are six delicious chef salads that can be eaten as a side dish or as a full meal if your dieting or you are a vegetarian.
Greek Salad
Mixed Green Salad
Spinach Salad
Warm Potato Salad
Creamy Cucumber Salad
Beet & Carrot Salad

Did you know that corn bread is more nutritious than even wheat bread? or that if you mix in beans and corn together (as in corn bread and chili) that you have a complete protein by mixing them?  Corn is one of the healthiest vegetables you can incorporate into your diet - whether fresh ears, […]

I just finished watching Dateline NBC who put out another story that’s sure to scare some people away from veggies or at least bagged ones. Apparently in the last few years more than 400 people have gotten sick and 2 have died from eating the pre-cut, bagged vegetables that we find in most grocery stores.
The […]

My favorite article today comes from AlterNet, talking about how the average cashier at a Whole Foods Market would not be able to afford to shop there, assuming that person was the sole breadwinner for a family of three.
The fact that wholesome, natural foods often cost more than junk food and lower-quality products is […]