All About Food

Myth or Fact? Avocados Make You Fat

I hear people say things like this all the time: “I stopped eating avocados when I realized how much fat was in them.” Avocados have been demonized due to their high fat content, but do they really cause people to gain weight? Let me break it down as simply as I can. Lets start with: Not all fats are created equal. Nature provides us with an abundance

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Power Food Duos

Whoever coined the phrase “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” might as well have been talking about the nutritional potential of food. “When we eat certain foods together, their components work in sync—they produce health-promoting results that far outweigh what you’d get from eating either food alone,” says Elaine Magee, R.D., author of Food Synergy. To get the most punch from your plate,

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Vegetarians, Carnivores and Antibiotics

I am not against eating meat, just most of it. It’s not uncommon for people to say to me “I am sorry about the vegetarian thing” or just give me the look of pity. Part of me wants to say back to these people “I am sorry about the antibiotic-filled, hormone-filled, toxic factory farmed animal products you eat regularly.” Actually, I might start saying that back those

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Why is cheese so addicting?

Have you ever had a cheese craving and raided the fridge late a night filling your face with slice after slice? Or perhaps opening a bag of shredded cheddar, taking handful after handful leading right to your mouth?? I am certainly guilty of eating cheese straight out of the package. Fortunately I was able to curb my cravings over a year ago and now those binging days

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What is fiber and why do we need it?

We all know we are supposed to include fiber in our diets to be healthy but I think many people either forget, are confused on the specifics or just don’t care. Some of us question: How much to eat? What to eat? Insoluble vs. Soluble? Are fiber supplements ok? Lets start with what fiber is. The easiest way to explain this is to imagine a juicer. You

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Twinkie vs. Carrot by Michael Pollan

It’s been probably fifteen years since I ate a twinkie and only ate carrots yesterday. This video tells why twinkies are cheaper than carrots.

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All about Avocados

Today’s post is brought to you by the Australian avocado, since of course, I am in Australia! I arrived here 12 days ago not knowing where the avocados here came from. Back at home in the states they either come from California or Mexico. And that’s a far distance to travel back to Connecticut! So I sought out to see how far my Aussie Avo had traveled.

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Just Say NO… to GMO Foods!

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Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Most people don’t think they need to worry about dehydration. To them, dehydration is something that happens to travelers in the desert when they run out of water. But there is a chronic form of dehydration that does not have the sudden and intense nature of the acute form. Chronic dehydration is widespread in the present day and affects everyone who is not drinking enough liquid. This

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Ask questions when reading “health” news

I recently came across an article entitled “Organic Eggs: More Expensive, but No Healthier.” My first thought was “Hmm, oh really?!” The article got my attention and I began to read it. Here are my thoughts: 1. The study was conducted by the USDA. I personally don’t trust any study conducted by an organization directly involved in our food production. The studies are often done in their

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