Facts vs. Junk

How YOU View Food & Health: “And the Survey Says…”

  …you’re confused! The International Food Information Council (IFIC) recently released its 2017 “Food & Health Survey: A Healthy Perspective:...

FRUITS & VEGGIES & PESTICIDES, OH MY!

As a kid I waited impatiently for summer. The main reason? The huge variety of fruits.  People think I love...

PROCESSING THOUGHTS ABOUT “PROCESSED FOOD”

You can’t hear any conversation about food these days without hearing about “processed foods”.  Nutrition experts, medical experts, and those...

US NEWS’s BEST & WORST DIETS: Get my take & stop building a shelf of diet books

US News started 2017 with their ratings of popular diets.  What stands out?  The sheer quantity!  They rated 38 –...

YES! KIDS WHO EAT BREAKFAST DO BETTER IN SCHOOL

You’ve heard it forever: “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”  Sounds exactly like something you’d hear from...

ARE YOU & YOUR KIDS “BACKLOADING” PROTEIN?

You’ve heard about protein, you know it’s important for building muscle, and you know meat, poultry and fish have a...