I love chocolate, particularly dark chocolate.  I make no apologies, and the more I learn about chocolate and the cocoa bean, the more I realize no apologies are needed.  It’s...

National Fruits & Veggies Month (September), is over, but the need to eat more F & V continues. The CDC says only 1 in 10 people get enough fruits and...

Anecdotally, we’ve all heard for years about chocolate’s impact on one’s mood. I even get happy just buying artisan chocolate bars. Still, food-centric anecdotes can be misleading. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)...

People often tell me they like the idea of being active, but they also cite the barriers to getting there: “I have no time!” The weather: “It’s too hot/too cold,...

It’s shocking and enlightening, and it’s what the International Food Information Council’s (IFIC) 2022 Food and Health Survey is saying about consumers’ attitudes.  IFIC has been doing this survey for...

Some interesting factoids in a survey from the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), about people who reported eating lots of fruits and vegetables just released: • Twice as many...