Today’s superfood is nutrient dense, but a bit controversial as well — the egg! Many people advocate eating eggs for their health benefits, but others avoid them completely or opt for egg whites because of worries about their saturated fat and cholesterol content. Personally, I am a big fan of eggs. My daughter and I… [Read More]
Superfood Friday: Turmeric
Today’s superfood is: turmeric! Turmeric is a plant that is native to Southeast Asia, and has a number of medicinal properties that have been used by thousands of years. The plant has been used for both culinary and healing purposes throughout the world, but mainly in India. With respect to its culinary uses, turmeric is… [Read More]
fad diets
A few nights ago, I was struggling with writers block, and I asked my husband for a topic suggestion. He said I should write about all of those crazy fad diets. There are so many! Some examples are the grapefruit diet, the cookie diet and the cabbage soup diet. There are numerous diets promoting low carb intake, like… [Read More]
Superfood Friday: Avocados
I am starting a regular series focusing on “superfoods.” What are superfoods? They are foods that pack a serious nutritional punch and are excellent for your health. Today’s superfood is… the avocado! Yum. I love avocados. Technically a fruit, avocados are nutrient-dense, containing potassium along with numerous vitamins (including vitamins A, B, C, E and… [Read More]
Sugar, Part I: Drinks
The other night I was in Penn Station on my way home from dinner in the city. I was thirsty so I stopped at one of the vendors to look for a drink. I don’t drink soda, but I do drink a lot of iced tea. I checked the labels of 5 different iced teas… [Read More]
food advertising to kids
I am going to dip my toes into a bit of a controversial area for this post: food marketing to children. There is a massive childhood obesity epidemic in this country, yet food companies have no restrictions on advertising to youth. Although numerous things have resulted to this situation, experts agree that food advertising can certainly be considered a major… [Read More]
by request: body ph (a healthy chemistry lesson)
My friend Liz recently commented on my last post, “icky sicky,” asking why we want our bodies to be alkaline and what that means. I love getting requests from readers, so I decided to dedicate this post to discussing body pH and the relevance of alkaline foods. There has been a lot of buzz recently… [Read More]
the waxy peppers and going organic
I have another story about my mom. My family has a beach house, and all summer long, she has to cook for my dad, me, my husband, my sisters and their significant others, plus her two granddaughters. It is not easy, so she typically bought produce in bulk from Costco. This past summer, while grilling… [Read More]
The disappearing chia seeds
Every Thursday morning, my mom babysits my 1-year-old daughter. Last week, when I returned home, my mom proudly announced that she had cleaned out and reorganized my pantry. I am not a particularly organized person, and the mess in my pantry can easily get out of hand, so I was grateful for the help…. [Read More]
lemon water
There are so many topics that I want to cover in this blog, and I found it hard to begin. Where would I start? I decided to simply begin with a topic related to how I start each day. I gave up coffee a few years ago, and although I do drink a lot… [Read More]