How many fruits can you name in one minute? Apples, oranges, cucumbers…Wait, what?! Pretty much every adult has heard at some point in their life that tomatoes are technically a fruit and not a vegetable. The botanical definition for what makes something a fruit is actually pretty loose: fruit is the part of a plant…
As they say, you are what you eat. When eating healthy foods, we tend to have our physical body at top of mind. But equally if not more important should be nourishing our actual mind. Our brain governs our body and its processes from our head to our toes and needs to be well taken…
Food manufacturers, farmers, and other lobbies work hard to fight for position in grocery stores and your psyche. They push the boundaries as far as they can without blatantly breaking the law or making false claims. Sure, not everyone is a bad actor, but the bottom line is they want you to buy their products….
Ah beets. When it comes to a split opinion on flavor, beets are right up there with cilantro. It seems that half of us, present company included, think that the beets taste like dirt – and not in a good way. The other half, the beet lovers, will only partially admit to this, instead describing…
Legends about mysterious, exotic plants that can enflame a woman’s desire or make a man more virile are as old as history itself. The quest for great nooky is one of the few things that unite people of the past, present, and future. The promise of an aphrodisiac is to enhance one’s desirability and/or increase…
Depending on who you ask, you’re likely going to get two different answers about whether fats are good for you. In fact, you’re probably going to get more than two. This is because people have differing opinions on the health effects of fat. When you do a bit of research, you also realize that there…
A typical goal people tend to make for themselves is to eat healthier and/or cleaner. However, the excitement can easily wear off making it really difficult to actually achieve this goal… like when you have to replace your favorite indulgent meal with a big, bland plate of broccoli. Luckily, we’ve got your back. Here are…
Calories. Calories. Calories. We hear so much about calories every day. They are listed on every food package, and now menus display calories on every item at your favorite restaurant. It seems like in the past few years; we’ve become more obsessed and calorie-focused than ever. Is it for a good reason, and is it…
Over the years, food manufacturers have tried to develop more accessible, cheaper ways to make foods by using sugar alternatives. Sugar is sometimes expensive to grow and harvest. Corn, on the other hand, grows relatively quickly and in abundance. You can yield several corn crops per year on the same land when done right, so…
You see them on virtually everything you eat. In most cases, nutrition facts are a federally-mandated requirement for food makers. They inform eaters about the ingredients and nutritional value of what we eat. For a good reason, too. These days, there are more chemicals than ever in our foods. Everything from chips to bread has…
I’m no health expert. I didn’t compile this list to tell you what you should and shouldn’t eat. Every time we buy food from a package, most likely, manufactures have added something to ensure freshness, create a certain texture, or maybe even to bond ingredients. I once heard a saying, “if you can’t pronounce it,…
We’ve all heard since we were little kids that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” But as you’ve grown up, your list of reasons to put off or skip breakfast has probably grown, too. Everyday pressures like balancing getting enough sleep and still making it to work on time, or more personal…