Many of us have been using food as medicine in one way or another throughout our lives. Ginger tea can help an upset stomach, prune juice is great for constipation, cranberry juice can help symptoms of a urinary tract infection, and honey can help soothe a sore throat. Every culture and family has their magical…
There’s a crazy tradition that takes place primarily in the state of Wisconsin. Mostly known for their top notch cheddar cheese which notably melts the hearts of the rest of the nation, there is another Midwestern food primarily eaten around the holidays that most people literally probably couldn’t stomach. It’s called a cannibal sandwich. A…
Food is a must. It gives us human beings energy and nutrients to live. The quality can dictate how we physically feel and influence our attitude. Being a must for survival, developed cultures have created an array of food options to be purchased, combined, and then consumed. Some food pairings like chips and salsa, ketchup…
On a typical Friday night, you might find yourself out at dinner with a group of friends. As soon as you sit down and start catching up, you’ll study the drink menu and inevitably decide to share a bottle of wine. You agree on the color of the wine, price, and preferred taste, then eagerly…
Most people will agree that pickles may not be a favorite with everyone, but it tends to leave a memorable taste once you eat one. A pickle is any food product that has been preserved with brine, but you’ll find that most people in the U.S. use the term “pickle” to refer to pickled cucumbers….
If you’re an adult, you probably remember food pyramid posters hanging in the cafeteria at school or on the wall in your health class. We all learned, at least in the U.S. that the current form of the food pyramid was what built a healthy body and life. It all started with getting most of…
Have you ever started eating something that tasted good, and when you turned the package around to see how much of it you should eat you couldn’t believe it? Something like tortilla chips lists a serving size at around 7 chips! Who eats just seven chips at a time? Serving sizes can catch us by…
If you’ve walked into a Starbucks to make an order lately or walked down the aisles of your local grocery store, you know that milk isn’t just “milk” anymore. For centuries, “Do you want milk with that?” meant one thing – cow’s milk. It’s what we in the United States put in coffee, dipped cookies…
People are eating more seed oil than ever because they are cheaper to produce than something like olive oil or avocado oil. Higher-end oils like olive oil are harder to make, and their ingredients are more scarce. Industrial farming makes planting and harvesting seed oil much easier to do at scale, so that’s what you…
Why is the world so cruel!? Have you ever had a donut? It’s unreal how good they taste. It’s a shame all of these healthy foods that people say we shouldn’t be eating all of the time don’t taste a bit better. When you’re staring down some carrot sticks and a candy bar, your brain…