Tag Archives: vegetables

Are There Benefits to Purchasing Organic Foods?

This a question that is always brought up when deciding between organic and regular store bought produce and food in general. The questions are based around the unnatural ingredients and the way our food is produced. The use of pesticides, antibiotics and growth hormones makes people leary and start to question and with [...]

Don’t pass the Salt or Soda

It can be near impossible to wean your children off of soft drinks. At times it’s just easier to give in to their demands. But believe it or not, it may be easier to reduce their intake of sugar-laden soft drinks by reducing their salt intake.
A study performed in the United Kingdom showed [...]

Would you like a glass of red wine??

Did you know that a glass of red wine is good for you??
A recent French study published in ‘The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology’ (FASEB), found that very high doses of antioxidant polyphenols (equivalent to one bottle of red wine per day) can shut down and prevent cancerous tumors.
Well, I [...]

Snack Time

Don’t you love snacks? Who doesn’t? The problem is the type of snacks that we eat and the times that we eat them.
Now let’s be honest, do we really need someone to tell us what is right and wrong about the foods we eat?? YES!!!! Although we were all taught about [...]

Did you eat your veggies today??

Remember growing up and having your mommy ask those famous words, ‘Did you eat all your veggies?’ I certainly do, but did she really know why veggies were so important?
We have been taught to have a variety of servings of fruits and vegetables daily, but why??
Well, did you know that fruits and vegetables are very [...]

Eat Your Vegetables or Eat Chocolate??

Hmmmmm, you must be wondering why I mentioned vegetables and chocolate in my title…well, I will tell you…
As a mom to 5 children, it isn’t always easy to get everyone to eat their vegetables or eat healthy snacks. Actually it is quite difficult. I have found that unless you drown the spinach in cheese or [...]

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