There will always be that occasion that isn’t planned for.  That outing to the mall that took way too long, your kids game went into overtime, your too tired to cook, or you had to work over time.  In times like these, drive-thus seem easy and alluring.  So, “If your gonna do it,” pick foods that [...]

As many know, I am gluten intolerant.  This has created tons of obstacles in my life.  Eating quick and easy foods, isn’t so “easy.”  Based on this I started searching for things to make my life easier while eating healthy foods that were void of gluten.  The brown rice tortillas have now become a staple in [...]

In past articles we spoke of the dangers of artificial sweeteners.  It seems as though finding low calorie or no calorie drinks is quite the hassle if you are trying to avoid the poison (known as aspartame).  The key to low calorie drinks is finding ones that contain stevia; the only true calorie free, non [...]

Traditional Super Bowl Foods weight you down, literally(see above)!  Here are some fun ideas for making your super bowl taste great without packing on the pounds!

Hummus and Veggies – Ditch the heavy dressing for dip and use hummus to complete your vegetable tray without all the saturated fat.

Chili – traditionally people have used the ever [...]

Everyone loves sushi but how many of us know how many calories we are consuming when they eat this healthy meal?  It’s one of my own personal favorites so I thought I would put together a calorie breakdown of some of my favorite choices.
California Roll

Calories 300
(1254 kJ)

% Daily Value 1

Total Fat
8g
12%

Sat. Fat
0g
0%

Cholesterol
9mg
3%

Sodium
340mg
14%

Total Carbs.
50g
17%

Dietary Fiber
4g
16%

Protein
8g

Salmon Roll [...]

Never fried or baked.  These chips claim to have more flavor (since they aren’t baked) and less fat since they aren’t fried.  Unlike other snack foods, they leave out the MSG, the artificial dyes, preservatives,and  hydrogenated oils.
How DO they Do It???
Since these chips aren’t baked or fried how do they get all the flavor [...]

With the increased amount of over processed foods there has also been a gradual rise in things like iratable bowel sydrome and constipation.  Although no one like to talk about it this can be a huge issue!  The bowels have been known to be the “brain” of the body.  Advanced science has link bowel problems [...]

Remember back in the day when the grains made up the bulk of the food pyramid?  Well that’s all been changed!  Now, fruits and vegetables make up the base of the pyramid.  However, I don’t know many people who eat this way.  If you look closely, you’ll notice that they have also incorporated physical activity [...]

I saw these sprouted corn tortillas on a healthy cooking show.  I was confused as to why “sprouted” was so much better then regular corn tortillas.  Through my own research I found that sprouted is (of course) less processed and allows your body to absorb more minerals and vitamins.  The “over processed” foods of today [...]

 
     As kids our mothers and grandmothers always put a slab of butter in the cooked veggies.  I thought they did this to make them taste better so we would eat them.  Without this fat you wouldn’t be able to absorb the fat soluable vitamins. 

For the salsa study, 11 test subjects were first given a [...]