You know how you meant to eat just one of those candies or just a few of those chips, but you ended up eating the whole bag? Yeah, food companies love when that happens. In fact, they often pay food…
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Mother Nature has developed some pretty amazing stuff for us humans and has had billions of years to perfect her creations. For example, she’s taken all the vitamins and minerals our bodies need to function, and conveniently packaged them for…
I used to love boxed potatoes. Mashed, au gratin… you know which ones I’m talking about, right? They have those little flavor pouches inside and photos of steamy potatoes on the front. Then there was the cheddar-broccoli rice from the…
I have this friend that’s in pretty good shape — slim, with a semi-muscled physique. The other day he told me that he stays healthy by eating a low-calorie diet. Ahem. I’ve seen what he eats and I’d hardly call…
I’ve heard countless stories over the years that claim grocery store honey is fake, but I didn’t really understand what that meant. When we’re talking about pancake syrup, yeah, I get it. But honey? What I mean is this: Most…
A honeybee hive consists of three main classes of bees: the queen, the drones, and the worker bees. Each plays a unique role in the functioning of the hive, but it’s ultimately the worker that makes the honey. Also read:…
You hear this all the time, right? Eating a vegetarian diet is better for your health! The problem with that blanket statement is that it’s missing a few very important points. Yes, eliminating meat from your diet is a great…
I try not to indulge in candy or gum too often, but when I do, I’m pretty careful about checking the ingredients first. I do that because I want to know what’s in it before I eat it. Pretty standard,…
Did you know that fruits and veggies pack the most nutrition when they are ripe? Studies show that many of the food’s nutrients are formed as the food ripens. But the moment it’s picked, its sugars begin to convert to…
There is only thing more irritating to a new vegetarian than getting harassed by your non-supportive meat-eater friends about why you should still eat meat. And that is, getting harassed by know-it-all plant-eaters about how your vegetarian diet isn’t vegetarian…