There’s no reason to chase the ice cream truck when you have a list of recipes that are this yummy! continue reading...
You know that you were getting a nutritious and satisfying meal when you ate oatmeal at your grandma’s, but are you getting the same health benefits when you opt for oatmeal over a breakfast sandwich? continue reading...
Yes, there are some foods that make us happy just thinking about- cupcakes, extra foam lattes and grilled cheeses, but besides the fact that these foods won’t make you happy once you step on the scale, there’s no scientific evidence to back up that happy feeling. In most cases you enjoy thinking about these foods, more than you actually enjoy them. continue reading...
Chicken and Sausage Cajun Chili Recipe From McCormick
According to restaurant chain El Pollo Loco, the marinade for KFC’s new grilled chicken contains beef. Well, actually beef products. El Pollo Loco is planning to play up this fact in a new advertising campaign. The company feels the use of beef products in chicken is “wrong.”
KFC has not hidden that they use these beef products in their new grilled chicken; the information is available on their website, if you’re willing to look for it. It’s found on page 14 of a 37 page document online. I have to assume, though, if you’re eating at KFC, you don’t really care about the nutritional value. However, the grilled chicken was recently added to their menu as a “healthy choice.” Read more… continue reading...
Eating healthy is tough enough, without certain junk foods disguising themselves as healthy choices. Here is a list of some of the worst culprits, and some better alternatives:
Baked potato chips: May be low in fat, but they’re still high in calories and aren’t nutritionally beneficial.
Alternative: Popcorn - Still salty and crunchy, but high in fiber and lower in calories. continue reading...
You know there is food you love that is just crap - next-to-no nutritional value, but it tastes awesome. There are foods that fall into this category that are cheap imitations of other foods. They’re made with sub-standard, likely unhealthy ingredients, and the finished product probably doesn’t taste anything like what it’s impersonating. But it’s still so damn good. Here are a few examples:
How Spam didn’t make it onto this list, I’ll never know. Read more… continue reading...
ALEXANDRIA, VA–(Marketwire - February 26, 2008) - Early next month, more than 700 school nutrition professionals will discuss the crisis in funding for school meal programs and urge Congress to require science-based, yet practical, uniform national school nutrition standards to govern the sale of all foods and beverages available during the school day. The School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) 36th annual Legislative Action Conference in Washington, DC, March 2-5, 2008, will bring together school nutrition directors and supervisors, nutritionists, state child nutrition directors and foodservice industry representatives.
The emphasis on nutrition standards will build from efforts related to the drafting of the Farm Bill last year. This year however, as the national economic picture becomes more uncertain, school nutrition professionals will also provide lawmakers with the facts on school meal costs. The child nutrition programs are both under pressure to serve nutritious meals to more low-income children and being pinched by increased food, labor and milk costs. continue reading...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Substitution of canola oil for common dietary fats in the U.S. would increase compliance with recommended intakes of saturated, monounsaturated and plant omega-3 fats, noted a modeling study published in the October 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA). The study examined the effect of substituting canola oil for selected vegetable oils and canola oil-based margarine for other margarines and butter in the diet of nearly 9,000 adult Americans.
“The results of this study show that fatty acid intake can be influenced substantially through a simple recommendation to change the type of vegetable oil used at the table and in cooking,” wrote co-authors Guy H. Johnson, Ph.D., president, Johnson Nutrition Solutions LLC; Debra Keast, Ph.D., principal, DR Keast Food and Nutrition Database Research Consulting; and Penny Kris- Etherton, Ph.D., R.D., distinguished professor of nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University. “The lack of consumer barriers to such a change with respect to cost, taste, convenience and availability makes canola oil attractive from a practical perspective.” continue reading...
CHICAGO, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Let’s face it, treats are at the heart of the Halloween fun. But it’s easy for moms to make Halloween a little healthier without being booed by the kids. Nutrition experts recommend a treat that won’t haunt anyone’s health: chocolate milk.
Chocolate milk is a healthy treat in disguise. This Official Drink of Halloween has the chocolaty taste that witches, ghosts and superheroes adore, but behind its tasty chocolaty costume, chocolate milk is packed with calcium and other essential nutrients that growing kids need at Halloween or any time of year. continue reading...
