If you want to invoke change in others, you shouldn’t be a food snob. This weekend the Good Food festival is being held in Santa Monica. The festival offers everything you could want to learn about good, healthy food; how to get it and the policies surrounding it. But even as a health food advocate,…
Everything tastes better with Thousand Island dressing! If you’re going gluten-free these days, be prepared to spend more on groceries. According to a NY Times article, it costs three times as much to eat gluten-free as it does to eat foods containing gluten. But let’s consider the alternative, the enormous healthcare cost of having…
I want to be the Next Food Network Star! Last weekend I attended the casting call in Austin, Texas for season six of the Next Food Network Star. This is the sixth time I have applied for the show but the first time I have ever attended a casting call. I had high hopes that…
Pickin’ Picnic Fixins’ Someone was describing their typical picnic fare, from charred hot dogs and burgers to mayonnaise-laden salads and baked goods. Maybe it’s the celebration mode of picnics which causes people to bring high calorie comfort foods. But if picnics are a time to gather and celebrate with loved ones then by all means…
Eat a BUG! Last week we explored some of the rationale for probiotics, something people often take in supplement form after ingesting antibiotics. Interestingly, probiotics means “for life” and antibiotics means “against life.” Since probiotic (good bacteria) research is fairly new and since not all good bacteria have been thoroughly studied, it is unlikely that…
Best Friends Forever I have been on the East Coast for the past week visiting friends and family who I have not seen in several years. I’ve known most of my friends over 25 years. This is difficult to believe since I feel like I’m only 25 years old. But it’s been fun to see…
Waste not, want not You go to the grocery store right from work hoping to buy a few ingredients to whip up something for dinner. You spot the frozen bags of veggies that already contain the pasta and some sort of sauce. Perhaps you grab one of those salad packs that contains a packet of…
Learning the way of the Watermelon Watermelon season is ending in some parts of the U.S. but before it’s all over lets take this time to hone in on why watermelon is so beloved. A recent news headline reads, “Watermelon-eating dog prompts man to stab himself.” A man was so distraught over losing his watermelon…
Benefits of Eating a Few Leafy Greens Published on pg. 7 of the SMDP newspaper, April 10, 2008, click link for original article It ain’t easy eating green…so drink green I’ve seen this billboard a few times over the years and I just love it, so I finally took the opportunity, while at a…
