Most people think the culprit of their salt intake is the salt shaker in their kitchen. Not even close! But what food contributes the most to our sodium intake? Tell us your answer in our poll. Next week, we’ll see how you did. The Centers for Disease Control recently released, “Salt Matters: Preserving Choice, Protecting Health,” which […]
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Spice Up Your Life with Herbs!
Herbs are a great way to add variety and excitement to your meals while saving on calories, fat and sodium. Interest in various ethnic cuisines has prompted renewed interest in cooking with herbs. Many cultures use herbs in place of salt in cooking. Although sodium has an important role in the body, too much can […]
Grow a Family Garden
Want your kids to eat more vegetables this summer? Growing vegetables teaches children about new foods. Caring for plants teaches them responsibility. Kids usually want to taste what they grow. Easy foods to grow: Carrots Tomatoes Cucumbers Green Beans Lettuce, Spinach & other greens Onions Peppers Zucchini Very Veggie Snack Pizza An easy snack kids […]
Should People Be Able to Buy Fast Food with Food Stamps? Kentucky is considering
The Louisville-based Yum! Brands is lobbying the KY government to consider allowing the elderly, homeless, and persons with disabilities to be able to use their supplemental nutrition assistance funds to purchase fast food. They argue that some people have difficulty preparing foods and the nutrition provided by their restaurants stacks up well against the foods […]
American Milk Safe to Drink but being Monitored
The Environmental Protection Agency is actively testing milk samples in California and Spokane, Washington. Tests from last week indicate radioactive iodine from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are present, but at levels far below those at which action would have to be taken. The main concern is Iodine 131 emitted from the nuclear facility. […]
Super Nutrition for Less
You’ve heard about the importance of eating healthy, but does that mean you have to spend more at the supermarket? Not necessarily. It doesn’t take much to redo your shopping list to improve the nutrient quality of your foods, such as buying canned tomatoes over fresh. Food bargains can be found everywhere – if you […]