Fit Fare

While in the library the other day, I noticed this book on the shelves of “new non-fiction”. The title made my lip curl in a well-practiced midwestern sneer….How the Rich Get Thin; Park Avenue’s Top Diet Doctor Reveals the Secrets to Losing Weight and Feeling Great. In a past career, I worked for a […]

Packed with plenty of vitamins, protein, and fiber, mushrooms add a woodsy panache to an otherwise bland diet and the United State’s Department of Agriculture is taking note. Researchers have updated their nutrient database to include the most common varieties of mushrooms, portabella, oyster, white button, skiitake, crimini and maitake.
Apparently, you can gain plenty of […]

As much as most of us would like to prepare healthy, from-scratch meals every time we eat, we often find ourselves in a predicament. Eating should be a pleasure, not a chore, and a very labor-intensive cooking experience isn’t always appealing on a busy weeknight. We’re often warned about the evils of convenience […]

One of my favorite places to visit in the French Quarter is Central Grocery. This is where I have my first memory of a muffuletta. A traditional muffuletta sandwich can easily feed 3-4 hungry people. The sandwich is made on round seeded Italian bread which is piled high with salami (1/4 pound), ham (1/2 […]

The bad news about school lunches and children’s nutrition is everywhere but the causes are often more obscure. Different people are pointing fingers in very different directions, putting the blame on one group or another.
The blame is most commonly directed towards four groups:
* The School Officials
* The National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
* […]

There are so many good things that come from this fall fruit – apple juice, applesauce, apple butter, apple cider, candy apples . . . I could go on and on. And after a good growing year, this harvest is expected to be phenomenal.
But apples are more than a sweet companion to comforting meals. They […]

As much as we are more likely to crack open the champagne and celebrate a new year on January 1st, for most of us, September is really the start of “the new year”. The kids go back to school, activities such as volunteering, evening classes and theatre seasons start again, and up here in Canuckistan, […]

Over the years, I’ve often thought about becoming a vegan. To my mind, it seemed a healthier, more ethical way to eat. However, it seemed daunting. Meat holds a limited attraction for me, but seafood, eggs, and dairy are my favorite foods. So, I’ve always regarded vegans as incredibly brave to […]

Angelmary Koola is a professional chocolatier and entrepreneur living in New York City. Over the years, she has become a health conscious person. Nevertheless, she still finds challenges in reaching and maintaining the level of health perfection that the average person should live by. Every day she strives to take baby steps […]

If the American Medical Association (AMA) gets their way, crimson saltshakers will replace your translucent ones. The AMA is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove salt’s “generally recognized as safe” status and to introduce regulations that would lower the sodium content in processed and restaurant foods. All this is done in an […]