Fit Fare

Visit your local convenience store, and you’ll see candy fortified with calcium and vitamin C sitting amongst Snickers bars. Cruise down your grocer’s drink aisle, and you’ll see ordinary tea and water now equipped with Echinacea and St. John’s Wort. Peek down the dairy aisle, and you’ll see yogurt fortified with vitamin D. There’s no […]

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 […]

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 […]

Been seduced by the supermarket? I’m sure you know grocery stores are designed to distract, appealing to your senses while they’re picking your pockets. What you may not know is that they may also sabotage your healthy food choices in the process.
The moment you enter the store, an aroma of fat-laden baked goods strikes […]

Having trouble shedding those last five or 10 pounds? Chances are self-control is your answer. Learning to watch portion sizes and choosing whole grains over whole chocolate bars will surely help you achieve all your weight loss goals. But we all know eating well is easier said than done. Our cravings can get the better […]

Serving a healthy breakfast can be a struggle. Nevertheless, the adage remains, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” for you as well as your family. In fact, those who eat their breakfast set the mood for their entire day.
For kids, this means better behavior and school performance. In fact, a 2005 study […]