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Fat Politics - The Real Story Behind America’s Obesity Epidemic by Eric Oliver
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O’Hanlon
Virginia O’Hanlon’s father instilled in […]

Recently, I’ve read quite a few books about challenging and changing our food system, knowing where our food comes from, and how to make the best, most well-informed decisions about eating. Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle, Eric Schlosser… the list goes on and on. Yet Grub is the first one that I’ve read that felt like […]

In addition to the sulfur compounds that give alliums their bite and make them heart-healthy, onions have antioxidant flavonoids that garlic does not have. While raw onions are best, eating them cooked still provides useful benefits. They’re rich in vitamin C, potassium and calcium, and contain the phytonutrients thiosulfinates and fructooligosaccharides, flavonoids (red […]

When I stumbled upon Eat, Drink, & Weigh Less, it was not the title that drew me in. Nor was it the tag line promise: “A Flexible and Delicious Way to Shrink Your Waist Without Going Hungry.” While these two elements may have caught my attention and intrigued me in the past, I’ve […]

The Hacker’s Diet is a book written by John Walker, a software engineer and businessman who was the founder of Autodesk, which is famous for the AutoCAD software, a suite used in 3-D design and drafting projects.
One day Walker woke up and decided he was tired of being fat, and that he […]

Note: This is the fourth in a series of twelve reviewing the 12 Best Foods Cookbook.

While it can be a challenge to convince someone that most healthy foods can taste good, it’s no stretch to get anyone to believe the good news about chocolate. Dark chocolate has the highest antioxidant content of any […]

Just about everyone has eaten dates at some point. From the much-loved date square, to those little styrofoam trays of beautifully arranged dried dates available during Ramadan or Christmas, dates are a well-known treat.
But have you ever eaten a fresh one?
Fresh dates are available in late summer and early fall and can most easily be […]

All junk and fast food very specifically targets kids and teenagers: with hip catchy names, bright colours, and targeted advertising campaigns, there’s no surprise that even very young children know about and want the latest snack food craze.
With all this sponsored information coming their way from the soda, snack & burger industries, […]

Note: This post is the second in a series of twelve reviewing the 12 Best Foods Cookbook.

According to Dana Jacobi (12 Best Foods Cookbook), blueberries are the best fruit because they contain the most antioxidants, significantly less pesticides are used in their cultivation, and they are the least perishable of all berries. They are […]

It’s a good thing that my almost-four-year-old son, Nicholas, enjoys black beans as much as he does, especially since they are considered one of the Top 10 Brain Foods. In addition to being good for your mind, Science News also reports that it is invaluable in warding off heart disease. As one of the World’s […]