Fit Fare

In a recent letter made public, the Federal Trade Commission asserted that U.S. dairy producers must discontinue all advertising and marketing activities that involve weight loss claims.  As reported by Reuters, the milk-related weight loss connection is not supported by enough scientific evidence.  More conclusive research must be completed before such dairy campaigns may resume.
The […]

Something both excites and intrigues me about the concept of “raw” food. My knowledge of this culinary field has been limited to salads and hand held fruit, so it was difficult for me to even imagine how one would eat and “cook” for a raw food diet.
I have seen many raw food promotions based […]

Spurred by numerous recent food-borne illness outbreaks, the ever-prescient F.D.A. decided to give the fresh-cut produce industry some helpful advice on Monday, in the form of non-binding “guidelines” for safe handling practices. Non-binding, meaning processors can choose to follow the advice or not, unlike the mandatory rules for safe handling the meat industry has to […]

 
To my dear sweetness, Mr. Cheesecake,
I have put this off for far too long. I can no longer see you.
No, please do not blame yourself! It’s not you. It’s me.
Ever since I laid eyes on your ample creamy bosom, I felt my heart skipping a beat. I could never resist all those secret meetings we had in the middle […]

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day is the perfect day to start your new year off on a healthy note. Luckily, plenty of traditions exist that are not only healthy but considered lucky as well.   

In the south, black-eye peas and greens are a New Year’s favorite. Eat greens, they say, and you’ll have an abundance of cash in the […]

Whereas most families celebrate the holidays with a turkey or a plump slab of ham, my Italian family celebrates with anchovies.
No, I’m not kidding.
It’s a traditional italian meal known as bagna cauda (pronounced BANYA COTTA), which loosely translated means “hot bath.”  And don’t let me mislead you, it’s not all anchovies.  Basically, it’s an olive oil “bath” infused […]

I was engaged just a few weeks ago, so my new obsession is wedding planning.  When I started thinking about wedding cake, I instantly thought of my favorite bakery in my hometown of Portland, Oregon:  Piece of Cake Bakery.  I worked at a natural food store in Portland during my college years and Piece of […]

A recent MSNBC article about a medical study has come along with some earth-shattering news to save the world, improve our health and that of our sperm.  Well not mine, or any other woman’s, since we do not actually have any, but you get my drift.
The study, reported at the reputable American Society for Reproductive […]

My inbox has been flooded over the past week with different websites exaulting their Thanksgiving suggestions. Some are healthy, some not so much. But the internet is rich with healthy Thanksgiving options, if you know where to look.
The key to having a healthy Thanksgiving is really two fold - keep your portions in check and […]

As Halloween looms, the quest for the perfect candy to be given out begins. The last thing you want to do is to buy candy that you know will be sorted out and thrown away. On numerous Halloween�s past, I recall sorting out many candies I knew I detested. However, I was […]