Happy holiday weekend everyone! It’s not very sunshine-y here sadly, but we still made it to a bbq with friends last night. I’d promised to bring bread, but ran out of time to bake so …

Quinoa has recently been ‘discovered’ as a new superfood, but actually it has been a staple of South American communities for thousands of years. The seeds of the goosefoot plant, Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) has a …

You’ve been going to the grocery store and trying new things, local vegetables, eating seasonally, grass-fed meat, eggs from chickens raised on a farm, not in a barn … you’re feeling pretty good about yourself right? So what’s your environmental impact? We talked recently about how to go a little greener in our diets, these two calculators will let you know where you stand right now and how you can get to the next level.

I am a fan of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. They are a resource for research and public policy pressure for all things nutritious. They have recently released a free eBook, “Six Arguments for a Greener Diet.” It’s a quick read and gives an overview of the beef industry and tips for buying food that is a little more local and a little more eco-friendly.

In our post about Fats and Oils, we mentioned that Omega-3 has become a buzzword lately; it’s cited as a cure for everything from heart disease to short attention span. But it’s not as simple …

We wrote recently about the benefits of family meals. You’ll be healthier, your kids will be happier. They are a myriad of reasons to do it. But, if you have a fast-paced lifestyle with activities and events on a regular basis, how do you plan time for a family meal. What if your kids don’t want to do it?

A new “meta-analysis study” an aggregate of several other studies came out this week talking about the dangers of processed meat. The study found a strong correlation between eating processed meats and an increase in heart disease and diabetes.

Yesterday I had a friend over and we made tortellini together for this week’s Home-Made Pasta Challenge. Neither of us had ever done it before, but google is your friend in situations like this and …

Last week, Lisa posted about the value of the family meal, where everyone can take time to sit down together and talk about their day without TV, distractions or time pressures. Earlier this week, I …

Over the last few decades, carbohydrates have had a really bad rap. Low-carb and no-carb diets have flourished and in recent years we are hearing even more about how carbs are ‘making us fat’. But …