No one ever did a study on the impact that cartoon character Popeye the Sailor’s constant assertion about eating his Spinach had on the kids who watched him, but researchers now say new studies reveal that kids are more likely to try ‘healthy’ foods that are explained in their terms…
What do you do to honour your Mom on Mother’s Day? I like to take her to her favourite places, help her do her favourite things (she’s 94 and needs a little help) and feed her her favourite foods. That last one, about food, can be both the most rewarding and the hardest one to pull off…
It’s nearly the middle of May, already, and we’re still getting overnight frost warnings in the weather forecast, not to mention snow not too far to the north of us, here in Canada’s Capital. But that’s not dampening the Fast Food players’ enthusiasm for transitioning their menus to Summer Mode…
National Shrimp Day – everything has a ‘Day’, now-a-days – is upon us, and it’s a great time to fire up your backyard BBQ and celebrate with some tropically-themes skewers, or some butterflied Jumbos. Or, you can simply defrost a party Shrimp Ring and eat it in front of your fave TV show…
It’s almost impossible to pry some people – especially youngsters – away from their phone, computer and tablet screens. But now researchers at Drexel Uniersity have discovered a way to put that screen time to good use – training game players to eat less added Sugar…
I often talk about Marbling when discussing how to choose and prepare Red Meats. And often the people I’m talking to get a blank look on their faces until I explain what Marbling is and why it’s a good thing. Even then, some folks question the healthiness of Marbling in our ‘lean’ culture…