Fresh Fruits

August 13th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Food

There are some families that are desert families and some that are not. Mine was definitely a desert family. Growing up, we enjoyed the most sumptuous and extravagant sweets with our dinners. Whether we were going out or staying in, we would have cake, ice cream, truffles, tarts, or some other delicious treat at the end of the meal. Even if we were eating something basic like meatloaf or grilled chicken, dinner was not thought of as complete until we had something to counter the otherwise healthy meal. I would not say that we were hugely obese people, but we were definitely Click to Read More

Food Additives

July 13th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Food

Although there is a lot of controversy about food additives in certain circles, for the most part they are completely safe. Additives and Food Have Been Used For a Long Time Many of the most popular foods that you and me eat everyday contain at least a few of these ingredients. I had a friend who was really concerned about food additives a few years ago, and she panicked me a little bit about it. She really got me worrying. She told me that you never knew what a food additive would do to you. She believes that they weren’t sufficiently studied. When I looked into the matter, Click to Read More

Organic Products

February 9th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Food

Organic health food stores have been around for a long time, but the number of organic products has greatly increased in recent years. Organic food products have been around for well over a decade. Slowly but surely, people have been finding out that artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and other additives can have seriously compromising health effects. Nonetheless, other kinds of consumer awareness have been a little bit slow to come. Nowadays, there are organic beauty products, organic health care products, and even organic clothing. It is unfortunate that our world is run in such a way Click to Read More

Beef Jerky

January 3rd, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Food

Many people are dieting to lose weight. It seems that each time I go out to lunch with friends or family members,  someone is on a weight loss program. I have tried my share of programs over the years to drop a few pounds here and there. A few years ago I needed to lose at least eight pounds to fit into a dress that I wanted to wear for a special occasion. I could get the dress zipped, but it was uncomfortable and it looked too tight. My husband wanted to lose a few pounds at the same time so we decided to go on the low carb diet, which was the craze at the time. We both started losing Click to Read More


Tags:

Easy Dinner Ideas

December 24th, 2007 No Comments   Posted in Food

Busy families have a great deal of difficulty finding time to sit down for a meal. The notion of actually making the meal is sometimes overwhelming. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy dinner ideas. The great thing about these meal plans is most of them are quite inexpensive as well as quick to make. Anyone who has had to pinch pennies from time to time knows the benefit of buying items like macaroni and cheese. While this makes for a great side dish, few of us actually consider the dish as a meal in itself. However, there are plenty of easy dinner ideas that make the most of this Click to Read More