Happy Nirvana

People often ask me if it is really true that you lose more calories than you gain when you eat celery. It turns out that yes, in a way, it is true. The logic in this thinking is that between the time of chewing the vegetable and the time of its elimination, it takes more [...]

Working the fields at Tantre Farm In much of North America, our small towns are depopulated and all of the young people leave for the cities. The average age of farmers is about 52 and only about two percent of North Americans are farmers. But this may be changing; Christine Muhlke reports in the New [...]

I am not sure if this is going to be a tricky one or not…. Everyone has eaten this at some point. It is an ingredient used in a classic French sauce and in the colder months. Do you know what it is? Credits to:Everyday Food Blog – MarthaStewart.com

A couple hours' work yields food that can be frozen for the next few weeks: carrots, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, acorn squash, apple sauce, and brown rice. My second son is coming up on his 1st birthday and he’s turning into quite the chowhound. I have had to cut plenty of corners being a working mom, [...]

Image credit: The Association to Preserve the Earth, via Japan for Sustainability Harris Teeter may be stretching the concept of local food more than most, and industrial agriculture may be making efforts to go green, but with the 100 Mile Diet still going strong as a cultural phenomenon, the idea of labeling… Read the full [...]

Mindful eating has finally made it to the big time.  In the movie Eat, Pray, Love, Julia Roberts digs into pizza and gelato with zest, not worrying about what her food choices will do to her weight.  She knows that right now, she needs to thoroughly enjoy what she’s eating.  Even though she’s gaining weight, [...]

I was recently emailed an article that illustrates the obscene amount of perfectly edible food families collectively toss out each day. You probably already knew that humans on a whole are a pretty wasteful species, but it’s still shocking to see just how much we really throw away. source While the study itself focuses on [...]

I have to admit, there are evenings where I just don’t want to cook dinner. I spent my whole day at work cooking and I just can’t seem to muster up the energy to go home and do it all over again. That’s when I turn to my favorite quick fix….. These Tasty Bite prepared [...]

This one you may or may not have tried before but I can bet you have eaten the cousin of this tropical fruit. Any ideas? I’m impressed!!! It is indeed a rambutan, a cousin of the lychee. Lychee have smooth skins while these guys have these soft, bristle-y spines. I prefer the flavor of the [...]

Is it calories? Carbs? How about fat? These numbers certainly are important but the fact is that they’re meaningless without the most important piece of information: the “serving size.” One notorious example is the 20-oz soda bottle. Most people who glance at the label probably won’t notice that the bottle actually provides about 2.5 servings. [...]