There is no reason why we should be raising a generation of children who have never discovered the joy of biting into a just picked nectarine, the taste of fresh blueberries, or the succulence of a tomato that is grown locally, rather than halfway across the country.
We are raising a generation of Americans who don't know their way around a kitchen or how to prepare a meal from scratch. That is why I have invited everyone to join me in an Eat-In tomorrow, April 7.
One of the worst phrases I've ever heard is "empty calories." Who wants to ingest extra calories that are doing absolutely nothing for us? But many of us are doing that on a daily basis.
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the Academy for Global Citizenship's Sarah Elizabeth Ippel - the core of her amazing efforts have developed into a learning lab for broader systemic change in the community.
There is this misconception that eating a healthy diet is more expensive than eating a junk diet. True, if you think loading your shopping cart with low-fat, sugar-free, low-calorie processed snacks is the answer to healthy eating and weight loss.
I want to recap some of what I believe are fascinating research articles published in the past year. I have chosen these because they are studies that can have a real world effect on one's health and longevity.
Calorie counts are potentially valuable in helping you see the cost -- in calories -- of larger portions. But they tell you nothing about the return on that investment, in terms of either nutrition.
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Anyone trying to prevent heart disease and cancer is probably thoroughly confused by competing research and news reports about folic acid.
