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My Healthy, Weekly Shopping List

David H. Murdock | Posted 12.21.2011 | Healthy Living
David H. Murdock

Even though I am Chairman of Dole Food Company, I do most of my own grocery shopping. Below I provide an example of a partial grocery list of what I might buy in any given week.

2 Ways to Get Kids to Eat Vegetables (That Actually Work!)

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 12.19.2011 | Parents
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

New research by psychologist Lucy Cooke and her colleagues at University College London shows that with rewards, children not only eat their vegetables, but learn to like them, too.

GOMBBS: Your Healthy Food Acronym

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. | Posted 12.09.2011 | Healthy Living
Joel Fuhrman, M.D.

GOMBBS is an acronym you can use to remember the most nutrient-dense, health-promoting foods on the planet.

How To Preserve Herbs For Winter

The Splendid Table | Posted 12.07.2011 | Home
The Splendid Table

The Splendid Table'sĀ® How to Eat Supper, By Lynne Rossetto Kasper Dear Lynne, How should I keep fresh herbs for a week, then preserve them for wi...

The Portion Control Dilemma: How to Stay Fit at College

Small Kitchen College | Posted 12.04.2011 | College
Small Kitchen College

2011-10-04-Screenshot20111004at1.15.08PM.jpg Whether in the dining hall or in your own kitchen, remember these rules about portion control.

Don't Let the French Fries Win - How To Get Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 11.26.2011 | Parents
Linda Novick O'Keefe

While it won't happen overnight, by engaging your children in a nightly ritual of introducing a new wholesome, tasty food, you are setting the stage for your child's eating habits for a lifetime.

Grilled Ratatouille with Broccolini

Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 11.23.2011 | Home
Marilinda Hodgdon

I decided to do something very different to make a ratatouille creation that is structurally beautiful, delicious, a bit more healthy in nutrients and fiber, and fast and easy to cook.

4 Foods for a Dinner That Amps Your Sex Drive

Organic Authority.com | Posted 11.23.2011 | Home
Organic Authority.com

Serve up these succulent aphrodisiacs and by the end of the meal, you'll be begging for seconds, and I don't mean of the food...

How Does Your Garden Grow? Modern Eating Out of My Traditional Home Garden

Thomas O'Brien | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home
Thomas O'Brien

Gardening is a tradition to which I've finally been able to give serious attention over the past several years. I have discovered the ease of making elemental food at home.

From Manila to Montego Bay, Meatless Monday Goes Global

Peggy Neu | Posted 11.12.2011 | Home
Peggy Neu

What started in 2003 as a U.S. public health campaign has now become a full-fledged global movement with homegrown versions of a "cut out meat one day a week" program in 21 countries.

What to Look for When Picking Fruits and Vegetables

Darya Pino, Ph.D | Posted 11.08.2011 | Home
Darya Pino, Ph.D

While buying fresh food is always a little bit of a crap-shoot (and not every rule will apply to every piece of produce), these tips will give you the basic skills you need to hold your own at the farmers market.

Dining Hall DIY: Microwave Cheese Fondue

Small Kitchen College | Posted 11.06.2011 | College
Small Kitchen College

This microwave fondue recipe could not be easier. And really, it's very delicious!

The 9 Best Summer Squash And Zucchini Recipes

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 10.31.2011 | Home
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

We love zucchini's mild flavor, melt-in-your mouth texture, and amazing versatility. But by summer's end, we all get a little weary of it, and the thought of throwing one more zucchini plank on the grill becomes something exciting no longer.

Can You Freeze Tomatoes?

The Splendid Table | Posted 10.31.2011 | Home
The Splendid Table

"Can you freeze tomatoes? My mom thinks I have to can them, which I cannot bear in this heat. "

Should Every Restaurant Have A Farm?

Liza de Guia | Posted 11.06.2011 | Home
Liza de Guia

"Last year we had way more produce than we could use, so this year, we tried to scale back a little bit to hit the sweet spot a little more closely." ...

WATCH: 'The Cirque de Legume' Does Strange Things With Vegetables

Posted 10.24.2011 | Home

The Cirque de Legume is a 50-minute show of "pure mayhem as two idiots put on a Cirque de Soleil-type circus show using only a chair and a box of vege...

Watching the Ice Melt in the Kool-Aid: Or, How I Learned to Eat My Vegetables

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 10.17.2011 | Parents
Linnie Frank Bailey

Sometimes I wish I could talk to the parents I had as a kid. One question I would ask them is this: what was the point of making a thirsty child eat their vegetables before drinking that watery Kool-Aid you served with dinner?

6 Best Items To Stock In Your Mini Fridge

Small Kitchen College | Posted 10.16.2011 | College
Small Kitchen College

Yes, I'd lived with a refrigerator for 18 years before I arrived at my freshman dorm, but this fridge was different! It was...well, mini.

At 88, The Healthy Routine That Works For Me

David H. Murdock | Posted 10.09.2011 | Healthy Living
David H. Murdock

In previous blogs, I've talked about what I eat to remain healthy and energetic at 88 years of age -- here are a few examples.

As the Years Pass

Liz Neumark | Posted 10.08.2011 | Green
Liz Neumark

As the years pass, we confront the acceleration of time. Weeks become moments and months fly by as the seasons blur and pass far too quickly. We p...

5 Ways to Stay Brain Fit

David H. Murdock | Posted 10.03.2011 | Healthy Living
David H. Murdock

At 88 years old -- with every intention of living decades longer -- I'm still running a company, writing articles, launching new ventures and fully enjoying life. You can better enjoy life too, at any age, by adopting these five ways to remain brain fit.

Food Knowledge Is Health Power

David H. Murdock | Posted 09.26.2011 | Healthy Living
David H. Murdock

People are constantly asking me: What do I eat? What should they eat? What should they do to help avoid disease and live longer? Too many people feel powerless to know what they should eat for proper nutrition.

July Salad: Chopped Vegetable Salad Fresh from the Garden

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.24.2011 | Home
Maria Rodale

By July, it's usually too hot for lettuce to be happy in the garden. Fortunately, while the tomatoes might still be struggling to ripen, all the other...

The Case For Taxing Soda And Subsidizing Produce

NYTimes.com | by MARK BITTMAN | Posted 09.24.2011 | Home

What will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large pa...

13 New Things To Grill

Food52 | Posted 09.20.2011 | Home
Food52

If you're like us, you're firing up the grill a lot these days. Here are 13 new ideas for filling out your summer grilling repertoire, from hearty gri...