Eating

Get Yourself a Supermarket GPS

June 16, 2013

Did you know that the average supermarket has over 40,000 different items? With so many choices, how do you decide what to eat? Rich Food Poor Food aims to give you the ultimate grocery purchasing system (GPS) so you can make smart food choices. The basic premise of the book is that you can learn [...]

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Lifefactory Offers Stylish and Eco-Friendly Glass Water Bottles

June 10, 2013

I’m not sure where they all end up, but my family goes through an insane amount of water bottles. It seems like I’m in the habit of buying new bottles every three or four months because our current stash has disappeared. Part of me suspects water bottles end up in the same black hole that [...]

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Fossil Cupcake Molds Look Like Tons of Fun

June 8, 2013

My son has been studying dinosaurs in school, so every day I get to hear a new fact about his favorite prehistoric creature. I don’t mind the obsession with dinosaurs, but I’m going to try my hardest to keep him away from the Jurassic Park movies. I’m OK with dinosaur trivia and looking at pictures [...]

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Cuckoo Rice Cooker: the Kitchen Gadget You Didn’t Know You Needed

June 7, 2013

I purchased my rice cooker on a vacation years ago at a little Asian grocery store, not knowing anything about the brand names that were best or really much of anything except that the night before, my husband and I had chatted with our server at a nearby restaurant about the amazing jasmine rice we [...]

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The Omega 8006 Juicer Is a Worthy Kitchen Splurge

June 6, 2013

If you feel like splurging on something new for the kitchen that will increase your health, the Omega 8006 juicer is worth considering. If you can find a better deal on any of the 8000 models from Omega, they’re basically the same, aside from aesthetics and the length of the warranty. The prices on Amazon.com [...]

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Simply Sprouted Tortilla Chips Combine Taste and Nutrition

June 3, 2013

Chips are one of the things I normally don’t keep in the house because everyone in my family lacks self control when faced with chips and dip. But, when you’re in need of a treat, Simply Sprouted Tortilla Chips from Way Better Foods are the healthiest chips you’re ever going to find. Simply Sprouted Tortilla [...]

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Reduced Sugar Dannon Danimals Smoothies Still Taste Great

May 30, 2013

If you’re concerned about the amount of sugar your kids are consuming, you’ll be pleased to hear that Dannon has reduced the sugar content in its Danimals Smoothies by 25%. Sugar is added to smoothies to mask the tartness of the yogurt. To reduce the amount of sugar, Dannon changed the yogurt cultures in the [...]

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You’d Never Guess That Kimberley’s Bakeshoppe Triple Chocolate Cupcakes Came from Walmart or Kroger

May 3, 2013

I’ve been disappointed too many times over the years by the things that came out of the Walmart and Kroger bakeries. I’m sure there are some fantastic desserts in those stores somewhere, but I just haven’t found them. I was in my monthly “I need chocolate” rage that my husband recognized before I did, and [...]

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Making Fruit Fun to Eat

April 30, 2013

How far would you go to convince your child to eat fruit? If you take a look at any of the popular Bento blogs, you’ll see that some moms go to extraordinary lengths to convince their kids to eat healthy food. If you don’t have the patience to carve Elmo into your child’s apple or [...]

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