Archive for the ‘Healthy Foods’ Category

GenXers into Preparing & Shopping for Food

May 5th, 2012 The Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY), an ongoing study designed to un...

Increased Chocolate Consumption Linked to Lower BMI

March 30th, 2012 In what may be the best news about chocolate since perhaps its discovery, a new ...

Sesame Seeds

March 29th, 2012 (Sesamun indicum) The sesame seed plant is considered an herb. This annual he...

Black Beans

March 29th, 2012 (Phaselous vulgaris) Black beans are about the size of a pea with a black sk...

Red Meat Linked to Shorter Lifespan

March 17th, 2012 It’s not uncommon for many Americans to consume at least one serving of red me...

Quinoa

February 29th, 2012 (Chenopodium quinoa) Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is an ancient grain.  Alt...

Almonds

February 29th, 2012 (Prunus dulcis) In botanical terms, an almond is actually a drupe not a nut.Â...

Flax Seed

February 1st, 2012 (Linum Usitatissimun) Flax seed is also known as common flax or linseed. ...

Kidney Beans

February 1st, 2012 (Phaseolis vulgaris) Kidney beans are legumes which are plants with seed ...

Butternut Squash Soup

January 6th, 2012 About 6-8 Servings Ingredients: ...