Are you afraid those evil Halloween treats will be haunting you this holiday? Candy is everywhere this time of year. You’ve seen it in the stores for weeks now and you most likely have a cute halloween bowl full of it ready to dump into the trick-or-treaters’ pumpkin buckets. Another scary thought is of your…

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I used to love granola for breakfast and then I learned how much sugar was in granola and I stopped eating it! And here I thought I was making a healthy choice! With the right ingredients and the proper preparation, granola is healthy.I purchase all my nuts and seeds raw so I don’t have to…

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Phytonutrients, bioflavonoid and antioxidants should be consumed regularly because they are health-healing and prevent illnesses! It has been said that you should eat plenty of fruits and vegetables not only because they are full of vitamins, fiber and minerals but because they also contains phytonutrients, bioflavonoid and antioxidants. These are some of the great compounds…

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Along with chocolate and cheesecake, popcorn is on my list of favorite foods. For years I loved to walk in a movie theater and smell the buttery goodness. That is until I learned how terribly unhealthy it is for our bodies with all those trans-fats and fake butter. I haven’t had movie popcorn since, but…

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Cauliflower belongs to the group of cruciferous vegetables. Belonging to this group indirectly asserts a vegetable to be of high nutrition value. Cruciferous vegetables, according to scientists, are those vegetables that somehow help fight cancers and some other life-threatening diseases. Typically nutritionists advise to avoid foods that are white in color, such as sugar, rice,…

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Did you ever wonder why Popeye likes spinach so much? The idea behind making Popeye extremely strong after eating spinach is no random idea; the director selected the favorite food to be spinach for Popeye because he knew what that vegetable was hiding. It is sometimes also known as “King of Vegetables” because of its…

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