Discover the Secrets of Good health

Given that most ready-to-eat breakfast cereals tend to be high in added sugars, what alternatives are there?
Here is a great recipe for muesli (sometimes called Bircher Muesli). This version is from English chef Jamie Oliver. He calls it “Pukkola Muesli”.
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When it comes time for me to peruse the cereal isle, I often begin to tremble from so much sugar stimulus. All of the colorful boxes dance in the isles before me, taunting me with their sugary goodness.
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Ever wonder how Hollywood movie stars and top celebrities stay in such great shape year round? For most of them, it involves a lot more than just following some “celebrity” fad diet. Here’s a list of some of the things many of the top stars incorporate into their training and lifestyle in order to keep [...]

Patent #4344424: Anti-eating Face Mask
Filed: March 27, 1980.
“[the] object of this invention is to provide a new and novel mask which is worn on the head of a user to prevent the consumption of food by the user and therefore an attendant weight problem“
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No one can debate that trans fats should be eliminated from the diet. Research has found that trans fats have been linked to multiple health issues including elevated coronary heart disease risk and lowering HDL levels, higher abdominal fat levels and even infertility.
In 2006, in response to the health consequences of consuming trans fats, [...]

I remarked to my father than we had been doing a lot of salads and veggies lately and without missing a beat dad said, “I want to make stuffed hot dogs,” adding, “on the grill,” pointing to a particularly appetizing recipe in our Mastering the Grill cookbook. Note that, in spite of gender stereotypes, [...]

If you grow zucchini in your garden, and you’re the kind of wonderful person who brings your neighbors a share of your bounty, and such bounty includes foot-long several pound zucchinis, might I suggest that you include a recipe to accompany such a welcome gift? I’m not kidding! Seriously, we have such a [...]

My father made this cold tomato and zucchini soup the other day.
“Don’t call it gazpacho.”
“Why not? It looks like gazpacho, but with some zucchini.”
“It’s my soup. I made it up. It’s not gazpacho. Don’t call it gazpacho.”
“Okay dad, whatever you say.”
So instead, my brother Eddie [...]

What is a tuna melt, other than a grilled cheese sandwich dressed up with tuna salad? Two favorite food groups, merged together. I used to love these sandwiches as a kid, and was inspired by a Karen Tedesco recipe in Better Homes and Gardens to make this slightly more fancy version with tarragon. [...]

Once in a while, Trader Joe’s has a great deal on limes; you can get a whole one pound bag for 99 cents. I’ll buy a bag with the best of intentions to put them to good use, but then most recipes that use lime only call for one. Not the 10 that [...]