Discover the Secrets of Good health

I suppose we could look on the bright side here; well over 400,000 Brits eat exceptionally well!
These rather unflattering findings are the result of a wide-ranging investigation for the Food Standards Agency’s National Diet and Nutrition Survey. The results are based on 5 dietary targets set out by the World Health Organization. [...]

Lately I’ve been trying to feel better so I’ve been eating a lot of vitamins… do you know how many vitamins you have to eat before you feel full?… the colour of my urine is amazing…” - Steven Wright
I have to admit, I’m skeptical - some would say jaded over the hundreds of thousands of [...]

Early next year, ad men Alex Bogusky and Chuck Porter will release The 9-inch Diet.
The premise of the book is: by using a 9-inch plate at every meal, caloric intake can be decreased by 30-35 percent.
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There are hundreds of diets, tips, books, and techniques out there for losing weight. Despite this, those who sustain long-term weight loss are few and far between.
In this post, Ranae shares some pearls of wisdom that have helped her achieve her own weight loss, and in turn, have helped others.
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Here in the UK, tomatoes are in season at the moment, and piled high at the market. They’re one of my favorite foods - healthy, delicious and useful in all sorts of dishes. Read on for tomato facts that you might not know, and some ways to eat more tomatoes every day.
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Pssst… hey, did you hear about the party going on over at Twitter? It’s huge. Hundreds of the most fun, interesting, informative, and playful food bloggers are hanging out on this social networking website, yakking away about almost everything, food and non-food related. Ever want a peek into the lives behind the pretty [...]

Guest author Garrett McCord of Vanilla Garlic brought these blondies over the other day, a variation of the blondies he made a few months ago. They were outstanding. They lasted all of 20 minutes. My father is still waiting for Garrett to bring him another batch. ~Elise
This is a take on my favorite blondie recipe [...]

A little trivia here. What makes a bisque a bisque and not a chowder? Both bisques and chowders are made with seafood and vegetables, with a cream base. Chowders tend to be more stew-like or chunky, and bisques puréed. Bisques are traditionally made with shellfish, though these days a puréed tomato, [...]

The tomatillos in my garden are all ripening at once. Have you ever cooked with tomatillos? They look like little lanterns, with their green papery husks. Sometimes people mistake them for green tomatoes (doesn’t help that their Spanish name is “tomate verde”); they are related to tomatoes (same family, different genus), but [...]

Just hearing the words “sloppy joe” from my mother used to send us kids into a tizzy. There was something wonderfully fun about getting to eat a burger/sandwich that was messy by design. I’ve been waiting to make this when my nephew was in town because sloppy joes really are a quintessential kid [...]