Food For Thought: 10 Soup-er Tips
Dear Friends, One of the most wonderful comfort foods under the sun is soup and right now, we’re in the middle of Soup Season. Let me be clear, we’re talking real soup. Great big soup, not anemic wimpy soup that you can sip with a straw. I am not one of those that believes soup […]
Food For Thought: 3 Simple Steps to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup
Dear Friends, In the past, we’ve talked about good oils vs. bad oils, we’ve dished on transfats, and we’ve discussed artificial colorings, flavorings, and sugar substitutes. And if you’ve listened to my Blog Talk Radio Show (Wednesdays, at noon EST on FlyLady’s channel) you have no doubt heard me rail on high fructose corn syrup. […]
Food For Thought: Don’t Panic – We Can Fix This!
Dear Friends, The freezer isn’t a cryogenic tank to park your food indefinitely. So many people buy food on sale (buy one, get one) or marked down (hit the grocery store first thing in the morning for great deals), but the only thing they really get out of the deal is inedible freezer-burned food! Let […]
Food For Thought: Are You Drinking Your Retirement Away?
Dear Friends, Did you know you could be drinking your retirement away with a fancy coffee habit? Let’s take a look at the dollars and cents (sense) of it all, shall we? My favorite coffee drink is a tall, non-fat, extra-shot cappuccino. I like mine dry and really foamy. At my local ‘Bucks, that costs […]
Food For Thought: Menu Planning Tips to Keep Your Holidays Jolly
In the hustle-bustle of the holidays, it is so easy to have good intentions go awry. Every year the reminder that you need to get on the stick and get organized to make the holidays happen, is exacerbated by the fact that the retailers can’t seem to resist putting the holiday decorations out earlier and […]
Food For Thought: Top 3 Food Myths You’ve Been Taught to Believe
Myth or truth? When it comes to food and what’s good for you, there are bountiful studies available to help you draw the nutrition conclusions you need to make the food decisions for your own personal meal planning. The problems with these studies are many; from who funded it (special interest?) to the veracity of […]