Why we should not peel our fruits and vegetables If you want to get more nutrition from all of your fruits and vegetables, stop peeling them and eat the skin, too. And with the price of food these days, I…
The Two Biggest Excuses For Not Eating A Healthy Whole Food Diet Make No Sense
The two excuses When people talk to me about why they don’t eat a healthy whole food diet, cost and time are always at the top of the list. People seem to be convinced that eating healthy whole foods is…
What Is A Healthy Whole Food Diet?
What are whole foods? Whole foods are foods that are as close to the way nature designed them as possible. I also think of them as “real” foods. Carrots or potatoes just pulled from the soil and rinsed with clean…
4 Ways To Add Variety To A Healthy Whole Food Diet
Eating a wide variety of healthy whole foods is the key to maximum health. It is easy, though, to fall into the habit of eating only what is readily available and easily prepared. It is also easier to eat what…
Don’t Pay Attention To The Latest Superfoods
Superfoods have been back in the news recently with posts on several food/health blogs and other sites. These are the foods that we can’t live without. If we do not eat them regularly we cannot be really healthy. They have…
Why I Don’t Place Much Value In RDA’s(Recommended Daily Allowances)
I do not place much value on our government’s nutritional recommendations. Whether they are called RDA’s(recommended daily allowances) or MDR’s(minimum daily requirements) or some other alphabet combination, all of these guidelines are based on the premise that everyone must take…
Tomatoes Are The Taste Of Summer And Fall
Ask most people and they will tell you tomatoes are vegetables. Tomatoes are actually fruits, however, and are also technically berries. Which reminds me of a quote I heard a while back: “knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit,…
The Importance of Variety In A Healthy Diet
One of the dietary themes I stress is the importance of variety in the foods we eat. This means eating a variety of fresh whole vegetables, a variety of fresh whole fruits, a variety of fresh and dried herbs and…
Whole Foods Are Best For Health
Think about this scenario: A large study links eating tomatoes, red carrots and red bell peppers to healthier eyes. Lycopene is the common active nutrient in the vegetables with a known role in eye health. Trials are run with participants…