When we lived on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, we grew different varieties of bananas. Banana trees are not really trees. Bananas are part of the lily and orchid family and can be more closely related to the “tree” as a giant herb. There are varieties in the dwarf fruit tree that are only four […]
Tag Archives: RDA
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May
May
As a frugal cook, I often make things from scratch rather than buying a mix or packaged food item. This works well in many cases, but in others, it’s actually cheaper to buy the pre-packaged item. Recently, I decided to look at whether spaghetti sauce is cheaper from scratch or from a can. Canned vs. […]
Dark chocolate is sophisticated, mysterious, and full of healthy ingredients. Milk chocolate tastes good. Milk chocolate is chocolate s’mores and basket bunnies and foil-wrapped treats in plastic elixirs. It is made of chocolate. But in recent years, dark chocolate has gotten all the press, with its touted vitamin and flavonoid content. . Seriously? If you […]
Dating back as far as 3,000 B.C., sesame seeds were used by the Assyrians and are reported to be the first recorded seasoning in history. For nearly as long, a variety of sesame plants have flourished throughout the Middle East and Asia, where their seeds and oils have been used for culinary, medicinal, health and […]
Dieting & Weight Loss
Campbell’s Select Italian-Style Wedding Soups: Traditional Style Versus Healthy Style
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Feb
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I am a huge fan of Campbell’s Select Italian-Style Wedding Soup. The tiny meatballs and spinach instantly make my mouth water. On a recent trip to the grocery store, I noticed there were two different versions of the Campbell’s Select Italian-Style Wedding Soup. One version was the traditional and the other Healthy Request. But, is […]
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The antioxidant properties of Vitamin E have been given credit for everything from preventing aging to preventing cancer. While many of these claims are over-hyped, the body runs more efficiently with proper amounts of Vitamin E. Vitamin E foods are easy to find, but are often excluded from the diet due to their fat content. […]
Numerous companies market vitamins to gastric bypass patients, including chewable multivitamins. Not all of these vitamins are created equal, though, and some are not really suitable for gastric bypass patients at all. But how can you tell the difference? Well, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has issued specific guidelines for bariatric […]