BIO: This is a guest post by Jean Lam who likes to write about health and fitness, body building, recipes as well as nutrition tips. He also enjoys sharing tips and tricks on this commonly asked question which is how can I lose weight. Making The Best Healthy Homemade Burgers Beef burgers are one of [...] Read the full article

There are a number of restaurants that claim the use of peanut oil for frying improves the nutritional profile of their foods, and may even lead consumers to the conclusion that they’re providing healthy fast food.  It has to make you wonder if those claims hold up.  Let’s see if it deserves its reputation. Peanut [...] Read the full article

About this time last year, I was invited to participate in an I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter “virtual cookout.”  I don’t usually do these things, but it sounded like an interesting experiment, and it turned out to be a unique experience.  So, when they invited me to participate in a contest by posting about [...] Read the full article

The end result of a massive marketing and breeding program, canola oil has secured its place as a leading cooking oil around the world.  There are also a large number of claims about the health benefits of canola oil.  Since I’m on a bit of a cooking trend, I’m taking the time to explore the [...] Read the full article

Apples have a well-deserved reputation for being one of the best healthy snack options around.  For a fruit, they are low in calories, transport well and have a reasonably good shelf life, so its easy to understand their popularity.  In addition to being a great snack alone, they can be made into apple cider, apple butter, and [...] Read the full article

As a kid, I really couldn’t stand asparagus.  However, in the last few years, we’ve gotten accustomed to the newer varieties, and have learned better how to cook asparagus, this delectable little vegetable has become a mainstay of our household diet.  This year, after much research, we decided it was time to undertake growing asparagus in [...] Read the full article

This is a contribution from my wife.  Enjoy! As my husband has said before, I’m always looking for healthy foods my kids will eat.  This often means taking something they love and “changing” it…just a bit.  For my picky eaters the changes have to be almost undetectable. And if they do detect a change, it [...] Read the full article

Arctic char is a member of the salmonidae family that can live in either freshwater or saltwater.  It’s a healthy fish that lives further north than any other freshwater fish.  Native to the waters of Alaska, this aptly named species has a long history as part of the Intuit Indian diet.  It maintains that status, and has [...] Read the full article