Healthy Rice Krispie Treat Recipe Kids Love
My kids love Rice Krispie treats. Truth be told, so do I. But as a parent, I can’t really condone eating them. After all, they’re pretty much devoid of nutritional value. So, we decided to develop an alternative healthy Rice Krispie treat. Now I don’t have to feel quite so bad about eating them in [...]
Are Phytates In Food Dangerous?
As I’ve started studying my nutritional habits more closely over the last several months, one of the subjects I’ve questioned is the strong bias against grains expressed by followers of the primal lifestyle. Specifically, phytates. Not that I think the concern is misplaced, but I would just like to better understand the sentiment. A recent [...]
Fiber For Children – How To Get More Fiber In My Kids Diet
I’ve been talking with my wife about ways to get more fiber in our kids diet. I’ve written before about the importance of fiber when it comes to my choice of foods and weightloss, and we’ve tried to get more fiber to our children’s diet in a passive manner, but we know they aren’t getting [...]
Soy Products And The Gas Effect
John, over at his site, JohnIsFit posted a very entertaining post yesterday about foods he shouldn’t eat. It’s a good read, and at the end, he posed the question to his readers, asking if there are any foods they shouldn’t eat. I posted mine in the comments section — soy products. A few years ago, [...]
A Healthy Alternative To Cinnamon Rolls For Kids Breakfast
I’ve mentioned before that my wife is a very creative cook. She has created some interesting and healthy healthier alternatives to some pretty bad foods. One such alternative is her Cinnamon Rollups. This is a healthy alternative to cinnamon rolls that our kids regularly clamor for at breakfast. And for that matter, all other times [...]
High Fiber Breakfast Recipes
Over the course of the last year, my wife has turned her creative cooking juices toward developing healthy food that even our discriminating kids will love. Yesterday, she was inspired to make several high fiber breakfast recipes. The best, she called a “Berry Breakfast Rollup.” This is a derivative on a few recipes she’s tried [...]
The Health Benefits Of Dietary Fiber
Fiber gets no respect. The health benefits of dietary fiber have been well-documented, yet if there is a single aspect of healthy eating that gets overlooked, I’d have to say its the consumption of fiber. According the the USDA, surveys on the subject of healthy eating indicate that the majority of Americans describe themselves as very concerned [...]
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