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- My Kitchen Exploded11 March 2010, 4:21 pm
It's been a while since I've had the motivation to blog...Here's the most recent reason why:It happened last week and almost killed my dog. I was seconds away from having my bare feet sliced into serving sizes.What happened is I got home and wandered into the kitchen for a glass of water. My faithful mutt always has a sip with me. Her eating and drinking dishes are next to the pantry. Like I've mentioned before, my kitchen is teeny. So, Annie and I are wetting our whistles and then I step out of...
- Natural Sugars are Still Added Sugars26 February 2010, 10:46 pm
Anyway I look at it, I have been eating too much sugar, albeit in the form of natural sugars. Women should eat no more than 6 teaspoons of sugars, and for men it's 9 teaspoons. Lucky I don't eat added sugars. At least that's the way I saw it, since my sugars are mostly natural and hardly processed.My latest revelation is based on information I read in CSPI's Jan/Feb 2010 Nutrition Action Healthletter. The cover story is SUGAR OVERLOAD, Curbing America's Sweet Tooth. Read it!I was happy to see my... - Soda Tax: Who is For It & Who Isn't22 February 2010, 9:41 pm
Sugar, rum, and tobacco are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which are become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are therefore extremely proper subjects of taxation. — Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776 What it is:A soda tax is a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and those sweetened with caloric sweeteners.Purpose:To decrease the consumption of sugary beverages and to generate revenue for obesity-related medical costs.(The following is far from being an... - Easy Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread17 February 2010, 7:34 pm
This bread is virtually the No-Knead recipe I posted in October, with a few alterations. It's a cinch to make, hardly any maintenance, but does take 12-18 hours to rise. So start it the day before you want it. For those of you who have had little luck with yeast breads, you'll love how fool-proof this is.The only real trick, in my opinion, is getting the water temperature just right for the yeast. My way of doing this is crazy and I don't exactly recommend it, although it works for me every time... - An Unfortunate Marriage: Peanuts and Corn Syrup17 February 2010, 12:28 am
To my shock and horror I discovered corn syrups and other sugars added to jars of peanuts.I usually by peanuts in the shell, but I don't eat peanuts that often. I typically stick with more exotic nuts like macadamias, almonds, pistachios, pecans, cashews--because I'm so fancy.I love a good peanut, though, dang it! I'm fortunate not to have allergies, and I realize and sympathize with those who are unable to experience the joy and tasty satisfaction that peanuts can offer. Luckily these days groc... - Ellen Degeneres Gives Up Sugar15 February 2010, 3:16 pm
I love when celebrities talk nutrition!Click here, or here to watch Ellen's video diaries as she shares what it's like to be without the white stuff.... - A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down?!9 February 2010, 3:43 pm
What do a blizzard, NyQuil and candles all have in common? They all happened this past weekend. It wasn't the 2 and a half feet of snow covering the city or the loss of heat, power and hot water that got to me most or the lighting our place with candles. It was finding out that NyQuil has high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient. What a disappointment, especially after taking it every night consecutively. Imagine a "remedy" full of sugar!It happened right under my careful little nose. I check i... - Showdown! Agave VS. High Fructose Corn Syrup5 February 2010, 8:00 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Agave_tequilana_2.jpg/797px-Agave_tequilana_2.jpg)Let the showdown begin, but first, a word about agave.I love it in Coconut Bliss ice cream and I love it in cookies and cakes. I love the perfectly moist consistency without compromised flavor. I love agave-sweetened lemonade. Agave is easy to substitute, relatively cheap to buy (2 bottles for xx bucks at Costco) and easily satiates the pesky sweet tooth.However.....I'm very suspicious of ... - Agave VS. High Fructose Corn Syrup1 February 2010, 3:48 pm
Stay tuned this week for the nitty gritty details.It's not going to be pretty.... - Humble Pie28 January 2010, 9:45 pm
I totally pride myself on my health. I love telling people that it's been "xx" this many years since I've been sick. I have felt especially immune, cutting out sugar, so I figured that as long as I was sugar-free, my immune system would have superpowers strong enough to keep me from all harm.Yesterday I had one of the worst fevers I've ever had. My body ached. My throat just burned. But that was all. No other symptoms, so I'm doubtful it was the swine flu, which seems to include nausea, vomiting...
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