'Healthy Snacks'




Recent research shows that the isoflavones in soyfoods may help asthma sufferers. 

A study done at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago examined the effects of isoflavones from soy in cells and then in patients with asthma.  The…

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Okay, I admit that I was skeptical when the Funky Monkey people wanted to send me a sample of crunchy freeze-dried fruit.

I pictured something tasteless but I was wrong. Funky Monkey freeze dried fruit just might be the snack that gets…

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Save the planet this Halloween and go green. Here are some tips:

  • Use reusable bags or other containers. Canvas or cloth bags and pillowcases are eco-friendly and can easily be decorated with spooky images.
  • Treat the little ghosts and goblins who visit…
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This is a new concept but whether or not it will gain in popularity has yet to be decided. People no matter how healthy they eat most of the time still want to give out trick or treat candy like…

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The word gluten has recently exploded into the culinary glossary. There has always been gluten (wheat) free products which were hard by or in specialty stores but in the past few years, gluten and celiac disease are practically household words.

I stumbled on…

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