Start Your Day Off Right With a Bowl of Omega-3s

My family has long been a fan of Nature's Path Flax Plus Granola Cereal with Pumpkin Seeds, so we were excited to try the new Flax Plus flavor Red Berry Crunch. Flax is not only a great source of fiber, but it provides Omega-3 fatty acids to your diet. MC wrote about how … [Read more...]

So, What's in that Happy Meal Besides the Cheap Toy?

Ever wonder what’s really in your fast food meal? Here’s the ingredients list for a Happy Meal that contains nuggets, fries and a Hi-C beverage: White boneless chicken, water, food starch-modified, salt, chicken flavor (autolyzed yeast extract, salt, wheat starch, natural … [Read more...]

Who Owns Your Favorite Organic Brand?

What do Coca-Cola, Kellogg and Dean Foods have in common, besides being marketers of some of the most popular food items found on grocery shelves? They all own organic brands. And they are not alone. Most of the top 25 food producers own one or more organic brands and are … [Read more...]

Vegetables for Dessert: Carrot Raisin Cupcakes

There are a lot of foods that sound healthy, but really aren't. For example, "Simply Fruit" jam that contains less fruit than other ingredients, or "fruit medley" treats for toddlers that primarily contain corn syrup and no other fruit besides white grape juice. Basically, if you … [Read more...]

Four-Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Today is a snow day, hooray! My daughter and I are drinking hot chocolate and making paper beads out of junk mail. And hey, it's a perfect day for baking, but do we have everything we need to make cookies? I have zero motivation to shovel icy snowdrifts, and my sock monkey … [Read more...]