More than 55 years ago, researchers started to monitor 5,000 residents from Framingham, Massachusetts to better understand why some people got heart disease and others did not. The researchers discovered, by following all these people, that there was a connection between the level of cholesterol in the blood and the risk for heart disease. This … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. The market for gluten-free foods has grown to over $11 billion and more than one-quarter of Americans claim to be cutting back on traditional products to avoid gluten, the protein found in wheat. To meet … Read More
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Most weight lose diets make promises that are simply too good to be true. So, how do you recognize a diet that will help you effectively lose weight and keep it off? Steer clear of a diet that: Promises a quick weight loss or a promise you will lose many pounds in one week. Even … Read More
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When told to eat less salt, most people instinctively empty the salt shaker and feel good about this positive move toward eating less salt. Wrong! Let’s take a look at where salt is lurking in the foods you eat. 77% is found in restaurant foods and processed foods we eat at home, like frozen meals … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Munk Pack makes ready-to-eat oatmeal-fruit squeeze snacks for adults. The packages are a larger version of the portable, spouted, squeeze packs kids love. The concept behind Munk Pack snacks is to … Read More
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Eat together at least a few times a week. Family meals are becoming extinct. Moms are buying and stocking the kitchen with grab-and-go, 24/7 food choices that fit the family’s preferences and schedules. This is too bad because family meals shape more than food habits. Eat together. It is more important than you think. Make … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Both of these brands have long, well-deserved histories. Kellogg’s Raisin Bran was introduced in the middle 1940s. It has reinvented itself along the way with new variations, the newest being Raisin … Read More
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The typical American adult spends 3 to 5 hours a day watching TV. Each hour of TV averages about 12 minutes of commercials. Researchers had men step in place at a moderate pace during the commercials. The men burned 150 calories, more than double the amount of calories they would have used sitting and watching TV. … Read More
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We enjoy trying new kitchen gadgets. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Ingenuity is simply a twist on the ordinary. For these two new products from KMN Home this is true. Often traditional pot holders are slippery and oven mitts can be big … Read More
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Over one-quarter of young adults, 18 to 34 who live in cities, buy lunch every day. Three-quarters of this group eat out at night at least twice a week and close to that number order take-out twice a week. It is harder to control calories, sodium and fat when someone else does your cooking. … Read More
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