Your mother may have eaten McDonald’s in high school but she didn’t have a drive-thru. Your grandmother probably walked to the ice cream shop after school. Modern technology has changed the way we live over the last 75 years by creating many labor saving devices. Has the energy we saved gone right to our hips? … 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.
Tofutti Cuties are mini, dairy-free, ice cream sandwiches that we have known about and enjoyed for years. It was a pleasure to revisit the Tofutti brand to see the numerous new dairy-free products currently available.
People with lactose intolerance, the inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and milk products, or those allergic to milk, benefit from dairy-free products that mimic their dairy counterparts. The Tofutti brand got its start when a Brooklyn kosher delicatessen owner, David Mintz, was looking for nondairy products to use in his restaurant in the 1970’s. He discovered tofu and began experimenting and turned it into a frozen dairy-free dessert. The brand has since developed a number of other products… … Read More
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Exercise preserves muscle during weight loss. When older individuals diet without exercise they lose too much muscle which can interfere with balance and the ability to take care of themselves. … 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. Stonyfield Farms has been producing organic yogurt for 28 years. They recently introduced 0% Fat Organic Yogurt. The plain variety has 80 calories in a 6-ounce serving. The flavored varieties – … Read More
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Keep moving – 150 minutes of exercise weekly, or just 30 minutes five times a week, is the most powerful medicine anybody can prescribe. … 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.
Pura Kiki are plastic free baby bottles available in 5-ounce and 11-ounce bottles The bottles are stainless steel with a stainless lid and silicone nipple and bottle cover. A silicone bottle sleeve is also available for both sizes. The bottle sleeve helps to insulate both hot and cold beverages, stops the bottle from “sweating” on hot days, and offers tactile stimulation from the raised bump design… … Read More
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Eat your veggies, especially green and yellow ones – broccoli, green beans, peas, and corn. Research shows that diets rich in green and yellow vegetables reduce heart disease by almost 40%. … Read More
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According to studies, more than half of all people underestimate the amount of calories they eat. Keep track accurately and you’ll lose weight faster. … 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.
One of the major obstacles to weight control is portion distortion. People simply do not know how much is in a normal portion size. Restaurants serve enormous amounts of food and the average dinner plate has grown larger over the last 25 years. Judging how much to eat can be a major barrier to losing weight and maintaining weight loss.
Ed and Ann Marie Stephens, product development engineers with a family history of type 2 diabetes, designed a portion control, porcelain, dinnerware system called Precise Portions. For someone trying to lose weight or newly diagnosed with diabetes, this dinnerware can aid them in determining the right amount to eat… … Read More
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In 1971 the average man ate 2,450 calories a day; today the average is 2,618. Women ate 1,542 calories a day in 1971; today they eat 1,877. The increase adds up to a 20 pound weight gain in a year. … Read More
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