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27 10, 2023

Creamy Macaroni with Pumpkin Sauce

By |2023-10-27T13:48:55-04:00October 27th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family, Food Facts, Food Trends, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Creamy Macaroni with Pumpkin Sauce

If you love mac and cheese or alfredo, you'll love this better-for-you creamy macaroni dish. The secret ingredient is canned pumpkin. A good source of beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant, canned pumpkin is a budget friendly, nutritious item to keep in your pantry. What are Antioxidants? Antioxidants are compounds [...]

11 09, 2023

Make Ahead Bruschetta Topping

By |2023-09-11T13:55:34-04:00September 11th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family, Family meals, Food Trends, Food waste, Wellness|Comments Off on Make Ahead Bruschetta Topping

Got stale bread? Make Bruschetta (broo-sket-ta). Bruschetta is crusty, grilled bread that's been brushed with olive oil and garlic. This recipe is a delicious way to reduce your food waste: It's a great way to use stale bread, but you can certainly use fresh. This topping makes use [...]

12 07, 2023

Add More Veggies to Your Pasta & Potato Salads

By |2023-07-12T15:45:50-04:00July 12th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family, Family meals, Food Trends, Food waste, Healthy Aging, Heart Disease, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Add More Veggies to Your Pasta & Potato Salads

We all need to add more veggies to our diets. Why not add them to foods you already love? Pasta and potato salads are delicious summer picnic go-tos. Why not veg-up your favorite pasta or potato salad recipe with even more veggies for your next summer gathering? You [...]

5 07, 2023

A Very Hungry Caterpillar

By |2023-07-20T11:11:34-04:00July 5th, 2023|Family, Food Trends, Just for Fun, Wellness|Comments Off on A Very Hungry Caterpillar

I generally blog about food and nutrition topics, and am known to clear up the plethora of misinformation that's out there. Today, however, I wanted to write a story. I'm weaving in information about the important role pollinators in our food supply, but overall, this isn't a food [...]

9 06, 2023

What’s the Real Deal with Sucralose Risk?

By |2023-06-10T11:29:30-04:00June 9th, 2023|Family, Food Facts, Food Trends, Health Professionals, Weight Management, Wellness|Comments Off on What’s the Real Deal with Sucralose Risk?

Fear sells. Or rather, does it prevents sales? Hmmn? By now you've seen the recent news headlines claimed that the chemical found in Splenda was found to "cause significant health damage" or "damages DNA and is ‘Genotoxic’" or "generates genotoxic chemicals that attack DNA". Nonetheless, this [...]

19 05, 2023

The Amazing Work of Bees

By |2023-05-26T11:44:44-04:00May 19th, 2023|Family, Food Facts, Food Trends, Just for Fun, Wellness|Comments Off on The Amazing Work of Bees

I had the opportunity to tour the Savannah Bee Company store and hives, courtesy of a visit sponsored by the National Honey Board. The National Honey Board promotes responsible industry practices that ensure the honey you consume is trustworthy and pure. They also advocate for sustainable production of [...]

25 03, 2023

Zero Waste Citrus Peels

By |2023-03-25T15:03:44-04:00March 25th, 2023|Easy Cooking, Family, Food Trends, Food waste, Just for Fun, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Zero Waste Citrus Peels

Inflation has us all rethinking our spending habits, including our food budgets. Zero waste cooking is not about eating scraps (however, some scraps can end up turning into tasty bits). It's about stretching your food budget and throwing away less food. Even if you can't obtain "zero waste" [...]

20 01, 2023

Come Over to the Sandwich Side

By |2023-05-01T11:03:19-04:00January 20th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Family, Family meals, Food Facts, Food Trends, Heart Disease, Wellness|Comments Off on Come Over to the Sandwich Side

Can we talk?  I've been fighting misinformation in the food, diet and nutrition social media space for over 15 years. It's like a snowball rolling down an infinite snowy mountain, impossible to catch. The mission of Chew the Facts® is to clear up misinformation. And I'm here to [...]

31 05, 2022

Zero Waste Fruit Smoothie

By |2022-06-02T13:20:15-04:00May 31st, 2022|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family, Food waste, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Zero Waste Fruit Smoothie

Smoothies are a great way to reduce food waste. This Blueberry-Banana Smoothie includes protein powder and milk for protein, and uses bananas and berries. You can really use any berry that you have in the refrigerator or freezer. You can also use up leftover veggies like greens, cucumber [...]