I was invited to Fargo, North Dakota for a Food and Farm Tour hosted by the North Dakota Soybean Council to learn more about soybeans and soyfoods. I was paid to write this post, but the data presented here can be tracked, and is linked where possible. The overall...
September is Family Meals Month! The benefits of sharing a meal with people is worth the time investment. Sitting at the table with people you love helps deepen relationships which is good for your mental health and well-being. Family meals offer opportunities to...
It's Family Meals Month. This back-to-school season I challenge you to join the family meals movement and enjoy more meals together. Research has shown that coming together at meal time helps strengthens relationships (try these placemats to get conversations...
There have been times during my career that I've thought: "Does diet even matter at all?" It's difficult to sort through research and analyze which methodologies are better than others, who is biased, and what is actually meaningful. I'm still here, practicing the art...
Each year, a “Dirty Dozen” list of fruits and vegetables is published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). They rank fruits and vegetables on the pesticide residue that their own testing uncovered. The purpose of the list is to encourage consumers to buy only...
In a previous post I commented on the growth of the wellness industry over the past 20 years. I've watched this movement unfold and gain speed thanks to well-organized food activists, functional and alternative medicine doctors, chiropractors, and "holistic healers"....
"Make America Healthy Again". Sounds great. What does this really mean? There's no question that there are a lot of sick people in the United States. Obesity has definitely grown over the past few decades, as has a sedentary lifestyle. The US spends the most money on...
As an Italian American, it distresses me when I see people shun pasta, bread, or pizza, because...carbs. Pasta is an important part of my cultural food-ways, and I know it's also loved by millions of people both in the US and around the world. It's not the enemy....
As I scroll through the news or social media posts, I see a lot of public fear over "unnatural" or "synthetic" ingredients. Did you know that the colors found in nature are made up of chemicals? Often times the very chemicals that produce the color also possess the...