The holy grail of health may well be nutrition. The best nutrition is an elusive beast. We all know we need better nutrition, yet few of us know how to find it. Most of us don’t even know where to look, One way to get better nutrition is to adhere to a vegetarian or semi-vegetarian diet. There are...

The cheeseburger and French fries might look tempting, but eating a serving of broccoli or leafy greens first could help people battle metabolic processes that lead to obesity and heart disease, a new University of Florida study shows. Eating more plant-based foods, which are rich in substances called...

Tomatoes are high in vitamin C, good sources of vitamin A and lycopene, and pack a powerful punch of phytochemicals and antioxidants. All around I consider tomatoes a nearly-perfect food, but today I’m going to focus on just one of the amazing health benefits found in this sweet, succulent fruit. (And,...

As a chef for 20 years, what’s the toughest challenge I’ve ever faced? Soufflés? Demi-glaces? Deep-fried Turkeys? Forget about it. Try getting a five-year-old to willingly eat something other than French fries. Here are 5 easy tips to help that picky eater change his or her ways. Sit down and eat...

Earlier this year, Crispy Green Inc launched Crispy Pears, the newest addition to their all-natural line of premium, freeze-dried fruit snacks. Now I know what you may be saying… “Freeze-dried fruit snacks? Do I look like an astronaut?” But freeze-dried treats aren’t just for space cadets. In...