By Dylan Love Mushrooms are fantastic little fungi with plenty of health benefits. They’re great for you, but they serve an even greater purpose in nature. You might remember learning about mushrooms in high school biology, when you were introduced to the fungi kingdom. Mushroom bodies are made up of mycelia, which are structures composed
By Elena Sheppard You’re probably not eating what you think you’re eating. Here’s a wild statistic: The FDA defines whole grain “as food that contains 51 percent or more whole grain ingredient(s).” And even that 51% can be “reconstituted” — meaning it’s made up of pieces of wheat kernels from various farms being blended together
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By Dylan Love Football season is upon us, and your favorite athletes have been prepping in ways beyond their intense physical training. They’ve been eating and eating and eating. NFL diets used to be pretty casual to say the least. It was common for players to consume between 7,000-8,000 calories a day without a care
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By Dylan Love Almost everything you eat comes from the same collection of 10 food companies. Let that sink in. This image — found on the social media site Reddit — shows just how far the big food companies tentacles stretch. Just ten food companies combine to produce a massive amount of the food and drink we
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Here Are the Best Ways to Keep Your Fruits and Veggies Fresh When Storing Them
Indoor Gardening Tips
By Elena Sheppard You buy delicious looking produce, bring it home, and before you know it your fruits are rotting and your salad fixings look limp. It’s a food storage fate that befalls us all but that doesn’t make it any less annoying (or any less of a waste of food and money). Well good
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By Matt Rozsa What makes certain cities healthy and others unhealthy? The healthiest eaters in America’s large cities are found in the metropolitan areas of: San Francisco-Oakland (CA) New York-Newark-Long Island (NY/NJ/CT) Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (CA) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (CA) Washington-Arlen-Alexandria (DC/VA/MD) These cities all share one trend in their diets: they eat lots of fruits and
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By Matt Rozsa It’s very easy to be duped by products that sound natural but aren’t. Take orange juice. As long as it’s “100% juice,” that means you’re safe, right? After all, the back of the package says that the main ingredient is “oranges.” How can that not be good for you? The problem with
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Photo courtesy of Homegrown on a Hobby Farm Until relatively recently, chicken eggs were on the naughty list of many dietitians for the levels of cholesterol contained within their yolks. According to the Mayo Clinic, the effect of egg consumption on blood cholesterol is minimal, especially in comparison to the effect of trans and
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By Dylan Love There’s a science to storing your food for maximum freshness. All foods are different and have specific storage needs to prevent spoilage. There are some common sense basics around what can or can’t be stored in your fridge, on your countertop, or even in your bread basket. But there’s also a science
