A favorite of kids and adults alike, the PB&J sandwich is delicious, but not necessarily healthy. When PB&J sandwiches are made, they usually contain peanut butter that has a lot of salt and sugar, jelly that has a lot of sugar, and white bread that’s very low in fiber. There’s a way to make this [...]
How to Make a Healthier Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Week 1 of Eating Healthy at Work
So far, week one of eating healthy at work is going well. Although it’s only been a few days, I already have a lunch favorite. It’s a hummus spinach wrap. Hummus Spinach Wrap The main ingredients for the hummus spinach wrap are: Large whole grain tortilla (high in fiber) Hummus (flavored is best!) Baby spinach [...]
Eating Healthy at Work
Eating a healthy lunch at work can be challenging. If you’re like me, you have ready access to low-cost restaurants near your office, making the choice to eat out each day very tempting. In addition, you find it difficult to plan out and make meals, which includes also making the time to actually get the [...]
Pistachio Nutrition and Health Facts
When most people think of pistachios, they think of a rich, fatty nut. While the taste of pistachios is certainly delicious and rich, it’s not nearly as bad for you as you might think. In fact, pistachios are actually quite healthy. They are one of the lowest calorie nuts, and they have the best kind [...]
There’s No Swiping, Relax
I was testing out some different WordPress plugins for aggregating RSS feeds. My intention is to automate the retrieval of new blog entries from sites I really like. It’s not my intention to copy full articles and post them on this blog. It is my intention to aggregate titles and snippets and to then link [...]
You Can Actually “Taste” the Carbonation in Drinks
If you were to ask anyone why they like soda or any drink that’s been carbonated, their answer would probably be that they like the fizziness. Up until now, it was thought that the only thing carbonation did in your mouth was provide texture, but a new study says carbonation also provides taste. Scientists say [...]
