The term “organic” seems to be one of those “in” things that keeps cropping up on TV food commercials and product labels.  But what exactly does “organic” mean? Contented cows?  Butterflies gliding slowly over green fields of clover?  Close, but not exactly. In order to be classified as “organic” by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and be able to …

The US Department of Agriculture has launched a new website called “Your Food Environment Atlas” that provides users with the ability to map a number of USDA statistics.  It’s an excellent way to visualize some of the data. According to the site, The Atlas assembles statistics on three broad categories of food environment factors: Food Choices—Indicators of the community’s access …

I usually prefer to research and write my own articles instead of linking to others but every once in a while, I come across one that’s so good, I’ve just got to pass it on.  This is one of those. This article appeared in an Australian newspaper and it describes some of the things we’ve all heard about health and …

Ever notice that when you’re with other people, you tend to follow their lead, especially if it’s in a situation where you’re not really sure what to do?  When you sit down in a fancy restaurant to eat your salad and notice that there are several different sized forks to choose from, most of us take a quick glance around …

Learn the top 10 absolutely worst foods to eat in this entertaining video by nutritionist Natalie Butler at www.nutritionbynatalie.com.

When I was growing up, the only time we went out to eat at a restaurant was on special occasions like birthdays.  The whole family would dress up, pile into the old Ford station wagon with the wood side panels and then drive down to where you could order whatever you wanted to eat and not have to worry about …