Replacing Trans Fats with High-Oleic GMO Soybean Oil

Reducing trans fat consumption by avoiding artificial trans fats could prevent 10,000-20,000 heart attacks and 3,000-7,000 coronary heart disease deaths each year in the United States, says the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. However, replacing artificial trans fats with GMO soybean oil may not be as wise as we are being told. “I completely […]

Breath-taking fall colors…front porch pumpkins…scarecrows…fireplaces crackling…piles of leaves…the first frost…the first snowflakes…enticing  fragrances of homemade foods coming from the kitchen. All heart-warming indicators that the season of Thanksgiving, the time when we pause to give thanks for our many blessings and freedoms, has arrived. Unfortunately, often we think of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season […]

When we think of cranberries, visions of the popular holiday cranberry sauce or relish is usually the first thing to pop into our mind. Most people enjoy the taste of cranberry sauce or relish, but as a child, I remember not being particularly fond of the tart taste. However, this small red, tart-tasting berry comes […]

Who can resist the cute, miniature cabbage-like, cruciferous vegetables called Brussels Sprouts?  Well, for many, it might be the taste and/or unpleasant memories of being required to eat Brussels sprouts as a child — who can forget that, right?  Unfortunately many parents give up any hope of getting their children to eat these healthy veggies […]