THE CANDID RD :

Companies Make Money Off Of This?!

53 1
Are you taking a fish oil or flaxseed supplement, which also contains high amounts of omega-6 fatty acids (>600-700 mg)???!! STOP! Source: iStockPhoto Lately I've noticed that more and more companies are highlighting the[...]

Shrimp. It's What's For Dinner!

53 1
Shrimp is one of those foods that I love, but never buy. Why? I don't know. I thought about this question the other day before I left work. Instead of passively thinking about why the heck I never cook with shrimp, I bought some! While I was[...]

Foods I'm Lovin' Lately

53 1
While doing a demo in the demo kitchen the other day, I noticed that one of the chefs was making whipped cream.....without sugar! She poured two containers of heavy whipping cream into a Kitchen Aid mixer and started whipping the cream until "stiff[...]

Loving Mom, On a Budget

53 1
As I said in a recent post, Nick and I are planning a cruise wedding for sometime in 2012. With this wedding looming, we're continuing to work on saving money as much as possible. Nick and I both love to give gifts, but it's hard to give wonderful[...]

Strawberry BBQ Sauce and EASY Guacamole

53 1
I couldn't let this day go by without posting some delicious recipes. I wasn't really planning on posting these, so I do not have my own pictures, but please do yourself a favor and TRY THESE today or sometime this summer! This Strawberry BBQ[...]

Have Pulp? Make Smoothies!

53 1
Can you tell what this is? It's one of our Orange Juice popsicles dipped in some plain yogurt and whipped cream. This was the perfect late night snack one evening. And as I mentioned in this post , we did not discard our orange juice pulp.[...]

Tricked By Food Marketing

53 1
I read and witnessed a few things this week that really opened my eyes to just how effective food marketing can be at making adults believe certain things about the foods they eat. Here are a few examples... 1) I read an article in Medical[...]

When Life Gives Your Oranges....

53 1
Make orange juice! But, don't throw out the pulp, of course. The other day I bought a two-pound bag of navel oranges because Nick and I have been eating them like crazy. When I got home I realized I already had a two-pound bag of oranges ...oops![...]

Protein; Do We Need More?

53 1
No, we do not need more. Generally speaking we (Americans) get more protein than we actually need. However, you may be one of the few who don't get enough. Source: iStockPhoto Don't get all excited now. I'm not going to tell you[...]

Today Enjoy Family, Friends, Chocolate and Eggs!

53 1
Happy Easter everyone! Did you get a visit from the Easter Bunny?? If your Easter basket is filled with chocolate (or even if you don't celebrate Easter, but just LOVE chocolate!), go ahead and read this article that was published this week[...]