Sugar & Sugar Substitutes Both Have Health Issues You Need To Be Aware Of

When it comes to sweetening your coffee, or anything else for that matter, you have plenty of options.  One, of course, is sugar. A good read: Is Eating Sugar Really That Bad For Us? Then there are the sugar substitutes -- which may or may not be good for you or help you lose weight. Sugar substitutes include all of these different products that claim to sweeten your food, without adding calories: … [Read more...]

Is Splenda Really The Best Alternative To Sugar? A Word About Artificial Sweeteners…

It's a fact that we live in a world where sweet products are all around us. These sweets consist not just of food products made with sugar, but with a number of artificial sweeteners that are supposed to be better than sugar. The latest new artificial sweetener goes by the name of Splenda. According to all the hype, it is made from sugar and because of that it is safer. But is it?   About Sweeteners Personally, I've always been very wary of artificial sweeteners. To be honest, … [Read more...]

Have You Tried Miracle Fruit Yet? You Can Actually Grow Your Own Miracle Fruit From Seeds

Synsepalum dulcificum is the Latin name for Miracle Fruit. The fruit was given its common name because of its effect on the taste buds. It makes everything sweet. Producers turn it into a powder that you swirl in your mouth before eating other things. When you’ve had it there for a minute or so, the powder on your tongue makes your taste buds ultra sensitive to sugar. So if, for example, you then ate a grapefruit, it would taste very sweet. It only works when cool though, so doesn’t … [Read more...]

Food Tips That Make Cooking Fun & Easy

While performing a deep-clean on our kitchen this week, I found an old list of "all the best cooking tips" I compiled some time ago. This list has followed me from kitchen to kitchen with every move we've made through the years. … [Read more...]

Food Tips: Little-Known Secrets About Food Preparation & Cooking

I learned a few little-known secrets and food tips from Martha Stewart today: (Keep reading... it gets better.) ...To keep POTATOES from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. ...Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ICE CREAM drips. ...Wrap CELERY in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. ...Cure for headaches: Take a LIME, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away. ...Don't … [Read more...]