From a psychological perspective, food alters our mood through several pathways. Firstly, the idea of comfort food is not a myth; we can use good food as a coping mechanism when we are feeling stressed or bored to anchor us in the present while enjoying it. Due to recent events and the limitations on some forms of entertainment, food has become even more powerful in being a … [Read more...]
Why Are Some Vegetables Purple?
Purple foods are nothing new. In fact, you've likely been eating some purple vegetables since childhood. And purple veggies have been around for a long time. Some vegetables are naturally purple, like eggplant. And some are purple because farmers bred them to be colorful, (like purple cauliflower). For thousands of years, humans have been tweaking the genetics of foods … [Read more...]
Picky Eater Tips
Do you feel frustrated by how few foods your picky eater will eat? Does dinnertime feel more like a battle ground then a peaceful end to your long day? Have you tried a million different things to help your picky eater try new foods and feel like you're banging your head on the wall? We can help. Food is sensory. Food is complicated: each bite of food has a smell, a look, … [Read more...]
What Are The Top Five Energy-Boosting Foods?
Healthy food choices have an allure of well-being and vitality, and make unspoken promises of making you fit. What you may not realize is that these energy-boosting foods top the list of healthy myths that will knock you right out of the diet ballpark and disrupt your plans to be slim and trim. Our bodies can be viewed as highly evolved machines that need quality fuel to … [Read more...]
3 Recipes to Step Up Your Culinary Game
Not all of us are master chefs that can whip up a new recipe in no time and serve it to our families. Cooking is a necessary skill, but it's not always an easy one to master. If you're looking for recipes to give your family more variety in their meals or just want to find something fun and new to cook, we've got you covered. Whether you’re looking for something sweet or a way … [Read more...]