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Universities Must Accommodate for Food Allergies

Parents of teens who have celiac disease, and who will be heading to college this year, may have concerns about what will be served in the school cafeteria. You may not be aware of it, but the Department of Justice announced in December that universities must make meal plans that are inclusive of students will food allergies. Last year, I wrote a blog about something that will make parents of young adults with celiac disease, or a gluten allergy, rest a little easier. Some universities were starting to make accommodations for students who had celiac disease, or a gluten allergy … Continue reading →

Small Meals Are Best

I don’t really need another study to tell me that eating frequent small meals is best…but here’s another one anyhow. A several French researchers, including Xavier Allirot, knew that if you ate smaller meals frequently throughout the day, rather than the traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it was easier to keep weight off.  But, there were no studies to prove it.  Allirot said, “There is no scientific consensus as to the optimum number of meals we should have for weight management and speculations regarding this are often contradictory.” So, he and his colleagues set out to do their own.  The … Continue reading →

Peanut Butter Recall

Have you recently purchased peanut butter or other nut or nut butter products from Target, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Stop & Shop or Giant Foods? Products sold at these stores, among others are under a recall for tainted food that may contain salmonella. Products such as Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter and Archer Farms Peanut Butter are among others that have been linked to salmonella illnesses. They are all made by a company called Sunland Inc. The recall has now expanded from peanut butter to include cashew butters, tahini and blanched and roasted peanut products. The federal Center … Continue reading →

Affordable Football Fun

Are you ready for some football? Pigskin season has officially begun. High school, college and professional players are back in action with today being the kickoff of the 2012 NFL regular season Sunday games. For many fans, it’s time to celebrate. Whether you choose to tailgate at the game, in your garage, or on your couch, you’ll need some festive decorations to add spice to your party. Unfortunately, football-themed decor can add up quick and you may find yourself bleeding from your pockets if you are not careful. You can tackle this problem by making embellishments from inexpensive items found … Continue reading →

What Foods Are Really Good For You

As a mom I try to make sure my daughter eats healthy foods. When I was married I cooked a big dinner every night, I’m not a great cook but no one died. When I got divorced those marathon cooking sessions after working all day went right out the window, but I still tried to make sure they were healthy foods in the house. Now, I think I may have been doing it all wrong. I just read an article that said beer makes you a better problem solver, whiskey boosts good cholesterol and pork fat is good for you. … Continue reading →

Enter the RootsTech Developers Challenge

It is time to enter the second annual RootsTech Developers Challenge. Whoever creates the best ancestry research application using any available API will win the award of $5,000. The deadline is January 1, 2012, so you need to hurry if you are planning to enter! RootsTech is a leading edge conference that is designed to connect technologists with genealogists. The purpose is so that each group can learn from the other one, and so that both can work together to find solutions to the challenges that are faced when people try and research their family history. You don’t have to … Continue reading →

Fall Fun with Apples

Tis the season for apple overload. My family went bananas at a local u-pick apple orchard last month. We hauled home more than 20 pounds of the healthy fruit and still have more than a dozen individual apples left. They won’t be good for much longer, which is why I have been desperately looking for ways (besides making yet another pie) to make the most of the shiny orbs. Fortunately, there is no shortage of ideas floating around cyberspace. I tested a few of the more unique options from Women’s Day and several other reputable sites, then narrowed down my … Continue reading →

Last-Minute Homemade Halloween Treats

I dread going to Target on Sundays. However, I dread the place even more on Saturdays, which is why I was there today. Procrastinators were out in full force today scooping up half-price Halloween candy like it was the November 1st. Frankly, I was surprised Target slashed prices on some of its trick-or-treat candy. I thought that’s what post-Halloween sales were for. Regardless, there is some cheap candy to be hand out there. Still, I didn’t cave. By this time tomorrow my kid will have hauled in her weight in cheap treats and she’ll want something with a little more … Continue reading →

Countdown to Halloween

Tomorrow we officially begin decorating our home for Halloween. Despite the fact that Target and Wal-Mart started selling Halloween merchandise the day after Labor Day, I refuse to display a single pumpkin, bat or scarecrow until October first. I just cleared off the kitchen table and emptied the craft closet, so bright and early tomorrow morning my daughter and I can get cracking on these homemade Halloween decorations: CARAMEL APPLE CRAFT Materials: Wooden apples Styrofoam plates Caramel colored paint Craft sticks Mod Podge Chopped nuts Wax paper Cellophane Ribbon Directions: Paint wooden apples with caramel-colored paint. Be sure to be … Continue reading →

Salt an Essential Nutrient

We have all heard how bad salt is for you. Books have been written dedicated to low salt diets. The claims are that lower salt intake will alleviate or prevent hypertension or cardiovascular disease. But how true is it? Is salt really a problem? Recently, I read an article by Dr. Mercola on the benefits of salt. The distinction was made between sodium in many high processed foods and natural salt. Sodium is harmful to your health. Natural salt, as nature intended, is not only beneficial but essential to good health. Salt is essential for blood pressure regulation, brain-muscle communication, … Continue reading →