our submitter is santa fe says not everyone at the new mexico department of health was happy when the folks in charge decided to call their own bullshit and replace the candy and sodas in the vending machine with new “healthy” snacks. (there is still a “junk food” vending mac...

I was reading today about Spice Girl Mel B who has a new workout dvd out called, “Totally Fit, Mel B.“  She’s been making the talk show circuit and sharing her advice for getting “totally fit.”  I watched Mel a few years back on the show, “Dancing With the Stars...

It’s summer. Do you know what your kids are eating? Now that it’s summer many teens are on their own during the day. And they are making their own meal decisions. They can no longer rely on the school cafeteria to provide them with food from the major food groups. On their own, many teen...

Pepita is a spanish word for "little seed of squash" from a pumpkin or any kind of squash, but traditionally, the word pepita in cooking  is referred to the roasted end product of pumpkin seeds. Pepitas are a good source of iron, zinc, polyunsaturated fatty acids (including the essent...

Filed under: Eating, Doing it myself When I bought an apple slicer a few years ago, I had no idea how a simple gadget that could core and wedge with one downward motion would change the fruit eating habits of my kids, but it has turned us all into apple connoisseurs. (Our favorites: Honeycrisp and G...