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Jun 15

What is the Deal with GMO Foods?

As one who enjoys Italian cooking and preparing recipes for others –  including my family – I want to make sure that I’m cooking not only delicious and amazingly good food that everyone will want to eat again, but also food which i (read full article)

food, genetically modified organisms, gmo, health, what is GMO

Jun 06

What is a Heart Healthy Diet?

This is a question I asked myself only 2 days ago.  A family member recently had gone to the hospital with concerns of a rapid heart rate.  The doctors wanted to shock the heart to regulate the heart beat since it was a little off.  My family memb (read full article)

food, health, Healthy Eating, what causes cholesterol, what is a heart healthy diet

Jun 03

How to Lower Cholesterol with Italian Food

Cholesterol is found in the blood in two forms.   LDL and HDL.  LDL is bad, and HDL is good.   You can think of these like the good guy and the bad guy scenario. LDL is the bad guy.  Actually, think of it more like a gang.  When too many are i (read full article)

CHOLESTEROL, food, health, how to lower cholesterol, mediterranean diet

Jun 02

Know Your Good Fat From Your Bad Fat

There are two types of fats from food – bad fat and good fat. Bad fat is saturated fat.  You will find this type of fat in food items like butter, lard, mayo etc, animal meat, and cheese.   Just look at the labels.  You don’t have to (read full article)

Diet, food, good fat vs bad fat, health, olive oils

Apr 14

Eating Well – New Theme with Food Celebrities

This past Sunday I saw an article in the Fredericksburg, VA newspaper The Free Lance Star titled, TV chefs want you to eat well.   It immediately caught my eye. Some good points: Rachel Ray is helping to promote better school lunches for children. (read full article)

food celebrities promoting healthy eating, Food Shows, health, healthy food in schools, jamie oliver petition

Apr 14

Eating Well – New Theme with Food Celebrities

This past Sunday I saw an article in the Fredericksburg, VA newspaper The Free Lance Star titled, TV chefs want you to eat well.   It immediately caught my eye. Some good points: Rachel Ray is helping to promote better school lunches for children. (read full article)

food celebrities promoting healthy eating, Food Shows, health, healthy food in schools, jamie oliver petition

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