Tag: Food

With summer now in full swing, getting out in the garden for a BBQ is a great way to spend a weekend – especially during lockdown! From salt crusted baked potatoes to herb-crusted rib steaks and even a salted caramel apple cheesecake, there are also a huge variety of other delicious dishes that you and

How can iron deficiency be prevented? The enrichment of foods with iron seems to be a cost-effective method for the prevention of iron deficiency present. A newly identified iron compound can be easily absorbed by the intestines, without compromising the food quality. A research collaboration with the Chalmers University of Technology, the ETH Zurich and

Coffee influences the taste perception For many people, the coffee in the Morning, fixed in the daily schedule. The influence may be your sense of taste, the least in the sense. A research team at the Danish Aarhus University could now demonstrate, however, that both the perception of sweet foods, as well as of bitter

Squeezable food pouches for infants and toddlers are a popular item among parents as they are easy to use, transport and clean up. But are they healthy for your kid? It all comes down to the main ingredients, says a Purdue University social scientist. Kameron Moding is an assistant professor in the Department of Human

There are some meals that just make you feel all warm and cozy inside, and we think that pie definitely fits that description. Especially given these uneasy times, we can all use a little extra comforting and coziness, yeah? Whether your pie is made with buttery pie crust or topped with biscuits or puff pastry,

When Simon Thomas’s wife, Caroline, got sick, he got serious. “It was the hardest thing we had encountered as a family,” says the 40-year-old police sergeant from Llanelli, Wales, UK. After years of making great family memories—but also putting on weight—Thomas knew he wanted to be at his healthiest to take care of his wife

The next time you are mulling over what to have, keep in mind that you grab something healthier. The evening snack time — or rather the time between lunch and dinner — is something that keeps us on our toes. It is, in fact, a time when we tend to either overeat or not eat

Arthritis means joint inflammation and the term is used to describe around 200 conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint and other connective tissue. The condition is more common among adults aged 65 years or older, however, it can affect people of all ages. Certain foods can cause inflammation in the fat

My name is Natalie Gruendl (@tasteslovely) and I am 33 years old. I live in the Bay Area of California. I’m a full-time food blogger at Tastes Lovely and full-time mom to Ryan, 1 1/2, and Josh, 4. I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart Shawn for seven years. I created a hybrid Whole30-meets-keto

Parents say health claims on food are ‘baffling’ and use own knowledge of food to guide healthy purchases as industry leaders and consumers meet to discuss the need for a change in food labeling, specifically health claims. The EIT Food Health Claims Unpacked project has worked with consumers and food manufacturers to look at health

There’s a new path out of the “food desert,” and it’s as close as the nearest Internet connection. A Yale University analysis found that most people in “food deserts” in eight states would increase their access to healthy, nutritious food if they purchase groceries online and had the food delivered as part of the federal

Vitamin B12 is a crucial vitamin the body requires to operate efficiently. It helps to prevent a type of anaemia called megaloblastic anaemia that makes people tired and weak. Having a deficiency occurs when a lack of vitamin B12 or folate causes the body to produce abnormally large red blood cells that cannot function properly.

Now that Halloween is behind us, it’s time to untangle those Christmas lights and take inventory of your holiday platters. It’s also that time of the year to indulge in those classic holiday flavors: pumpkin, pecan, cinnamon spice, sweet potato, cranberry, and cornbread, just to name a few. And lucky for us, Aldi has plenty

Food and wine pairing seems like an almost untouchable art form. Only the excessively sophisticated know exactly which wine to pair with which dish, and only the real experts get it right every single time. The rest of us—the casual drinkers and the wine lovers, alike—are left feeling intimidated every time we look at a

If anyone can shake up the monotony of holiday traditions, it’s the always zany Chrissy Teigen. Author of two cookbooks, our favorite Celebrity Family Feud guest of all time, and star of Instagram and Twitter is going to make our Thanksgiving menus a lot more innovative this year, because she’s finally launching her Cravings food

Venus Williams does not play games when it comes to her health. The tennis great revealed her secrets to staying fit despite an admitted love for “junk food” in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly. Olympic Athletes: Where Are They Now? “I love junk food, but I just got off tour and I started eating

Breastfed babies may face more than DOUBLE the risk of developing food allergies ‘because of their delayed introduction to potential triggers’ Japanese scientists analysed how more than 46,000 infants were fed Exclusively breastfed babies were more than twice as at risk, the study found Infants may develop allergies if they are not exposed to foods

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that causes the body to lose control of the amount of sugar in the blood. The body doesn’t respond to insulin properly, or many not produce enough, and this causes blood sugar levels to become too high. If the condition is left untreated, serious complications could occur. What a

Some diseases are incurable, and not to influence by your own lifestyle. Others, however, will. Let us guide you through proper nutrition to prevent or, if already arisen, at least alleviate. Diet physician Matthias Riedl explains what they are and which foods are particularly recommended. What we eat, and what not, has significant influence on

It’s sometimes thought that smokers who can’t light up are likely to reach for food in lieu of cigarettes. But new research from the University at Buffalo suggests that smoking abstinence doesn’t greatly affect the motivation for food. The study, published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, used cues and actual money to learn