Food
We are all living in a busy world, each with our own busy lives and jam-packed schedules. It is not uncommon to allow our eating and nutrition habits to slip when everything seems too busy to function. However, there is one simple, beneficial habit that can outrun even the fastest...
The restructuring of federal nutrition guidelines within the United States has prioritized certain food groups over others. This hasn’t been the first time certain foods have been elevated as benefiting a person’s overall health, but once again, the over-prioritization is once again likely to lead to millions of Americans gaining...
When I propose the question of what is the best snack to have while at the movie theater, what is your answer? Candy? Chocolate? Nachos? Whatever your answer is to the question, I can guarantee it is wrong, and I am here to settle this debate for once and for...
When I discovered that there was a new chicken spot in town, I got a little excited, especially since it specialized in hot chicken. While the usual chicken joints are good, eating from the same restaurant eventually becomes a bit repetitive—so when I heard that Dave’s Hot Chicken was the...
Everyone has a bad paper straw experience. They work fine for a few minutes, and you feel great about making a more sustainable choice, but when they start disintegrating and falling apart, making them impossible to sip through, it often makes people wish they had just grabbed a plastic one...
Nothing amongst neighborhood politics is more contentious than what a homeowner can do within their property, especially if it threatens the cohesion of their respective neighborhoods. Homeowners have gotten away with a variety of things across the United States, but home gardens, strangely enough, have frequently drawn the ire of...
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, grocery store shelves are lined with heart-shaped boxes of chocolate. Chocolate is one of the most popular foods worldwide, with the average American eating around 12 pounds of chocolate a year. However, there are several issues with how cocoa is currently farmed, including...
As far back as 1869, sports fans have been picnicking in the back of their vehicles while watching football games. As automobiles became more popular and widely available, so did tailgating culture. Picnic baskets were soon replaced with portable grills and plastic coolers, and now tailgating has become an exciting...
Ah, as January has come and gone, we make way and welcome February with everything it has to offer. With more cold, blistering weather, early sunsets, and slush, February as a month welcomes…. Nothing new when compared to January… Actually, that is not completely true as February welcomes the warmth and personal intimacy...
In order to be healthy, you have to have a diet that consists of no sugar, no processed food, a limited number of calories, only drink water, no sweetened beverages, only eating during a certain window… Diet culture has led many individuals to believe these statements. Especially with the world...
Family dinner was once considered to be one of the most treasured moments of the day. It was the only time where everyone sat together and interacted with one another while eating a home-cooked meal, rambling about how their days went. This daily ritual served as the foundational glue that...
“You will have to follow a strict gluten-free diet for the rest of your life.” While this was not a life threatening statement, my younger self was devastated by hearing these words come from my doctor’s mouth. To me, I thought about all the future events I would attend where...
