If you drink store bought dairy milk, it isn’t just made of milk – it’s usually got vitamin A and vitamin D added. Even organic milk: Organic Skim Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate and Vitamin D3. As you can see, the … Continue reading
10 Tips to Better Understand Omega-3
Omega-3 has been a hot buzzword in the food space for the better part of the last decade. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you that omega-3 is important for a healthy diet. But not all omega-3′s are created equal. Which … Continue reading
9 Foods to Eat in 2012
Around this time of year, people start making their new year resolutions. Many of us will decide that this year we will finally go on that diet and keep the pounds off. We’d like to offer some suggestions for food … Continue reading
Shrimp Dilemma: Low Fat. High Cholesterol. What to Do?
Here’ a question we got from Lillie, a Fooducate community member Can you help me and your other readers understand how it is that shrimp have no fat, but lots of cholesterol? Why don’t they have fat, if they are … Continue reading
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How to Enjoy Sardines? In a Salad [Professional Recipe]
There was a lot of talk on the in the comment forum about Friday’s post on sardines. One of the comments came from Chef Dave Schy, who offered the following recipe for Sardine Salad. The following recipe, with more photos, … Continue reading
Praise for Sardines
There’s a consensus among the nutrition community that people should be eating less meat and more fish. For most people, this means salmon or canned tuna. These are indeed very popular and nutritious choices. However there are several problems with … Continue reading
Confused about Omega-3?
Consumer interest in omega-3 is not as high this year as it was in the 2005-2007 time frame. Perhaps it’s because we’ve been inundated by so many omega-3 messages on the news, web, and supermarket that most of us have … Continue reading
Twelve Things to Know about Vitamin D
As if we don’t have enough to worry about with respect to nutrition, a set of new studies has shown that children are receiving way below their required amount of vitamin D. What is vitamin D? Why is it important? … Continue reading
Twenty Health Foods for Less than $1
Image via Wikipedia The DivineCaroline site has a delicious list of cheap healthy foods, proving you don’t need to be rich to eat nutritiously. From the divine: Food prices are climbing, and some might be looking to fast foods and … Continue reading
Poisonous Fish? Not According to the FDA
Fish is supposed to be good for you, right? Did you know, however, that the government actually recommends limiting fish intake for certain populations due to the risk of mercury poisoning? In the past 15 years, pregnant women and young … Continue reading