Here’s yet another potential diet. Drink 2 glasses of water before every meal, and you’ll lose weight. That’s what a 12 week study has shown in middle aged people. They lost more weight than a control group that did not drink water. Both groups lost weight as they were instructed to follow a low fat, low calorie diet. The caveat, according to the researchers at the department of human nutrition, foods and exercise at Virginia... 

Frosty banana pops- a dairy-free and vegan summer treat. Summer is here. Daylight stretches pink into the evening, warm and luxurious. Santa Monica is thick with tourists. Students heft surfboards and beach towels instead of backpacks. The Farmer’s Markets are drop dead gorgeous (sneak a peek at our LA markets from Sarah here at The Delicious Life- who’s been considerably more mobile than moi lately…  Read More →

SC Johnson has some advice for you: Don’t spray Windex on your food. Apparently, reality show pod-person Kim Kardashian sprays the window-cleaning product on her food , “so I won’t eat it,” according to a report in the National Enquirer that was widely circulated last week. In a statement on its Web site, titled ” Windex is a Household…  Read More →

Last week NPR held an interesting debate about the taxing of sugary soft drinks. Representing the Cokes and Pepsis of the world was Maureen Storey of the American Beverage Association . In her words: Soda is comprised mostly of water. A full-calorie soft drink has 90 percent water, and a diet soft drink is 99 percent water. Water is the most important nutrient that we have… Of nutritional value, there is either high-fructose corn syrup... 

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Indra Nooyi, the vegetarian CEO of PepsiCo (PEP), tells Fortune magazine that, though her company is trying its best to transform its portfolio of sugar- and salt-laden products to be more healthful, it would be better for public health if “all consumers exercised.” That’s true. But she added that if they did so, “the problem of obesity wouldn’t exist.” Well, of course it would. Exercise is necessary, but... 

Vegetables are very versatile, and can be prepared in endless ways.  Here are some interesting findings on consumer preferences, from a recent poll by  SupermarketGuru.com : 86% of consumers indicated that they are attempting to add more veggies to their diet. 64% prefer the produce section, 32% the frozen foods section, and a smaller number prefer canned. Time permitting, 33% prefer to steam their veggies, 22% bake and roast, 16% microwave.... 

The American Heart Association wants you to be healthier. And in a new, online campaign, dubbed My Life Check , the organization is introducing 7 factors that will help you live longer: Stop smoking Get active Lose weight Eat better Manage blood pressure Control cholesterol Reduce blood sugar No big surprises in the list. Smoking is a killer that everyone acknowledges. Most …  Read More →