For those looking for someone else to blame for their weight gain, the people who do studies are offering another scapegoat.
Personally, I blame the media.
Anywho, a series of new studies presented this month by taste and hearing experts suggests that repeated infections may damage a vital taste-sensing nerve in kids, perking a preference for rich foods and making them prone to weight gain later.
Here's the story on it.
Just when you thought you were eating healthy, those people who do studies come along and ruin it.
Apparently, those cute little snack packs that boast only 100 calories are deceptive.
I just knew eating only 100 calories of Chips A'hoy cookies was a crime against nature. You can't get the real flavor of a cookie in less than 200 calories.
Oh, wait, that's not what they mean.
Finish reading ''100-calories' snacks a sin' »Between three to four years ago, my favorite aunt, Aunt Brenda, gave me a George Foreman grill for Christmas.
Until this weekend, the gift had sat on my counter in its box. (Sorry, auntie.)
However, I wanted something grilled this weekend, and didn't feel like dealing with charcoal, lighter fluid (fire! fire! fire! said in Beavis voice) or trying to keep my cat, Mo, from escaping every time I open the patio door.
So, I dusted off the box and freed the Foreman grill. Much to my surprise, it's one of the best gifts ever (other favorite gifts include my heated blanket - Thanks mom and dad - my make-up travel bag - from Ann - and the "In Death" books I got from Amanda.)!
I used the grill to cook a bunch of stuff this weekend, and I wanted to share a good, healthy recipe with you guys.
Finish reading 'LOVE the grill ' »For those looking for a low-fat way to have "fried" chicken, Bisquick offers this recipe.
Ingredients
2-3 lbs meaty chicken pieces
2/3 cup Bisquick reduced-fat baking mix
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
From eDiets.com comes this healthy take on one of my favorite recipes from childhood, Sloppy Joes.
I can remember my mom (or dad - I'm from one of those modern families, where the dad cooks, too) making those messy sandwiches, and the four of us making a mess eating them.
Growing up, my family usually all sat down together for dinner. Between me, my brother and sisters cutting up at the dinner table, and my folks trying not to laugh at our outrageous behavior (the liver stand-off and FART the rubber glove), those were good times.
So, thanks, mom and dad, for insisting that we eat together, and for the good memories. Here's a tasty, healthier way to be sloppy.
Finish reading 'Good memories and Sloppy Joes' »Following with the Sunday recipe tradition (which has helped me FINALLY learn how to spell recipe), I found this one for chocolate chip cookies.
According to McClathy Newspapers writer Kathy Manweiler, these lower-fat cookies have about 30 percent fewer calories and 36 percent less fat than the store-bought dough. These cookies and a cup of fat-free milk are a yummy snack with 240 calories and less than nine grams of fat, Manweiler wrote.
I'm not a fan of dark chocolate chips, so I'd use the Nestle Toll House semisweet chocolate morsels.
Finish reading 'Cookies anyone? ' »No, I'm not pulling your leg. These were actually pretty darn tasty. In the good news department, there were no hot pepper incidents with this recipe.
This is another tasty meal from the "46 Healthy Soul Food Recipes" Cookbook from the American Heart and Stroke Associations. A 4-ounce serving only has about 220 calories, according to the cookbook and is low in sodium.
Finish reading 'Healthy Hot Wings ' »This one comes from the "46 Healthy Soul Food Recipes" Cookbook, which was produced with help from the American Heart and American Stroke Associations, to help "satisfy your love for soul food, without sacrificing your health," according to the back of the cookbook. The cookbook has many good recipes for healthy soul food, but this is my favorite.
Note to readers: Do not, I repeat, do not go overboard with the jalapenos if you do not like spicy foods. The longer this cooks, the spicer it gets.
On my first attempt at this recipe, I burned away my tongue and much of my throat and stomach by using WAAAAY too many jalapenos slices. However, it has healed nicely, and I can almost taste and digest food again. Also, my cats are also no longer in therapy to deal with the trauma from watching me run through our home screaming with flames shooting out of my mouth.
Seriously, though, be careful. Using more peppers than listed made this dish hot enough to bring tears to my eyes (and cause some serious heartburn).
Here's the healthy recipe (with the right amount of peppers):
Finish reading 'Tasty "Hoppin' John" recipe' »
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