A hot breakfast usually consists of a drive through egg and sausage biscuit or muffin, deep-fried hash-brown potatoes or bacon, sausage and eggs from the local diner. These types of traditional hot breakfast foods are full of fat, calories and cholesterol. If you are looking for a healthier hot breakfast why not consider hot wheat [...]

The “greater bean”, that is what the Chinese call the soy bean. They have been growing it and eating it since the eleventh century B.C. You read that correctly, eleventh century B.C. The soy bean was introduced to America by one of our founding fathers, Dr. Ben Franklin. What is the big to-do about the [...]

Carbohydrates have been given a bad name over the years. People were made to believe that carbs were fattening. This is so untrue. To be fair to all those carb-haters out there, simple carbohydrates are not good for you. Simple carbs are fructose, sucrose, maltose, lactose and unhealthy forms of glucose. These sugars are found [...]

Drinking slush’s or smoothies is a wonderful way to get tons of nutrients if you just can’t seem to sit down to a meal. My daughter doesn’t like vegetables that much so we put them raw in her smoothies so she can’t taste them! Here is a simple, yummy slushy that should curb any sweet [...]

Choosing to go for a low-fat diet to help lower cholesterol is an excellent decision for anyone to make. This decision can help keep weight under control, lower cholesterol, increase energy levels and even help with overall health. Sadly, going low fat often involves a major sacrifice on flavor. Considering this, many people fall off [...]

The human species loves to eat. We eat because we are hungry, bored, need extra energy or just because we are expected to. Either way, our foods can be healthy or they can be harmful depending on the choices we make. Foods that are fatty or loaded with oil have the potential to make us [...]

If you don’t keep carrots on hand, you should. These bright orange vegetables contain tons of beta carotene (aka) vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium, which makes them a mega power house of health! The great thing about carrots is they may help lower cholesterol [...]

It seems that eating or worrying about what we are eating has become a national past-time. The three meals a day plus scheduled snack-times are a thing of the past. Many people eat when they are hungry or craving something and this can lead to too much cholesterol and saturated fats in the diet. How [...]

Red meat, butter, cheese, eggs and convenience foods make up the bulk of the American diet. It is said that the average American eats the fat equivalent of one stick of butter a day. The saturated fats that are in the aforementioned foods are attributed to high LDL cholesterol in the blood system. Here are [...]

This recipe is high in fiber and easy to prepare. Serve it for lunch with whole grain bread and cholesterol free margarine spread. It’s also a good accompaniment to fish (Omega 3). Quick Black Eyed Peas and Spinach (High Fiber) Recipe 1 15oz can of Black Eyed Peas, drained and rinsed 1 cup of fresh [...]