ShareArticle By: Johnny Fontana With spring comes the start of the season for many fruits and vegetables. The spring and summer months seem to be the time of year when most tropical fruits are eaten. Pineapple is one of the most popular, bursting with both tropical flavor and sm ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: Johnny Fontana I remember watching “Popeye the Sailor” at my grandfather’s house when I was a little kid. Even though I was born decades after the show originally launched, I still grew up watching the show. I think we all know that Popeye is ... Continue Reading
ShareFor some reason beans get the majority of the attention in the legume family. True, they are filled with fiber and protein but they don’t quite measure up with their cousin, the lentil. Lentils are actually higher in protein and fiber, and are much easier to prepare than b ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana Besides chocolate, strawberries are perhaps the one food most commonly associated with sex. Pop culture has done a great job of placing strawberries in the hands of beautiful and seductive women for years, making it just about the sexiest food the ... Continue Reading
Share Most foods that are considered a “snack” are unhealthy or high in unnecessary carbohydrates. Even if you follow the healthy route of yogurt, a nutritional bar or fruit, you are likely still adding excess carbs to the typical American’s carbohydrate rich diet. Nu ... Continue Reading
Share Oranges get all the credit for being such a good source of vitamin C. Sure they have a little over 100% the recommended daily value of C, but they don’t compete with Red Bell Peppers. Red peppers have almost 300% the recommended daily value of vitamim C along with a ... Continue Reading
Share Quinoa has been gaining some more attention as of late and for good reason. In my mind it is better than pasta, rice, couscous, spaghetti or anything else in the grain family. In fact quinoa is actually a seed that is commonly mistaken for a grain because of the way peo ... Continue Reading