Think About Balance When Packing Lunches

I think it is common to start off the year excited and motivated about back to school and packing healthy, creative lunches, but I noticed that our family has gotten in a lunch box slump lately. The best way to approach packing a lunch, and really to eating in...

Should We All Go Crazy For Coconut Oil?

Coconut oil is the new “it” thing to consume for a myriad of touted health benefits from prevention of Alzheimer’s to weight loss.  One site claimed the following as health benefits of coconut oil: “better hair, improved skin, stress...

Is Too Much Added Sugar Making Us Sick?

According to SugarScience.org, an initiative to bring information on food and drink and added sugar to the public, it just may be. The initiative was developed by a group of health science experts from the University of California, San Fransisco (UCSF). The group has...