Monthly Archives: May 2009

Healthy Convenience Foods

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Joy

Wouldn’t it be great if you could find healthy convenience foods? Well now you can – find out how. Continue reading →

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Organic Vegetables – a Joke

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Joy

The other day, it was my turn to prepare dinner, so I asked my wife to go over to the local market and buy some organic vegetables. She came back rather upset. When I asked her what was wrong, she … Continue reading →

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Calculating food values

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Joy

If you’ve ever wondered about the nutritional content of food, your problems are at an end, because here’s WolframAlpha, a computational knowledge engine! Whatever is that, I hear you cry. Quite straight-forward,  Wolfram|Alpha is an early stage of a long-term … Continue reading →

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What is a portion?

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Joy

We hear that we must eat five (or even ten – depending on who you listen to) portions of fruit and veg a day. But what is a portion? A portion is 80 grams or 3.2 ounces. Example portions from … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms and Green Tea: Research and a Recipe

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Joy

Research suggests that eating mushrooms and drinking green tea can help prevent breast cancer. Continue reading →

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