Whole Food Supplements

The Pops were given a Best Multivitamin of 2008 award today. "The Best Multivitamin for 2008 Kitchen Table Award is granted to Whole Food Nation!" You can get the full review at http://vitamingirlshop.blogspot.com along with links to The Kitchen Table blog! And thanks to everyone who supports such a great company and great people!

Tea was at a point the miracle cure. Green Tea made it into nearly every home as the new "cure all", great marketing huh? Well, as an avid tea drinker myself, I decided to do some research on it today. After I found out everything I could about caffeine, I have opted to go back to my regular Dr. Pepper, it wasn't the caffeine in it that is so bad for me, it's the sugar. But I am also leaning toward drinking more Iced Tea. It's a southern tradition, and I drink it with a cup of sugar per gallon,… Continue

Cranberry Walnut Dressing

Journal as: 1/2 cup starchy foods & legumes with fat + 1/2 cup vegetables without added fat + 1 teaspoon jam, jelly, honey or syrup
OR 1/2 cup starchy foods & legumes with fat + 1/2 cup unsweetened canned fruit in juice

(Eliminate onions if they are one of your heartburn trigger foods.)

1 1/2 cups finely sliced celery heart
1 1/2 cups chopped onion (1 large onion)
3 tbsp butter or canola margarine
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth (liquid)
16 oz.-can whole b… Continue

Yes, Google is now more up-to-date on the Flu than the CDC. They unveiled a new site today to track the progress of the flu based on searches for certain keywords. The data goes back to 2003, and they are able to track it up to 3 weeks faster than the center for disease control. You can check it out at google.org/flutrends.




Get the story at CBS News… Continue

Food Safety Strategies From The Market to the Table
Tainted animal feed. Spinach scares. Peanut butter recalls. Food safety has been big news lately, which is making many people think twice about what's on their plates.

First, the facts. The FDA says some U.S. hogs, poultry, and farmed fish recently ate animal feed containing Chinese ingredients tainted with an industrial chemical called melamine. But the FDA says people who ate meat from those animals are likely at "very low" risk of melamine-… Continue