Is eating cabbage healthy? Yes, it is. OK, end of the post. Let’s all go home and start eating cabbage. Just kidding! Let’s back up our “healthy” claim by examining in a little more detail just how amazing a food cabbage really is! Cabbage and Things That Taste Like Cabbage We had a gardener friend … Read more
The benefits of raw sunflower seeds are many. They are a snack food that doesn’t particularly need to be simply a snack. They are truly unsung heroes in the health department! And – in the words of the common house sparrow – they are cheep, cheep, cheap! They couldn’t be simpler to use. Just buy … Read more
I really want this blog to point to a way of eating and living that is refreshingly simple, healthy and not expensive – as the name of the blog suggests. Bread fits the bill perfectly. It is astonishingly simple, plentiful, inexpensive and – if you buy the right kind – healthy. We’re talking here about … Read more
There’s no more basic food in the Western diet than oatmeal. “Everyone” has eaten it, many people eat it as cereal for breakfast every day. People eat it in granola bars, they eat it in desserts, and they eat it in cookies. BUT…it’s not so certain that “everyone” knows the benefits of eating oatmeal daily! … Read more
Everyone knows the health benefits of eating apples daily – or at least the benefit of eating “an apple a day.” You know, if you do, doctors would have less business, according to the old adage! It would no doubt help. The common, ordinary apple fits every criterion of this website: very simple, very healthy, … Read more
Teenagers are awesome! But probably not many teens are like I was when I was a teen. I read the “Prevention” magazine from cover to cover, and ordered bone meal, dolomite, and desiccated liver tablets by mail. This is when I was 13-14 years old! Most teens don’t even consider the subject of “healthy food … Read more
For a number of years, as an independent contractor, I displayed and sold books to the staff at various workplaces. The one popular item that I always wanted to have at least one of in my displays was a cookbook. For some reason, cookbooks were (and are) hard to resist! I probably sold more cookbooks … Read more
I know. It sounds a bit like we’re going to be eating grass, right? And God didn’t make us cows, He made us people! “Best Green Powder Superfood” for some reason doesn’t have a great culinarily appealing ring! Yet, “greens” (grass and no doubt leaves included) contain chlorophyll, which our bodies definitely need if we … Read more
Let’s consider store vs name brand foods. Does it really and truly make a difference which one you buy? There’s an incredible variety of foods on your average grocery store shelf, with prices all over the map. It’s truly a veritable jungle! One thing you will quickly notice, especially if you are trying to make … Read more
Healthy eating on a vacation was a subject that came up recently for my wife and me as we took a winter vacation (or winter holiday, as they say in Canada) for a week in Arizona. It’s one thing to eat healthily when you are at home. There you have a “handle” on your sources … Read more