A healthy and inexpensive breakfast is totally doable! And it can be very simple as well. Some people consider breakfast to be the most important meal of the day. There are varying opinions on this, there is no “one best way” to do most things – including the importance of eating breakfast! But a good … Read more
The health value of eating beets is nothing short of remarkable. Let’s delve in immediately, because you may need good reason to want to eat beets. They don’t necessarily have a flavor that appeals to everyone! That’s why they’ve come up with beet gummies, beet powders, beet crystals, etc., as ways to get the nutritional … Read more
I may not be the best person to talk about the health benefits of alfalfa sprouts, since I don’t eat them as frequently as I probably could or should. Part of the reason for this is that I drive a truck, and it’s not so easy or convenient to get fresh vegetables when I’m on … Read more
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
The health benefits of eating yogurt daily are many, actually! This is interesting since as recently as 50-60 years ago, yogurt was in its infancy as a widely available product in the North American market – and Greek yogurt is pretty much a product of the 21st century. Yogurt is very versatile, and goes together … 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