This Month: Add a Vegetable

When discussing healthy eating, fruits and vegetables are usually talked about together. According to the Produce for Better Health Foundation,  regularly eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables supports both short-term needs (such as immune function and...

5 Reasons to Plant Your Own Garden

Gardens are great, and now is the time to get planting! Below, check out the five reasons to grow a garden, along with suggestions for what to grow and how to grow it! Why Grow a Garden? A garden is a wonderful thing to experience as a family. You will be making...

Fact Checking: Cereal Package Claims Versus The Food Label Facts

It’s been said before, and is usually true. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The same holds true for the food industry. Let’s face it. Marketing of products is big money and companies are targeting your senses to get you to buy their product...

Self-Care and Your Mental Health

More than half of adults in the United States will experience mental illness—which refers to a variety of conditions that affect one’s mood, behavior, feelings or thinking—at some point in their life. Mental illnesses can occur occasionally, while others are chronic....

7 Tips for Cleaning Fruits, Vegetables

Fresh produce can become contaminated in many ways, but following these simple steps can help protect you and your family from foodborne illness. Federal health officials estimate that nearly 48 million people are sickened by food contaminated with harmful germs each...

Is It Seasonal Allergies or COVID-19?

It’s that time of year again, and folks are asking what should they do when they have symptoms of seasonal allergies during what is still a pandemic. If you have seasonal allergies, here are some precautions you can take to stay safe and help keep others safe: Do NOT...