With a growing worldwide flu pandemic, parents may be wondering if they should add hand sanitizers to their children’s backpacks. Researchers have shown that each hand may carry 10,000 to 10 million bacteria. Sneezing or coughing into your hands and then touching inanimate objects, such as doorknobs, can lead to the spread of germs from
Fight Flu-Causing Germs
Important Water Balance
The human body is made up of about 60 per cent water, with some variability based on age and other factors. In the human body, water helps regulate temperature, protects tissues, transports nutrients and carries out wastes. We can survive without food longer than without water. The recommendation that we need eight glasses of “plain”
Plan For Extra Calories At Fairs
Most of us get 100 to 300 discretionary calories per day, not per meal. We’re in the prime season for food-inspired guilt. Fairs, carnivals, festivals and all sorts of fun events are in full swing at this time of the year. Foods entice us with their aroma, texture and flavour. Here’s the good news: We
Don’t Forget To Eat Some Blueberries
Blueberries and other berries are superstars in the nutrition world because of their high antioxidant content. Antioxidants are natural chemicals that combat the effects of environmental contaminants that can damage your cells. Antioxidant-rich foods are linked to helping prevent cancer and aging. Studies have shown that aging rats fed antioxidant-rich blueberry, strawberry or spinach extracts
Eat More Fibre This Summer
This dietary change could result in a nine-pound weight loss in a year. Eating more high-volume, fibre-rich foods will fill you up without filling you out, but most of us shortchange ourselves on the fibre recommendation, which averages about 25 grams per day for adults. Fibre is indigestible plant material found in foods such as
Salty Foods Aren’t A Necessity
Most people are well aware of the link between sodium and high blood pressure. The preference for salty foods is an acquired taste. Unlike our inborn preference for sweetness, we aren’t born with a “salty tooth.” We all need some sodium in our diet, but not as much as most people consume. The daily value
Get Ready For Grilling Season
Use a food thermometer every time you grill. If you haven’t used your grill in a while, give it a good spring cleaning. Scour the grate with a wire brush. Save future cleaning time by using a non-stick cooking spray to prevent food from sticking to the grill. Keep safety in mind. Place your grill
Unusual Containers For Food Not Safe
If you were going to a party, would you really want to eat or drink from something meant to hold garbage? Is it OK to use brown paper grocery bags to prepare snacks? I’d like to use one to shake powdered sugar on a cereal snack. I’ve heard you can cook in them, too. Is
Plan And Shop For Good Nutrition
O Planning meals in advance and preparing a shopping list is one of the best ways to maximize your time and effort. ut of the corner of my eye, I noticed someone peering into my grocery cart. “I was just checking to see what you put in your cart,” she said. My brain did a
Save Energy In Your Kitchen
I decided my portable convection oven would spend more time in the kitchen, even if it takes up counter space. While we waited for oven parts recently, I discovered how “oven dependent” our family was. I brought our portable convection oven and other appliances out of storage. For dinner the next day, we had bread
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