By Lynn difley We are indeed a nation of wacky folks. I’m just shaking my head at the craziness of it all. We are currently suffering from a serious health threat due to obesity, have the world’s biggest overweight problem, a million people struggling to control their errant eating and last weekend–and one of the
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By Lynn Difley So you are one of the millions struggling mightily to keep the New Year’s Resolution you made to lose some weight. You are walking every day and trying to stick to your healthy eating plan. Most nutritionists recommend that dieters consume between 1200 and 1800 calories per day, based on our current
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This Vehicle Stops at Farmers Markets I don’t have one of those “This Vehicle Stops at Farmers Markets” bumper stickers because I haven’t found one yet. However, I would modify it somewhat, to “This Vehicle Stops at Farmers Markets, Roadside Fruit and Produce Stands, and U-Pick Orchards”. There are several reasons why this bumper sticker
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Last week the headline news on the beef recall prompted a lot of people to question me about my preferred dietary choice of vegetarianism. As a matter of fact, it has stirred up a great deal of interest in the option of avoiding beef, at least for a while. If you think you have to
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