Vitamin E
Why We Need It Vitamin E, a fat-soluble vitamin, plays a broad role in promoting health. It primarily serves as an antioxidant that helps protect the body from the effects of free radicals. Free...
Category: Food
Handwashing – It Makes a Difference!
Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Washing hands with soap and clean, warm, running water for 20 seconds is the best way....
How Can You Help Your Child Practice Intuitive Eating?
Intuitive eating is an eating method that has been studied for quite some time now. Some people may not have realized that they have been practicing intuitive eating most of their lives until they...
Physical Activity for Children
The rate of childhood obesity is increasing at an alarming rate, doubling over the past 30 years. Obesity and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure risks...
Preserving Strawberries
Strawberry season is just around the corner in South Carolina. Having a plan to preserve fresh strawberries can mean more farm-fresh flavor year-round and less food waste. Strawberries are high acid...
HEALTHY LIVING: The Scoop on Reusable Water Bottles
Water is vital to life. In fact, the human body is made up of approximately 60% water. As a general rule of thumb, individuals should drink 64 ounces of water per day. Fortunately, in the U.S.,...
A Clean, Safe, Healthy Kitchen & Home: Controlling the Critters
Cleanliness and order in the home are important. Pests such as ants, cockroaches, flies, and mice eat and spoil food, damage belongings, and carry germs that may spread diseases. The best way to...
A Clean, Safe, Healthy Kitchen & Home: Cleaning Dishes, Pots & Pans
A clean kitchen includes clean dishes, pots, and pans. Clean dishes help keep your family healthy. Dirty dishes carry germs. Food is more appealing when it is served in clean dishes. To Have Clean...
A Clean, Safe, Healthy Kitchen & Home: Cleaning Refrigerators, Ranges and Ovens
Cleaning Refrigerators It is important to keep your refrigerator, range, and oven clean. Regular cleaning of the refrigerator cuts down on spoiled food odors. Defrosting the freezer section as...
A Clean, Safe, Healthy Kitchen & Home: The Importance of Keeping Your Kitchen Clean and Safe
Creating a clean and safe kitchen is an important step to a healthy home. A clean house will help reduce your family’s risk of exposure to many indoor pollutants such as bacteria, and allergens,...
A Clean, Safe, Healthy Kitchen & Home: Keeping the Lead Out
The dangers of lead still exist today! Lead is a poison to the human body. Children up to about age 6, while their bodies and brains are actively developing, are particularly susceptible to the...
Keeping Things Interesting In the Kitchen: Brought To You by: Mistakes: Part 1
You may like to “put de lime in de coconut” or “pina coladas in the rain”, but these two products (pictured below), while both made from the flesh of the coconut, are NOT the same. I learned this...