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Why I started to eat white rice

Wed, Jun 19 2013 at 9:02 AM

I love brown rice, but we eat white rice now. Find out why.

Is there mold in your juice box?

Mon, Jun 17 2013 at 2:21 PM

There are a variety of reasons you may want to skip a daily juice box for children. Risk of mold is just one of them.

Are there ground up cockroaches in your coffee?

Fri, Jun 14 2013 at 3:43 PM

You may never want to buy pre-ground coffee again after reading this.

87 cases of hepatitis A now linked to organic berries sold at Costco

Thu, Jun 13 2013 at 9:48 PM

Even organic produce can be contaminated with hepatitis A, especially in other countries where the water is at risk of being contaminated.

How to prevent moldy berries

Tue, Jun 11 2013 at 3:06 PM

Now that the berry season is here, learn this quick trick to prevent molding berries.

Will my 'paleo' diet prevent cancer?

Fri, Jun 07 2013 at 3:34 PM

As researchers find cancer in ancient bones, it makes me ponder the definition of a healthy diet.

The elevator that comes with cakes to lick

Thu, Jun 06 2013 at 2:10 PM

If your elevator had lickable wallpaper, would you lick it?

How to make a great Italian Rice Salad (a travel worthy dish)

Tue, Jun 04 2013 at 10:34 AM

This refreshing salad is perfect to pack for a picnic or to bring along on an airplane trip.

7 mouthwatering strawberry recipes

Sat, May 25 2013 at 7:56 AM

With Oregon strawberries starting to make their appearance, I found these recipes inspiring.

Grumpy Cat ad encourages teens not to drink at prom

Sat, May 25 2013 at 7:27 AM

Grumpy Cat says a simple "no" to drinking at prom. Good advice coming from a famous feline.

Commenting (26)

Ruff,

Fri, Apr 26 2013 at 1:04 PM

Ruff, The paper above was published in the journal Entropy. They say: "Entropy is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). MDPI takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication." Why do you say that this paper wasn't peer reviewed?

As mentioned in the above,

Thu, Apr 18 2013 at 8:39 PM

As mentioned in the above, this research did come from a biased source. However, that doesn't mean it isn't true. I'd love for Teavana especially, to be fine, as I think they have some good ideas going for them. But so far they haven't been able to prove that any of this isn't true (which would be as simple as releasing their test results, which the short sell company did do). And Celestial Seasonings have already received FDA warnings about their quality control.

Didn't mean to step on the

Tue, Mar 26 2013 at 7:34 PM

Didn't mean to step on the toes of the microwave lovers out there! I am sure that there are yummy ways to use it (though I have yet to be served a microwaved (homemade) meal that was *better* than it would have been if cooked in a normal oven. However, it is actually true that overcooking food in the microwave can dry it out, as the way microwaves cooks releases moisture. However, food can also be dried out when reheated other methods too, I just find it yummier and easier to avoid using stovetop methods of reheating. I used a microwave on a regular basis all during my high-school years, and at least the microwaves I used heated unevenly at times (once again, microwaves heat differently, and sometimes the center of the food could be quite hot, while the outside is cool), and all microwaves can change the textures of certain foods. Bread is one of them. Microwaving bread to reheat it works okay if you eat it hot, but if it cools to much, it will have a more rubbery texture (I learned this at the bakery I worked at). Those are not the reason we don't own one, though. That would take a whole post to explain! However, I included the leftover night idea in my post for those who enjoy microwaves, as I know many do.

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