Posts Tagged ‘food’

The Brain Food Top 5

We covered, fairly generally, what foods will increase brain power and your ability to work with your head. BrainReady.com have done one better and put together their Top 5 Brain Health Foods. Personally, I'm not yet at the stage where I'm looking for a chemical advantage to improve my brain process - organizing stacks of index cards and emails is enough right now - however, it doesn't hurt to… Continue reading

April 25 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: brain, food | 4 comments»

5 foods to prevent bad breath

So you're at a lunch meeting with a potential employer and the lunch is going to turn into an interview. If you don't have an opportunity to run to the restroom to brush your teeth after the meal, the following are five tips to help you choose a meal selection that will keep your breath fresh. Bad breath results from two key issues: oral hygiene and gastrointestinal… Continue reading

April 11 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: food, health, Lifehack | 8 comments»

Top Ten Rejuvenating and Anti-ageing Foods

What you eat is what you are. Eating foods that are harmful for the body leads to ailments, low energy levels, depression and can even be fatal. Following diets that are lop sided like the Atkins (which recommends only protein consumption) or the South Beach Diet only leads to temporary weight loss and almost permanent damage in terms of health and energy. What you really need is a balanced… Continue reading

April 6 2007 | By Vishal | Tagged: food, health | 14 comments»

What empty calories and productivity have in common

The Scott H. Young weblog has a very interesting post that draws several parallels between unhealthy eating and your productivity. Sweet, greasy and delicious, empty calories are filler food that keep you feeling full while offering little nutritional value. In the short term, these empty calories are great. They let you feel good and are easy to swallow. But their glory is short lived when they leave… Continue reading

March 30 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: calories, food, Productivity | 2 comments»

254 Uses for Vinegar

And they're still adding to the list!

I don't know if I ever wanted to know so many uses for one product, but it appears there is one thing your pantry should be stocked with. It's vinegar and it's a growing discussion at Frugal Living, over at About.com, which might go on forever.

A quarter cup in a quart of water makes a good window cleaner. A reader adds: When

March 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: about.com, food | 8 comments»

Expiration Dates for 77 foods, beauty and household products

Real Simple have put together a compilation [based on information from experts] of the more unknown expirations for a range of edibles and non-edibles around the home.

Even the most productive person has a rogue jar of something that's kept it's place in the fridge for longer than expected. Check over the list to see if it's still good.

Steak sauce - 33 months (After this time, color or flavor may

March 20 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: food, household, kitchen | no comments»

Cut calories without dieting

Gretchen Rubin, author of the soon to be "Happiness Project" gives her take on how to make small changes in your eating habits to cut calories and shed a few pounds. Think of the tips as an "undiet." The following are a few of my favorites: 2. I put tempting food in an inconvenient spot. Research shows that people are far more likely to eat food if… Continue reading

March 14 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: diet, food, health, Lifestyle | 1 comment»

Brain Food – Eat For Productivity

The brain is a hungry organ, it's cells requiring two times the amount of energy than that of other cells in the body. To work well and efficiently throughout the day, this energy level must be kept high enough so not to cause mental stress and exhaustion. So we'll look at simple ways to keep your brain working effectively throughout your day so your work doesn't suffer. When the brain… Continue reading

March 12 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: brain, brainwaves, drink, food | 34 comments»

7 Ways the Food Companies Try to Fool You

The Diet Blog outlines the various ways food companies try to dupe you into purchasing their product based solely on the packaging. According to the Diet Blog, consumers spend on average less than 4 seconds browsing before selecting an item for purchase. Knowing these tips will help you make the best selection next time you're grocery shopping without falling prey to the packaging of inferior products: Buzzword of the… Continue reading

March 8 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: food, grocery+shopping, health, Lifestyle | 4 comments»

Cook Only Once A Month – Feed Your Freezer

If you find yourself without the time and/or energy to cook every night, you might want to try preparing meals to go straight in the freezer. Then meal time becomes as simple as reheat and eat. Once A Month Cooking is possible, there are just a few things to keep in mind. Whether you're cooking extra to store in your freezer for another day, or cooking up straight-to-freezer meals to… Continue reading

March 5 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: food | 2 comments»

Top 10 Foods for a Good Night’s Sleep

There are many reasons of not getting a good night's sleep. Whatever it is, try to enjoy some foods would can clam you and relax your tense muscle. Yahoo! Food suggests top 10 foods that helps you to get solid 8 hours of sleep. They are Bananas, Chamomile tea, Warm milk, Honey, Potatoes, Oatmeal, Almonds, Flaxseeds, Whole-wheat bread and Turkey. The most easiest one are warm milk and… Continue reading

January 29 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: food, healthy, sleep | 5 comments»

Thanksgiving How To Guides

It's Thanksgiving! What would you like to do? Maybe a great dinner for your family? If you need ideas, you can skim through eHow Thanksgiving How To Articles and Supplies. It includes articles on planning (menu, cooking, wine selection), recipes (tasty side dishes, turkey, and desserts), decoration setup etc. Couple of highlights: How to Plan a Thanksgiving Meal How to Stuff a Turkey Thanksgiving How To Guides - [eHow]…

November 22 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: food, planning, thanksgiving | no comments»

Making the Most of Your Grocery Dollar

Food prices are on the rise again. After the relative stability of the last ten years, this past November (latest finalized data analysis I could find) packaged food makers began increasing prices last year to cover the rising cost of raw ingredients. Specific examples include:

Oscar Mayer lunch meats
Capri Sun juice pouches
Wheat Thin crackers
Fig Newtons
Jolly Ranchers
Twislers
Natures Own breads
Sunbeam breads
many others.

Here are a few proactive steps you can take to increase the shelf-life of… Continue reading

September 5 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: budgeting, cooking, food | 4 comments»

Does This Smell Okay to You?

I recently did a series which compared the usefulness of tools. Since I’m rather linear in my mental processes, that got me thinking about the usefulness of certain foods. So I took a walk to the refrigerator for inspiration. Do you have disgusting things in your refrigerator? I think some of the things in my refrigerator may once have been classified as disgusting. But now they gone beyond that level… Continue reading

September 4 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: food, health | 6 comments»

Next Generation Recipe Sharing

One day, my Mom sat down with me and shared a dozen family recipes from both sides of the family. In there are things like tortierre (sp?) pie, a famous French pork pie with potatoes and enough cholesterol to kill you after one slice. There's also my favorite date balls (dates, rice, and coconut, but I forget the rest). A dozen whole recipes that came off smeared, dirty, bent and… Continue reading

August 28 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: food, nick+senzee, recipe, sharing, software, web2.0, website | 2 comments»