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Perhaps it's due to the sheer number of Italian, French, and Spanish restaurants in San Francisco, but lately, I've been spotting salt cod on menus everywhere. Salt cod was found to be a well-preserving ingredient more than 500 years ago, and it long held a place in Western European cuisines, largely due to the region's need for sustenance during Catholic days on which meat is verboten. The fish Read more
Fitness Fixation helps you figure out which pain to work through and when to just ice like crazy. geeksugar is all about Wii these days. Check out her exercise comparison chart. It might just make you want to play video games instead of working out on the treadmill. Eee gads!!! Complete Running just heard that running can ruin your teeth. I'm not sure if I am buying the theory. Read more
Just how many calories are in that mojito and mozzarella stick? Check out the chart below before heading out after work so you can keep your happy hour, happy. Let's start with the drinks first and then move on to the food. Drink Serving Size Calories Fat (g) Sodium (mg) Carbs (g) Apple Martini 2.5 oz. 175 0 0 8.5 Budweiser Beer 12 oz. 147 0 0 10.7 Bud Light 12 Read more
I used to think cold weather meant the world was relegated to eating apples, pears, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash. But as I grew older I was introduced to a cornucopia of Winter produce, from blood oranges and kumquats to kale and leafy chicories. One of my top picks is übernutritious escarole, a greenish-white chicory that's not quite as bitter as radicchio and frisée. Escarole is Read more
I worry about getting enough calcium, fiber, and iron, but iodine? I've never once given it thought until I read an article saying that iodine is critical when it comes to losing weight. Even though it's a trace mineral, meaning we don't need very much of it, it's important for our overall health because it's needed for metabolism and normal thyroid functioning. Most people get iodine from Read more
