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At the recent Institute of Food Technologists meeting in Chicago, Mintel hosted the Global New Products Pavilion and showcased the latest food and beverage trends from around the world.  Mintel’s new product experts, Lynn Dornblaser and David Jago, identified

Here is an in-depth guide to the world of nutrition. We cover new developments in both the worlds of traditional and alternative medicine, break them down and help you make sense of your health in general. We focus especially on the impact food has on the body and how that relates to disease.

I was thrilled to be included in Health Castle’s list of top food and nutrition blogs for 2010.
I was the winner under the category of  ”Top Trendspotter,” which I especially appreciated.  Here’s what they said:

WHY WE LOVE THIS BLOG:
Chicago-based

Bad dietary habits are the major causes of chronic diseases today. The good news is that the disease and death caused by it can be prevented. But what is dietary habits and how can nutritions save us? Here, we gather infos to explain the importance of nutrients for good health, how it works in our body, suggestions of foods and supplements to take.What’s the latest thing in food?  One of the best ways to find out what’s hot is to browse the aisles of the Fancy Food Show.  Organized by the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade, it’s the largest marketplace for specialty foods and beverages in

Bad dietary habits are the major causes of chronic diseases today. The good news is that the disease and death caused by it can be prevented. But what is dietary habits and how can nutritions save us? Here, we gather infos to explain the importance of nutrients for good health, how it works in our body, suggestions of foods and supplements to take.

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It seems everyone is cuckoo for coconuts these days.
Coconut has emerged as a hot flavor trend – showing up in everything from ice cream and gelato to chips and snack bars. You couldn’t miss all the new coconut products at the Winter

Health, Nutrition and Wellness, News, Articles and Tips for women, men and children. Also including mental health, diets and research.Farmers are now just as celebrated as superstar chefs.
And why not?
The farm is where good food begins.
Mitchell Davis recently wrote about the “era of the celebrity farmer” for the James Beard Foundation:  Move Over Celebrity Chef, Your Farmer is Ready for His Close-Up.
Now

Health and Nutrition blog that can give you great information to let you understand your body better. Knowing about the modern illness such like heart attack, hypertension, etc and how you can use nutrition supplement or alternate medicine and natural methods to recover or prevent it.I love chickpeas. I’m crazy about chickpeas.  Perhaps you remember my previous post:  Ode to the Chickpea.
Now it’s going to be easier to find the fresh, green chickpeas that I remember enjoying in Lebanon. In fact, the raw versions of the legume (also known as green

Here is an in-depth guide to the world of nutrition. We cover new developments in both the worlds of traditional and alternative medicine, break them down and help you make sense of your health in general. We focus especially on the impact food has on the body and how that relates to disease.
What’s hot in “natural” foods?
Take a look at what Claudia D. O’Donnell, Chief Editor of Prepared Foods, spotted recently at the Natural Products Expo West – the world’s largest natural and organics products trade show.
These types of trade shows

Health, Nutrition and Wellness, News, Articles and Tips for women, men and children. Also including mental health, diets and research.Food Channel identified the Top Ten Foods of the Decade

sushi
bacon
cupcakes
sliders
gourmet burgers made with Kobe or Angus beef
superfruits (acai, pomegranate, blueberries)
oils (including olive oil, truffle oil)
whole grains
artisan foods (particularly breads, cheeses, dark chocolate)
coffees,

Thoughts, opinions, musings and discussion about nutrition, food trends, diet myths, new products and fad-free healthy eating.The race is on to be the next superfood.
I’ve frequently written about these boastful foods and beverages — whether it’s chia seeds, coconut water, kombucha, tropical berries like acai and gogi, or superjuices, such as MonaVie and Vemma.
As I’ve said before,

Bad dietary habits are the major causes of chronic diseases today. The good news is that the disease and death caused by it can be prevented. But what is dietary habits and how can nutritions save us? Here, we gather infos to explain the importance of nutrients for good health, how it works in our body, suggestions of foods and supplements to take.Many trend forecasters predict this will be the year of umami — something that Kikkoman and the mushroom folks have been saying for awhile.  This time, I think it’s really true.
Umami (pronounced oo-MAH-mee) is the difficult to define “fifth taste” that