As you may have already heard, this year’s peanut crop is pretty pathetic. Due to a particularly hot and dry summer, the supply of peanuts—and hence peanut butter—is drastically lower than anticipated. Accordingly, it seems that my beloved peanut butter is getting pricey. Brands like Smucker’s Skippy, and Jif have all recently announced that their [...]

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Lately in my nutrition classes, we’ve been discussing the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. DASH can have significant effects on blood pressure, largely due to potassium…BUT that effect is observed only when that potassium is ingested from whole foods such as fruits and vegetables and NOT from supplements. These results suggest that there [...]

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A few weeks ago, you may recall that I began working in the university dining hall as part of my foodservice management class. Today’s experience proved to be quite educational and full of first-time experiences. To name just a few: Pineapple Tutelage. I know—how sad is it that I had never prepared a pineapple from [...]

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