TIP OF THE DAY: Healthy Snacks

We’re Fig-Sated on this healthy dried fruit and nut snack: apricots, dates, figs, almond and pistachios. Photo by Naheed Choudhry. It’s easy to keep healthy, tasty foods at work to snack on. The temptation to grab for fat- and sugar-loaded foods can be offset with a little planning. Pack a drawer with palate-pleasers like delicious…
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NEWS: Coffee, The New Health Food?

Remember when too much coffee was bad for you? It wasn’t given to children at all because it would stunt their growth? It might be carcinogenic? Coffee may become the next health food craze. Some articles touting the antioxidants in coffee put it up there with green tea, whole grains and cruciferous vegetables. But, a…
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NEWS: Oatmeal, The New “Hot” Food?

A healthy, hearty bowl of Holly’s Oatmeal. Starbucks began selling oatmeal in portable covered bowls this fall, and it has proven to be one of the most successful food products the company has introduced, according to an article in this week’s Wall Street Journal. Smoothie chain Jamba Juice has launched oatmeal in Chicago, with a…
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