Backyard Brawl: Traeger Ironwood 650 vs Weber SmokeFire EX6 (2nd Gen)
Who doesn’t enjoy a smoky whiff of lovingly seasoned, slow-cooked Southern-style BBQ? Try cooking meat and fish in a first-rate smoker and you’ll get all that savory goodness in your backyard. Pellet grills and smokers are no longer just for nerds, and – despite their new-found popularity – they aren’t new, either. They were invented […]
3 Rugged French Press Coffee Makers for Your Next Camping Trip
A well-built, classic French press is a perfect camping companion. It’s tough, durable, and portable – and it makes a great cup of Joe. Here are three rugged French press coffeemakers you can bring on your next camping trip.
The Ultimate Essential Picnic Gear Guide
A few essential items can make the difference between a great picnic and just another picnic. Here are some of the best picnic accessories to pack for your next alfresco meal in the park.
It’s official… Microplastics Are Now a Part of Your Diet!
OK – so we’ve all seen the horror images of whale, fish and bird stomachs blocked with plastic. Now it’s your turn. You’re ingesting microplastics but they are not lodging in your stomach… they’re in your organs! “IN A FEW SHORT DECADES, WE’VE GONE FROM SEEING PLASTIC AS A WONDERFUL BENEFIT TO CONSIDERING IT A […]
Pork Without Meat? It’s Possible With Impossible!
Silicon Valley-based company Impossible Foods is making plant-based ‘meat’ and it’s been gathering a lot of attention. Pork Without Meat: How Impossible Is Changing the Game Fast-food giant Burger King started selling burgers made with Impossible Beef – aptly named Impossible Whopper – in Missouri as what some believed to be an April Fools’ joke […]
UK Teen Goes Blind on Junk Food
By the time the boy was 15, he had begun to lose both his hearing and his eyesight. He was not over or underweight, but was gravely malnourished.
APP- etites: Downsizing the Fat Continent
The US Census Bureau conducted its first National Health Survey in the early 1960s. The results of the survey indicated that 23 percent of American adults were overweight. The number increased steadily over the course of two more national surveys over the years. By the late 1970s, the proportion of overweight American adults had swollen to […]
Don’t Wash Raw Chicken, USDA Warns
You might think it’s good hygiene to give that bird a rinse before you cook it. A US government report says otherwise. The report, a joint effort between the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and researchers from the University of North Carolina, supports findings of previous research on the subject. Why Washing Raw Chicken Could Make […]
It’s About Those Bugs Living in You…
I know of some people who are extremely averse to micro-organisms. Paranoid even! They say these are disease-bearing, illness-causing entities that should be eradicated. They have a cleanser for every surface – living or otherwise. But is it wise to declare an all-out war against microbes? I’m asking because, well, bacteria and fungi are actually […]
We’ve been treating ALL fats like an enemy…and we’re wrong!
They were wrong. Whoever told you all forms of fat are bad for the health was wrong. I know it’s pretty hard to believe. All our lives we’ve been told that fats are unhealthy. We’ve been treating fats like an enemy when we really shouldn’t have. In fact, dietitians and doctors nowadays are singing the […]