I confess; I consume way too much sodium. Some people have a sweet tooth; I have a salt tooth. My husband once joked that I could probably measure my blood pressure in psi. So, I’m the last one to judge others for having to cut back on their sodium intake. This post isn’t going to…
Category: Food Facts
Frugality Mentality: Saving $$ Part 1 – Dollar stores versus Discount stores
This is a new mini-series of non-recipe discussion posts I’m going to try out to see if there’s any interest out there. My purpose for this post is to try to explain the why of how consumers access products, specifically food, and why there are such giant price and availability disparities across the nation. I…
Food Facts: Natural Sugar Substitutes That Can Help You Reduce or Eliminate Sugar From Your Diet
Unlike my previous post on natural sugar substitutes in baking, this post is more a discussion of some of the zero or low calorie sugar substitutes currently on the market that can assist with your dietary goals. There are two modes of thought when it comes to eliminating sugar from one’s diet: doing it for…
