Food & Diet

Leave it or Have it

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Food & Diet |  No Comments »

Are you wondering how long a specific dry food item will last on the shelf?
Here’s a small guide:
Baking Powder – 1 Year
Baking Soda – 2 Years
Bouillon Cubes – 1 Year
Breadcrumbs, dried – 6 Months
Cake Mixes – 9 Months
Cornmeal – 1 Year
Flour (White) – 6/8 Months
Peanut Butter – 2/3 Months
Sugar, brown – 4 Months
Sugar, granulated – [...]

Skin and its connection to food

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Food & Diet, Tips & Remedies |  No Comments »

Have you got Normal Skin – Oily Skin Or Dry!! The right foods can help you!!
Oily Skin – If you have oily skin you are like me and you are inclined to have greasy complexion, you probably also get breakouts (UGH). Vitamin A and omega fatty acids are essential for the control of sebum production [...]

food allergies

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Food & Diet |  No Comments »

Food allergies and food sensitivities are unsuspecting culprits that can cause many types of illness. My son is allergic to many different foods. While food allergies and food sensitivities are very similar, I am going to talk about food allergies in children.
Symptoms of food allergies can be very mild to very severe. Symptoms include: headaches; [...]

How to make a Grocery List

June 20th, 2009 by WarMaiden Posted in Food & Diet, Misc. |  No Comments »

1. List what you only really need; I know I always buy stuff that is on sale even if I don’t really need it, and now I have a cupboard full of unused items!
2. List what you’d like to buy (within reason).
3. Check the sales, but make sure you are going to use the items.
4. [...]

Watch it!

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Babycare & Childcare, Food & Diet |  No Comments »

SUGAR
Sugar, and food and drink containing it, such as syrups, squash drinks and jams that contain sugar : Contains no nutrients, [...]

Feeding your vegetarian or vegan baby

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Babycare & Childcare, Food & Diet |  No Comments »

Six to Eight Months Old
Protein enrichment foods for weaning:
Orange lentils
Made into a thick soup (see end of booklet for recipe), these make [...]

Suggested Feeding Pattern from Four to Six Months old

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Babycare & Childcare, Food & Diet |  No Comments »

On Waking: Breast- or bottle-feed
Breakfast: Breast- or bottle-feed
Midmorning: Diluted real-fruit juice from spoon or cup (or give this midafternoon)
Lunch: 1/2 to 2 teaspoons fruit or [...]

Foods for weaning and how to prepare them

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Babycare & Childcare, Food & Diet |  No Comments »

Carrot purée
Scrape carrot and boil it in a little unsalted water until tender; purée with enough of the cooking water to make a soft consistency. [...]

Sneaky Vegetable Trick

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Babycare & Childcare, Food & Diet |  No Comments »

To help little ones get their vegetables when they are not willing to eat them, puree some cooked carrots and mix it into their favorite soup.

Reading Nutrition Labels

June 20th, 2009 by Homefront Posted in Food & Diet |  No Comments »

Effectively cutting down on cholesterol, sugar and salt calls for a close reading of nutrition labels. Here is a simplified guide to understanding the fine print:
* INGREDIENTS. These are listed in descending order, according to their weight.
* SUGAR. Whether it’s called sugar, dextrose, sucrose, corn sweetener, corn syrup, honey or molasses, the food has little [...]

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