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With pressure from the government to produce more healthful food, what's a packaged food giant to do? Why, stealthily sneak in vegetables. Just ask Kraft Foods: the manufacturer made headlines when it began rolling out boxes of new Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Veggie Pasta alongside its traditional blue-box mac and cheese last month. The two products, according to Kraft, taste the same Read more
After its successful debut of Coconut M&M's, Mars has unveiled Twix Coconut, just in time for warmer weather. Much like the lethal combo of chocolate and caramel, in my mind, the tropical fruit and the Summer season go hand in hand. On my last trip to the drugstore, I couldn't resist picking up one of the new candy bars as a grab-and-go treat. But does it live up to its limited-edition hype? Read more
Becoming completely financially independent can be scary, but it's also very liberating. Kiplinger gives advice on how to establish your financial independence. Not only is it difficult for us twentysomethings to wholeheartedly embrace adulthood, it's often also a challenge for our parents to let us go. Baby-boomer parents are generally known for mollycoddling their children, even after we move Read more
Preparing healthy food at home is a tried-and-true weight-loss strategy — assuming you have the time, the energy, and an eye for portion control. A healthy-meal delivery service takes the guesswork out of the equation, but does it taste good? Curious about how a strict regimen of premade meals could improve my eating habits, I jumped at the chance to try out a week's worth of Jillian Michaels Read more
Consumers have a tendency of falling for the next big health gimmick. Save your money on health duds with these Business Insider tips. No matter how many times we're told otherwise, Americans' obsession with get-healthy-quick schemes will likely never die. Too bad most of these fads aren't worth their weight in salt — or your hard-earned dollars. We've put together a list of some of the worst Read more
Crackers always seems like a healthier alternative to chips and pretzels, but since many of them are made with nutrition-less enriched white flour and tons of sodium, they end up being just as bad. So when you're looking for crackers, you want to make sure they're made with whole-grain flour. I found these made by Doctor Kracker ($4.39). They're technically called "Flatbreads" because they're Read more
The cost of raising a dog is extremely high. In fact, if you look at rates to fly with your dog on airplanes, it's sometimes almost equivalent to what we humans are paying for a plane ticket. And it all adds up — you end up spending a never-ending amount of cash on toys, crates, flea medication, checkups, and the list goes on. However, many think the high costs of raising a dog are totally Read more
A few months back, we spoke to Brendan Brazier about his latest book Thrive Foods: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health. Most recently, Brendan has developed Thrive Foods Direct, a food delivery service that offers fresh and organic meals that coincide with his nutritional philosophy. Whether you are looking to cleanse, feel clueless when it comes to plant-based cooking, or are traveling, the Read more
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The days of measuring out coffee grounds into a paper filter may be coming to an end, especially now that Starbucks is hopping on the single-serving coffeemaker bandwagon. While there are many conveniences of dropping a coffee pod into a machine and simply pressing a button, some of the romance associated with the morning cup of coffee has gone by the wayside. That said, we love our office Read more
