Do Your Food Safety Habits Make the Grade?


Updated 11/02/10 10:22 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 13 comments

Food Safety Guidelines and Trivia

The recent news that most households would fail restaurant-style health inspections has me rethinking my every move as I’m prepping food in my kitchen. Add to that the fact that it’s National Food Safety Education Month, and I thought it’d be a great time to test your food safety smarts! Start the quiz to see if your food handling habits make the grade. Take the Quiz Read more

Snacking Good: Natchitoches Meat Pies


Updated 02/10/12 11:42 PM · Posted by OnSugar Blog · 3 comments

Easy Natchitoches Meat Pies Recipe

We've always wanted to take a stab at rolling out a few Natchitoches meat pies. Thanks to an easy recipe from Food Orleans, this might be a dream realized sooner rather than later. [Baked or fried? You decide.] Natchitoches meat pies are one of those special little treats with a name as fun to say as they are to scarf down. Nackadish — that's how you say it — is a small town we drive through Read more

A Doctor Dishes: Which "Superfoods" Are Worth the Cost?


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Expensive Superfoods

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most people you speak to these days are trying to stretch every dollar as far as possible — even the ones they spend buying apples and oranges. Food prices are expected to increase yet again this year, and food manufacturers are making portions smaller without reducing prices. Not surprisingly, a recent Rasmussen poll found Read more

The 10 Funniest Food-Filled Super Bowl Ads


Updated 02/02/12 4:06 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Best Super Bowl Food Ads

For us, Super Bowl Sunday may be synonymous with copious amounts of yummy food, but there's another part of the tradition that we look forward to year after year: those hysterical Super Bowl commercials! While some may have fallen short of our expectations, there are definitely a few that make us smile every time we watch. From brewskies to fast food to party snacks, take a comfy seat and prepare Read more

5 Reasons to Love Peanut Butter


Updated 01/25/12 4:14 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

National Peanut Butter Day

It's creamy (and sometimes crunchy!), salty, and sweet. It goes really well in sandwiches and baked goods, with chocolate, and even in sauces. It's the ultimate comfort food. Today is National Peanut Butter Day and whether you like to cook with it, bake with it, or simply eat it out of the jar with the spoon, we've got five reasons to love peanut butter. You have options: Not a fan of crunchy Read more

Win a Year of KIND Healthy Snacks and a Magimix Food Processor


Updated 02/07/12 12:14 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 14 comments

Win Magimix Juicer and KIND Bars For a Year

It's the New Year and time to get back on track, jump-start your January, and get fit for 2012. All month long, we're helping you set your path for the rest of the year by breaking down the different fundamentals of a healthy and fit lifestyle. Our focus for the next seven days is how to fuel your body. We're giving away amazing prizes to help you meet your goals! This week's prize prepares you Read more

10 Things You Do to Save Money That End Up Costing You More


Updated 01/29/12 6:52 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Bad Ways to Save Money

We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy! Have you heard of the expression “penny wise, pound foolish”? It’s something I heard a lot growing up, from my parents, and it can have multiple meanings: You are very careful with small amounts of money, but throw caution to the wind with large amounts. This is akin to someone who eats from the dollar menu every day Read more

How to Eat During a (Real) Blackout


Updated 01/18/12 12:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Blackout Emergency Foods

Have you clicked around the Internet today? It's overrun with site blackouts, with everyone from Wikipedia to Reddit completely shut down in protest of SOPA and PIPA. All of this blackout talk has us thinking about what we'd eat during an IRL blackout. When it comes to natural disasters, it's best to prepare for the worst, then hope for the best. This includes food and drink! For seven Read more

Bring Bangkok to Your Taste Buds: A Tasty Thai Primer


Updated 01/18/12 5:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Thai Dishes and Ingredients

If you've never been exposed to tasty Thai cuisine, the time to check it out is now. Thai food is known for its spicy, seductive flavors influenced by Chinese traditions, beautifully blended with other cuisines from Southeast Asia including Burmese, Laotian, and Cambodian food. One size does not fit all when speaking about traditional Thai dishes. Vast differences between regions correlate to Read more

The Essential Habits of a Healthy Home Cook


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Healthy Cooking Tips

Unless you know what you're doing, cooking at home can be as detrimental to your health as eating out. As far as your body is concerned, cooking with processed ingredients high in saturated fat, sugar, and sodium might as well be like eating McDonald's. But becoming a healthy cook isn't as hard as you think. Here are some essential habits for healthy home cooks, starting from the moment you set Read more