Did you ever wonder why your favorite foods taste so good or why there are some foods you just can’t stomach? Or how come some people like dishes that are extra spicy, while others prefer much less intense flavor? Well, it all comes down to your tongue, your nose and your brain.
Believe it or not, the average person may consume enough fat at a holiday meal to equal three sticks of butter. Yuck! In fact, according to the Calorie Control Council, the average American consumes 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving Day, and that’s just with snacking and the traditional holiday dinner; it doesn’t count [...]
The foods we choose to eat each day have a huge impact on our long-term health and well-being. We all know this, but we don’t necessarily allow what we know to change our behavior. Did you know that our food choices can heavily impact the world around us? When we purchase over-processed, pre-packaged foods, we’re often looking for the easiest and quickest ways to feed ourselves and our families. We usually aren’t thinking about how the food was produced or how that process could be harmful to farm workers, farm animals or the environment.
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