Collecting My Thoughts

   In summer we spend a lot of time reading books on our porch,  then a short walk to the kitchen for a snack.  

  https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/distortion.htm Smaller plates at home. Doggie bag at restaurant, and pu...

Let’s avoid for this post (and maybe all posts) GMO, pesticides and happy, contented non-Holstein cows free roaming in green pastures.  I ...

I kid you not.  This is a real diagram in a real research paper which attempts to explain the best method for measuring why if we eat more...

I love the You Pick 2 at Panera's, and if counting calories, it could be the better choice. The You Pick Two Broccoli Cheddar Soup and C...

Breakfast with Ron and Nancy at the Patio on Sunday; lunch on Monday with Kate at Houlihan’s; breakfast at the Idlewyld with Joan and Dan on...

Our exercise leader, Christine, has challenged the class to count calories track the food we eat for one week. My husband is a little new ...

Our Monday exercise class instructor challenged the class to track calories for one week, so I've been reading labels and checking the i...

What a good idea, I thought. Mini bags of microwave popcorn. Only 2 servings in a bag, 4 bags to a box. For some reason, I can't discipl...

A Thigh Master appointee? We knew this was coming, didn’t we? More taxes to hurt the poor and grow government agencies. “Hot dogs, potato ...

Would posting calories help? For lunch today I had onions, peppers, carrots, broccoli and cucumbers grilled in a little olive oil. It was f...

4853 New twist on an old myth When I was a little girl, children were told to clean up their plates because there were starving children in...

Could it be our choices? Would more government regulation of the fast food industry really protect Americans from obesity, which is now a...