Diabetes Dramatically on the Rise Among Teenagers
Nearly a quarter of American children and adolescents is developing type 2 diabetes or has already the disease, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in the journal Pediatrics. Diabetes and other metabolic conditions seem to spread more rapidly among the young and are harder to treat than in adults. The...
Fresh Farmers Market Frittata
I love making frittatas. In my house I'm known as ... "The Frittata Queen"! I can make them a million different ways and yet there is alway something similar. Farm fresh ingredients only need sea salt and black pepper to make it complete. The flavor that you get from Organically grown leeks, broccoli, kale, onions,...
The True Cost of Healthy Eating
A common argument why Americans don’t eat better is that healthy food costs too much. A new study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attempts to dispel this widely held belief by comparing the prices of healthy and less healthy foods. When analyzing costs per calorie, per edible gram and per average portion sizes, some highly...
Stigmatization Makes It Harder to Overcome Obesity
Obesity rates may be on the rise worldwide, but thinness continues to be the standard for physical beauty and attractiveness. Conversely, obesity is often linked with poor body image and low self-esteem, which only adds to the struggle with weight and weight-related health problems. “Modern Western culture emphasizes thinness, denigrates excess weight and stigmatizes obese...
Safeway’s "Search For Our Next Chef" Competition Finals
This week is the finals for the Safeway Culinary Kitchens Search For Our Next Chef Competition. On May 16 in Safeway's Culinary Kitchens in Pleasanton, CA the 3 finalists for the event will compete using Safeway's 100% natural, signature brand Open Nature. The finalist were chosen after chefs from across the country competed in San...
DITCH AMBER! I’m saying NO TO DOMINO’S!
I have been biting my tongue since this news came out last week. I was so upset when I saw so many people excited about the fact that Domino's Pizza had decided to "jump into the Gluten Free pizza game" in all of their locations. They even admit that the ingredients are Gluten Free and...
More Americans Suffer from Asthma
Asthma rates in the United States have been on the rise over the past decade and are now at an all-time high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Almost 26 million Americans had asthma in 2010, the last time data on the disease were reported. Seven million of those were children and adolescents....
Celebrate Celiac Awareness Month at Razzi’s Saturday, May 12
Gluten Free Gyros, Grinders and Pizza's ...Oh My!Meet us at Razzi's Pizza in Greenwood this Saturday, May 12 noon-2 PMPleaseRSVP toEnjoy all your favorite Gluten Free foods from the largest Gluten Free menu in Seattle!All sauces, breads and doughs are Organic and made fresh daily.Each guest will order from the Gluten Free menu and will pay Razzi's for their...
Nearly Half of All Americans Will Be Obese Within Two Decades, Study Projects
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts that obesity rates in the United States will reach up to 42 percent of the population by the year 2030. More than 10 percent will be classified as “morbidly obese,” which is 100 pounds plus over a healthy weight range. If these predictions come true,...
Health Concerns About So-Called ‘Meat Glue’
First it was ‘pink slime’ in school lunches, then mad-cow disease in California, now it’s the use of transglutaminase (TG or TGase) in restaurants. It seems there is one thing after another that has consumers and the meat industry on edge these days. TG, better known as ‘meat glue,’ is an enzyme that is able...
