insert_link Health & Wellness How to find Healthy Fall Desserts that Satisfy What makes a food “healthy?” Dessert by its very nature – a sweet treat typically reserved for after a main meal – is usually not considered a “healthy” food. Most desserts are chock full of sugar and fat, and eating too much of these things isn’t good for your waistline or your health. Shelley Wood, a registered dietitian at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, says that foods can be […] todayOctober 3, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness The Case for Eating Seasonally Way back before refrigeration and long-distance transportation, humans ate only locally grown and produced foods, and the selection of items available fluctuated with the season. Asparagus in the spring. Berries in the summer. Apples in the fall. Although now virtually every food is available year-round, some people are returning to eating seasonally as a means of maintaining health and becoming more in tune with the rhythms of the planet. “Seasonal […] todayOctober 2, 2019