Last time I wrote about Eye Hunger. Today, I’m going to be discussing Nose Hunger, adding one more petal to our “Types of Hunger” Flower. Don’t deny it! If you smell something being barbecued or you pass a bakery and a waft of cooking cookie dough comes your way, all of a sudden...

Right now I’m eating caramel corn from a bag I bought at the fair the other day. It was just sitting on my desk begging to be eaten. Am I actually hungry? No. But my eyes are. Unfortunately, we often eat for other reasons than pure hunger. Check out my “Hungry Flower”, each petal representing...

Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist, developed psychological type in the 1920s.  He was very interested in the Tao and the concept of yin and yang. He understood the idea of opposites; that they can only exist in relation to each other.  When I say “black”, what is the first thing that comes to your...

As any mother knows, given the choice, kids will avoid eating vegetables. You’d have to wonder where kids got this innate dislike of the taste of vegetables. Granted, many vegetables may have a bitter taste, have a sulphuric odor, and may have a consistency that just isn’t pleasing to a child’s...

Just tried a mangosteen. Sweet white meat, slight citrusy flavor. But so expensive – $14 per pound. Just one was $3.75. Worth the try, tho.  

Are you overdoing sugar? See what the American Heart Association is recommending at http://tinyurl.com/q4ekss.  They say women should get no more than 6 teaspoons and men no more than 9 teaspoons.  The next time you have a soda, consider the fact that  drinking 12 ounces will use up all of your day’s...

Does seeing calories on the menu get you to change what you choose to order? Check this out: http://tinyurl.com/yjgff5t  

Recent study shows that eating your fruits and vegetables can improve cognitive performance. Are you eating enough?  You need a minimum of 5-7 servings per day.  

Just because Fruit Loops now contains fiber, doesn’t make a high sugar cereal healthy.  Teach your kids that sugar is for special treats not breakfast.  

Your opinion:  With spicier foods being more widely eaten, do you think comfort foods can be spicier and still be considered comfort foods?