Food & Drinks

10 Cooking Tricks That Are Only Taught in Culinary Schools
19:05 2018-04-26

Cooking like the pros is easier than you think! How to get the perfect steak If you’re one of the many people who takes a piece of meat out of the refrigerator or freezer and throws it directly on the grill, it’s time to learn the error of your ways. For the best-tasting steak, you’re …

7 Foods to Avoid When You’re Pregnant
07:09 2018-04-26

When you’re pregnant, it makes sense that you’d want to pay closer attention to what you put in your mouth. After all, the food you eat goes to your baby, too. “We are what we eat, and what we eat is going to make that baby,” says Liz Weinandy, RD, a registered dietitian who works …

These “Dirty Dozen” Foods Are Loaded With Pesticides, According to a New Report
05:07 2018-04-26

Health-conscious shoppers are no strangers to the nutritional benefits of fruits and vegetables, but a 2018 report from the Environmental Working Group offers another reason to think twice about what you’re picking up at the grocery store. In their annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, the nonprofit, nonpartisan environmental organization found that strawberries top the …

Caffeine During Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Weight Gain
04:09 2018-04-26

When you’re pregnant, feeling fatigued may be your new normal, which makes the thought of drinking less caffeine—a common OBGYN recommendation—hard to stomach. But before you reach for your next cup of coffee or tea, consider this: A new British Medical Journal study links regular caffeine consumption to childhood obesity. To come to this finding, …

How certain foods can help boost intelligence and improve mood
01:03 2018-04-26

There are plenty of age-old myths about the “magical powers” of vegetables that parents have been spreading for years in a bid to diversify the diets of their stubborn and veg-averse children. We hate to be the ones to break it to you, but the truth is that carrots probably won’t help you see you …