Written by Elaine Zuo Looking to improve your diet and eat healthier? Try these simple changes for a better you: Buy smaller dishes and taller glasses. Optical illusions abound even in what we use to serve our food: People tend to overestimate vertical lengths and underestimate horizontal lengths. When asked to pour equal amounts of [...]
As technology develops new methods of crop production and preservation, the environment struggles to keep up, from the destruction of the honey bee to the effect of changing weather conditions on crops. While the wind is responsible for pollinating many crop staples like wheat, corn, and rice, domesticated honey bees are crucial to the pollination [...]
In June the United States Department of Food and Agriculture released a new version of the food pyramid in the form of a plate guideline to help Americans make healthy choices when deciding what to eat. The latest version, called MyPlate, features a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, with less of an emphasis on [...]
This easy to make mango smoothie is a great way to cool off this summer and also meets your fruit requirements for the day. Ingredients: 1 cup frozen mango chunks 1 cup orange juice, low sugar 1/3 cup agave syrup ½ cup plain lowfat yogurt 2 tsp pure vanilla extract Place the mango chunks in [...]
Fruits Watches by Fruitz with proprietary Natural Frequency Technology Fruits watches, produced by Fruitz, have been creating quite a buzz lately, not only because of the brand’s fashion appeal and fun image, but also because of the natural frequency technology embedded in each watch. The concept behind Fruitz is that just as fruits provide our [...]
Enter a beautiful summer day in a neighborhood full of playing children with a large cut up watermelon and you are sure to be surrounded by new friends eager to grab a slice of the sweet and juicy fruit. This is why this tropical plant, which originated from Africa, has become one of the most [...]
The summer is about to come upon us and with the ray of sunshine comes the full bloom of the local farmer’s markets. And while this is a great time of the year to shop there for organic produce, there are stores and small farms that sell items throughout the year. Shopping at local farms [...]
Agriculture in the United States could see a big boost over the next year as the U.S. Department of Agriculture aggressively promotes exporting fruit products to countries like China and Canada. Currently there is a large demand for our agricultural produce such as fresh fruits and vegetables and nuts, especially in Hong Kong. Since the [...]
This Mother’s Day can be a healthy treat for mom with several fruity meal ideas that you can prepare for breakfast lunch or dinner. You might want to make a list of her favorite fruits then seek the best and most fresh produce available to make her day a special one. If you would like [...]
Instinctively people are driven to save money wherever they can, but does this apply to what we eat? Typically organic produce is much more expensive to buy. What are the differences between organic and conventionally grown fruits and vegetables and why is organic more expensive? Organic refers to the way the produce is grown and [...]
