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 [...]

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 [...]

  Do you find yourself reading your fruit lately, curious to know where their place of origin might be?  They can come from far away lands, do you ever wonder why?  I do.  Cheaper labor costs overseas are the primary reason coupled with the ability to supply off-season produce any time of the year.  I [...]