Category Archives: Food Connections

How to Start a Food Blog – The Ultimate Guide to Successful Food Blogging

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People are now more critical on the presentation of food than ever. Coupled with the taste, uniqueness and the awesomeness of the ingredients, the look of the plating is what gives the food a more palatable experience. All these features are what we commonly see in a food blog. But what are the other elements…

Shawarma: The Arabian Taco

Shawarma The Arabian Taco

  If you’re one of the very few who has watched Marvel’s The Avengers movie (yes, I’m being ironic), you may have noticed a scene where Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) mentions a famous Middle Eastern dish: “There’s a Shawarma joint about two blocks from here,” he says, “I don’t know what it…

Top 10 Food Items a Lifestyle Entrepreneur Can Consume in 2013

Food Items a lifestyle Entrepreneur Can Consume in 2013

Entrepreneurs are very busy people. However, if you’re a businessperson, it doesn’t mean that you can ignore your health. Always keep in mind that health is wealth. If you are a physically fit and healthy person, you can do whatever you want. It is important that you determine the top 10 food items a lifestyle…

Complex Carbs and Low GI Foods Promote Health

Good carb and Bad carb

  There is a difference between good or complex and bad or simple carbohydrates. Good carbs promote health, get absorbed slowly into the body, and help us to avoid blood sugar level fluctuations and spikes. Bad carbs are in the form of processed and refined carbohydrates and include refined grains, added sugar, and white sugar….

10 Ways and Tips To Lose Belly Fat

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  This is a guest post by Borce Velkovski There isn’t special diet, a magic pill or something that will quickly melt excess fat in your stomach. Eating healthy plus more physical activity, and practicing these two things in a while, is a winning combination for losing belly fat. Although for our body look usually…

Middle Eastern Food and its Health Benefits

Middle Eastern Food and its Health Benefits

  Middle Eastern Food-An Overview Culturally rich Middle East has a wide range of food items as part of its traditional cuisine. Middle East is a cross road between Asia, Africa, and Europe spreading from across vast desert and Mediterranean Coast. You can notice influence of various cultures and religion in this cuisine. Pork is…

High Fructose Corn Syrup Facts – Reading Between the Lines

High Fructose Corn Syrup

* This is a guest post by Paula Manfield The science and facts related to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are not definitive. Scientists have many questions about what the research is revealing. What legitimate scientists do agree on is the need for more research. They are concerned about some of the questions it is…

Eating Healthy on the Road – Advice from a Touring Musician

Eating Healthy on the Road

As a touring musician, eating healthy on the road can be quite a challenge! I’ve been doing this for over a decade, and I’m still always learning ways to ensure that I don’t default to the inevitable junk-food options that abound, whether we’re on long cross-country drives, or being served bar food at our gigs….

25 Food Additives You Always Wanted To Know About, But (Forgot) To Ask – (Part 2)

ascorbic acid

  Part 2 (#13 – #24) is the continuation of the food additives list Part 1 (#1 – #12). Guest post by Kiko Rex   When last we left you, a nefarious ingredient named PGPR was plaguing the chocolate bars you know and perhaps love. Now, we continue the treading the thin line of nutrition…

Why Should I Take Statins if I Can Lower My Cholesterol Naturally?

How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally

* This is a guest post by Enrico Forte High cholesterol is a serious problem that often requires intervention from a doctor to help lower the numbers. When cholesterol levels are too high, the risk of heart attack and stroke rises dramatically when compared to those who have normal or low cholesterol levels. While statin…