Crowd Notions

I grew up in a large family. It was a real treat for us to go out to eat at a fast food restaurant and get a chocolate shake, a hamburger and french fries. It was such a rarity. It would happen once a year on Good Friday, after going to church in the afternoon.

I think that it is much harder these days to stay away from the fast food restaurants, especially if both parents are working. It is a challenge to feed your children healthy meals on a daily basis and to have them grow up eating a sweet potato soup recipe that you just fixed rather than becoming addicted to greasy french fries.

Green tea is probably one of the most popular teas here in America, and it is also the most famous. A lot of research has been done on green tea — and the benefits that it can provide the body — causing it to have more public awareness than many of the other teas out there on the market.

One of the biggest benefits of green tea is that it is full of antioxidants.  These antioxidants can help protect the body against free radicals, and, according to studies, help reduce the chance of cancer and heart disease for people who avidly consume large quantities of green tea.

If you like hot and spicy foods, reach for spicy beef jerky! With its soft, chewy texture and spicy flavor of red and black pepper, you will never tire of this super snack.
You may have found it difficult to find spicy foods that also fit into a healthy diet. Other spicy foods like chips and salsa or coconut curry fill that craving for something spicy but are also filled with hundreds of calories that set back your diet. Spicy beef jerky boasts many nutritional benefits. It is low calorie, low carb, low fat, and high in protein. A beef jerky snack will keep you satisfied and full for hours. Spicy beef jerky is a high quality food. During preparation, meat is cut into strips, the fat is removed, dried, and then spiced with the hot and spicy flavors you love.

Nothing will warm you up during these upcoming cold winter days like a nice bowl of soup and a warm conversation with friends and family during the holidays.

If you recall from the childhood story about Stone Soup, everyone in the village was persuaded to add a little something that they had burrowed away into the vegetable soup recipe that the peasant girl had started out making with her “magic” round stone. It turned into quite a feast by the time they were done.