Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education organizations in the U.S., launched Dining By Design (DBD), which pairs great design and food, earlier this year in New York before heading to Kansas City.
This year marked the debut of a new component of DIFFA’s DBD: the Student [...]

In my ongoing obsession with trying to get gluten-free, I recently came across alternative flour sources via Natural Health Magazine, and I thought I would pass along some alternatives the magazine suggested.
Almond Flour: high in vitamin E and magnesium
Coconut Flour: high in protein and fiber
Chickpea Flour: rich in protein and iron
Hazelnut Flour: high in fiber [...]

A while ago, in an effort to eat locally, my husband and I joined Farm Fresh To You, and we have since looked forward to each delivery with excited anticipation. Not only does it cut down on what we have to buy at the Co-Op, but also it supports local farmers and environmentally-friendly farming practices, [...]

Eggs have been known to get a bad rap, as the cholesterol found in the yolks has been blamed for raising cholesterol levels in the body. Not so, says the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which recently found no link in healthy people between eggs and either heart disease or stroke.
In fact, eggs may even [...]

It’s Friday, and it’s happy hour somewhere, so why not enjoy a glass of “green” wine?
According to a recent study presented at a meeting of the American Association of Wine Economists, bag-in-box (BIB) wine is better for the environment than bottled wine. It also keeps better, as the BIB packaging locks oxygen out, making the shelf [...]

Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to open four LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified restaurants by year end. All four will have recycled drywall and nontoxic paint, as well as energy-saving windows, water heaters and lighting systems.
Already, every Chipotle uses naturally-raised pork and chicken, hormone-free dairy products, bowls made from recycled paper, unbleached basket [...]

It’s that time of year again where I live. Time for the California State Fair. And as if the heat and the crowds aren’t enough to turn a stomach, there’s also the ability to get pretty much anything deep fried. Including frog legs.
At Chicken Charlie’s food stands, fair-goers have their choice of deep-fried items for [...]

If you want to be a winner, you’ve got to eat like Mike–Michael Phelps, that is.
US swimmer Michael Phelps has 11 Olympic gold medals to his name, in part the result of his six-days-a-week, five-hours-a-day training regime. As for how to maintain that schedule, he consumes 12,000 calories per day (six times the intake of a [...]

On August 8, Nebraska Beef issued a USDA Class 1 recall of 1.2 million pounds of beef because of possible E. coli 0157:H7 contamination, of which about 4 percent was destined for select Whole Foods Market stores in 23 states and D.C.
As a precautionary measure, Whole Foods had already voluntarily recalled fresh ground beef in [...]

What better way to combine two passions (environmentalism and chocolate) than through companies that make delicious chocolate treats that don’t impact the environment?
First up, Endangered Species, which donates 10 percent of net profits to wildlife habitat conservation projects. Their Supreme Dark Chocolate bar has 72 percent cocoa content in 3 oz., and is gluten free and [...]