Between the potato salad, the hamburger buns, and the strawberry shortcake, you might think July 4th needs to be a carb fest, but there are lots of great traditional choices ... Read More

They're everywhere it seems, and it's easy to succumb the marketing behind sports drinks - that if we exercise, we NEED sports drinks to replenish ourselves. Is this necessary? ... Read More

Yes, it's possible - there is a delicious sugar-free chocolate bar that doesn't contain maltitol or other ingredients which raise blood glucose. This is undoubtedly the best-tasting sugar-free chocolate ... Read More

Burgers - be they of the ham, turkey, or even veggie variety - who doesn't love 'em? But we all know that there are "good" burgers and "great" burgers. ... Read More

A carb is a carb is a carb, right? If this is so, then why do some products marketed to low carb eaters have one number on the "Nutrition ... Read More

There is some conflicting information in low carb diet books about beer - some state that it is worse than other alcoholic beverages. I've researched it, and I don't ... Read More

It's relatively easy to eat in a different way when you're at home, and have control over all the ingredients of a meal. It gets trickier when you are ... Read More

I SO look forward to the end of the "one diet fits all" recommendations from the "experts". I am sure that as time goes on the scientists will figure ... Read More

We think of snacks as sort of frivolous, but they can be a very important part of your food plan. Bridging the gap between meals while avoiding those all-too-easy-to-find cookies, ... Read More

Years after his death in 2003, the rumor that Dr. Robert Atkins "died of his own diet" persists. The falsehoods concerning his death are mainly propagated by people his widow ... Read More