Is Chewing Gum Paleo?

Remember ‘nothing in a wrapper’? Most types have so many additives, I wouldn’t recommend touching them with a ten foot pole.  Even if you’re not remotely Paleo, the mere fact that most chewing gums are little bursts of chemicals and don’t have any nutritional value, I can’t say there’s really any good reason to chew […]

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Can Chips and Dips Be Healthy?

Maybe so, but not in the way Consumer Reports recently presented them.    Rather unfortunate, as many rely on this publication to get into the nitty-gritty of what any given product really has to offer, it’s pros and cons, whether or not something is fairly priced and if it’s a must-have or a must-skip. True, […]

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Frappy Hour at Starbucks

I thought I’d overheard incorrectly but no, I was right. The barista at Starbucks today did, in fact, suggest to the woman in line behind me that she should ‘go for a Frappuccino because it’s Frappy Hour’.    A play on happy hour, obviously, but it’s apparently a May Promo offering half off their signature […]

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