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Here are some of the foods that are very cheap, yet very healthy for you: 1) Oats: A big watermelon-sized bag of oats cost like 1.5 dollars, which is impressive. Oats are very nutrient dense, and in addition, they contain a lot of soluble fibre, specifically, beta-glucans that have been shown...

I've been washing dishes for over 10 years, and I clean my room and washroom roughly 3 times per month. However, my biggest concern is that I feel that I use way too many detergent and cleaning solutions to clean things. Usually, when I clean a group of dishes that fill up my sink halfway, I...

I beg to differ. Microwaves are widely accepted to be very safe, but honestly, they have been around for only a few decades, which means that, along with the typical American diet and GMO's, it's just something that I'm just not a big fan of. Emitting waves might change the structure of...

1) I doubt it. Canning and processing tomatoes increase the lycopene absorption, thus making them more healthy when consumed. However, like with any other canned foods, it is very important to read the ingredient list and make sure that it lists ONLY tomatoes and water and nothing else. 2) VERY...

:eek: Oh my gosh! Thanks for letting me know.

I would say pecans are the best substitute, mainly because macadamia nuts have this creamy, buttery taste, and so do pecans. Other nuts are too crunchy and too less buttery to be used as macadamia substitutes.

I use extra virgin olive oil 99% of the time. I use peanut oil or sesame oil sometimes for recipes, and coconut oil only if I'm trying to fry an egg. I never use canola oil, mainly because I'm scared of it. I read many internet sources, and the majority of canola oil produced has been processed...

I'm sorry but personally, I'm scared of tap water. :unhappy: Even though the concentrations of pollutants in the water are very well regulated, I feel that sometimes, the lobbyists from chemical factories have quite a lot of power to convince the regulators to raise the concentration limit of...

I currently own a Brita filter, but I read somewhere online that there's another filter called Pur, which is able to filter more toxic chemicals and metals than Brita does. However, I'm wondering what you people think: between Pur and Brita, which water filter do you think is better? Or is there...