The CDC announced that most Americans are not getting enough fruit and vegetables in their diet. Which I do not find surprising based on what I see in people’s shopping carts, if you look in our stores the coupons are for the processed food and general lack of dietary education.
The state of Vermont had the highest fruit and vegetable intake while the state of Mississippi had the least. Obviously affluence and poverty play a big role in which foods you choice to buy. Sometimes you just have to look …

Well you learn something new every day. I did not know it was National Coupon Month but it is. The Daily Commercial has some great trivia on coupons. And who doesn’t like trivia?
As my mother used to say as me, my sister, brother and father would call out the correct answer to some obscure Jeopardy question, “Why do you people know this?” Because it is out there and we just love to know useless facts.
If you like trivia here is more at the Daily Commercial.
Here’ are a few interesting …

I like coupons and whenever I can use them I do. But I stick primarily to a palio diet so mostly eat fruit, veggies and lean meat. And while you should always consult your physician before starting any new diet I have to say I have never looked or felt better in my life. The fat just melted away. But enough about my hot new body.
I have never seen coupons for Farmers’ Markets but what they are doing up in British Columbia is a brilliant idea. Not only are they …

Time to get my first “real” post out of the way. It really is quite intimidating. I can see why most great American Novels are not written.
Chris and I were talking last week we discussed what exactly is AboutCalories.com? Are we a blog or are we a web site? I submitted to him that we were a “blog and a half“.
We hope to have all the interest and immediacy of a blog. But we also have the type of additional content that you find on a solid well-rounded web …

A new supermarket opened in my town. It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain.
When you pass the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and you experience the scent of fresh mown hay.
In the meat department there is the aroma of charcoal grilled steaks with onions.
When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle, and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs …