The good news is that “discretionary calories,” such as sweet treats, can fit in an overall healthy diet.

According to University of Arizona microbiologist Chuck Gerba, a desktop may be 400 times dirtier than a toilet.

Breads provide complex carbohydrates for energy, B vitamins and iron, with little fat.

Ron Smith answers questions about flowers, trees, gardens and shrubs.

A study surprised researchers by predicting that people may not always gravitate toward familiar foods during times of stress.

Try using smaller plates and smaller serving spoons to help people serve themselves more moderate-sized portions.

Regardless of your age, enjoying some healthy snacks helps keep your energy up and makes you less likely to overeat later.

Although people have been “trained” to think that low-fat equals healthy, we actually need some oil in our diet.

While we might think that boiling food will destroy anything that could make us sick, that isn’t the case.

Sometimes people don’t give adequate sleep its due attention.

Just like our vehicles, we need to do a little maintenance on our bodies, too.

The CDC has referred to hand washing as the “single most effective way to prevent the transmission of disease.""

After all the weeding, watering and activity associated with growing a garden, why risk producing unsafe canned food?

Sometimes simple rearrangements will help you keep everything you need at hand.

Remember some key rules for outdoor food safety.

Touching money and then eating a sandwich with unwashed hands is kind of like putting money in your mouth.

We’re in the prime season for food-inspired guilt.

Many types of bacteria, including salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 and many others, can be present in meat and other foods.

Frozen desserts have been popular since someone created a snow-conelike dessert in the second century B.C.

Vitamin D is in the nutrition spotlight for many reasons.

Adding some fruits and vegetables to your grill is a good idea on many levels.

Iron deficiency anemia is a common nutritional deficiency worldwide, especially among children.

Wouldn’t it be nice to walk into the kitchen and tell your oven to cook dinner?

My older daughter began wrestling with our exuberant dog, who had the sandwich firmly gripped in his teeth.

Containers that are “food grade” must meet higher standards for sanitation and safety.

I’m especially awaiting the aroma of grilled food emanating from my neighbors’ backyards.

Now is the time to begin checking both backyard and community playground equipment.

Unfortunately, many young adults emerge from childhood without some basic cooking and baking skills.