May is the name of my bike. I named her May because I got her in May of 2006, and did my first long ride in Maystown, IL.  I decided to get May for several reasons, but one of the main reasons was to have a decent bike to ride to work. I figured riding [...]

How much weight do you think the average individual gains from Halloween to New Years? Three pounds, five pounds, seven pounds?
On average, only about one pound! Isn’t that great news? Well, not really…if you never lose it.
No doubt about it, we have to work really hard at maintaining healthy habits this time of the year.  Try being in the [...]

In DIET 100, “Hot Topics in Nutrition,” we read an article titled “Cueing Consumers to Buy.” The purpose of the article was to discuss what marketing techniques are put in place to persuade us to choose one grocery item over another.
Feeling confident that I make my own food choices based on my nutritional knowledge of food [...]

I love that All Saints Day and/or Day of the Dead falls right after Halloween.  In celebration, I decided to try Maya Cafe, a quaint restaurant in Maplewood that serves Mexican- and Latin-infused dishes. 
I was not disappointed with my decision.  To begin, the waitress freely provided one of my favorite vegetables…salsa. The salsa was more like a [...]