Although breakfast may be the most difficult meal to fit into your schedule, the old adage of it being “the most important meal of the day” rings true according to researchers at Michigan State University. A study performed at the University found that the consumption of a well-rounded breakfast can decrease a persons’ risk for diabetes … Continue reading
Learn more about how dressings and sauces have been used throughout history to make food more delicious. History of Salad Dressings Salad dressings have a long and colorful history, dating back to ancient times. The Babylonians used oil and vinegar for dressing greens… What Your Favorite Condiment Reveals About Your Personality A survey commissioned by The … Continue reading
I was in my grandmother’s kitchen one Sunday morning thinking to myself, why did I agree to do this? I was hunched over the counter, attempting to slice both bread and a cucumber while also mixing this strange concoction of mayonnaise and salad dressing as a spread…for cucumber sandwiches? What are we, British dignitaries? Well, … Continue reading
I am what you would call a ‘health fact nut.’ I love finding random health tidbits on the internet that can inspire me to improve my diet and give me the mental push to continue with my healthy eating habits. Recently, I came across some new information which really inspired me to kick my salad-noshing … Continue reading
March is National Nutrition Month which makes for an excellent excuse to make some adjustments to my daily diet before summer creeps in. Naturally, whenever I’m trying to be healthier I find myself leaning towards chicken and veggies as a main staple for healthy eating. Now I must admit that I tend to get bored … Continue reading
In the 1930’s, you could buy a pint of mayonnaise for just 18 cents! The first store-bought salad dressings were sold in wooden jars. The Caesar salad was once voted by the International Society of Epicures in Paris as the “greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in fifty years.” According to a recent Wall … Continue reading
Eating just one salad a day provides even greater health benefits than previously thought, according to a study that examined the salad consumption of more than 17,000 adults. The study, conducted by the UCLA School of Public Health, and published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA),* found that those who eat salads and raw … Continue reading
Eating just one salad a day provides even greater health benefits than previously thought, according to a study that examined the salad consumption of more than 17,000 adults. The study, conducted by the UCLA School of Public Health, and published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA),* found that those who eat salads and raw … Continue reading
What are trans fats? Trans fats are unsaturated fatty acids formed when vegetable oils are processed to make them more solid or more stable. This processing is called hydrogenation. Trans fats also occur naturally in low amounts in some foods. Do salad dressings contain trans fat? Trans fats are rarely found in salad dressings. Liquid vegetable oils that are not partially hydrogenated are … Continue reading
Mayonnaise and creamy salad dressings may protect postmenopausal women against strokes, according to research published in the August 2000 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Research conducted by scientists from Intergroup of Arizona, Phoenix, and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, suggest a protective effect of vitamin E from foods against death from stroke. The … Continue reading
