A picnic elevates a beautiful day into a fun event. Preparing food at home allows for low-cost, customized flavors, so everyone ends the day satiated and happy. These 30 takes on picnic staples offer a wide variety of foods to…
Want to take a trip down memory lane to savor your favorite candies from childhood without going to the candy store? From Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to Starburst Fruit Chews and even Bit-O-Honey, these recipes will recreate the sweet flavors…
Plain water can get boring, especially during the dog days of summer, when it’s a challenge to stay hydrated. Each liter of these infusions only use a few low-cost ingredients, which is way less expensive than coconut water or sports…
If you’ve been paying for your kids’ meals, you’re doing it wrong. The Sacramento area has a wide variety of restaurants where kids can eat free depending on the day of the week. Take the pressure off your busy schedule…
Dining out with kids can be, well, stressful to say the least. To help make things a little easier on parents (and their wallets), many restaurants in Chicago feature “kids eat free” deals, or days of the week when kids…
Contrary to popular belief, there is no expert recommendation that we need to drink eight 8-ounce cups of water per day. Consider it a “healthy habit” that just isn’t true. This hinges on the fact that our fluid intake is…
Let’s admit it: Trying new foods while on vacation can often be just as exciting as any other activity we might have planned for a trip — and in some…
Kids are expensive, and getting the family together for an affordable meal can be difficult. Luckily, there are many restaurants in the Boston area where kids eat free or cheap,…
Your regular routine can change drastically when you remove entire food groups to follow a specific diet, and one of those changes can be a much larger grocery bill. Staying…
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for the fifth of May) commemorates Mexico’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. In the United States, it features parades, mariachi music…
Making vegetables appetizing to those who are not naturally convinced of their goodness can be tricky. Rather than relying on butter, cheese, and sugar — which can make anything taste…
The Importance of Gut Health Researchers continue to uncover just how important gut health is to overall health. The bacteria in the gut are now known to be predictors of…
Growing vegetables at home is the cheapest way to incorporate fresh, seasonal ingredients into a diet — for just the cost of the seeds — but it’s not practical for…
A set of good knives is a must-have in any kitchen. Professionals and serious home chefs accumulate individual knives for specific tasks and might spend over $100 on each one.…
After months of winter root vegetables and frozen veggies, spring is a time to indulge in delicate, light produce just beginning to pop out of the ground. When farmers markets…
Unless you eat a perfectly balanced diet and soak up plenty of sunshine, you might need a diet supplement. But before dropping dough on a bottle of pills, it’s best to…
Sandwiches are comfort food, and the nostalgia evoked by classics such as simple grilled cheese makes them all the more delicious. These days, bread is dressed up with everything from…
If you love food enough to travel for the best, we’ve tracked down the best food festivals around the world that should definitely be on your bucket list to attend.…