5 High-Fiber Foods To Keep You Full

Man looking into refrigerator for a midnight snack
If you’re always hungry, put down the cookies and reach for these filling foods instead. (Photo by Pete Markham, Flickr)

Are you always hungry? Then you might not be getting enough fiber in your diet. According to Everyday Health, men should get between 30 to 38 grams of fiber per day. Women between 18 and 50 should get 25 grams per day, and 21 grams per day if she is 51 and older. So what should you eat to banish that growling, demanding monster residing in your stomach? Here are 5 suggestions to keep you full. Continue reading “5 High-Fiber Foods To Keep You Full”

General Mills Issues Flour Recall in Wake of E. coli Outbreak

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General Mills has issued a recall on flour products due to an E. coli outbreak. (Photo by Melissa Wiese, Flickr)

An ongoing investigation into a multi-state E. coli O121 outbreak has led General Mills to issue a voluntary recall on 10 million pounds of flour. Products currently in your pantry could be at risk! Continue reading “General Mills Issues Flour Recall in Wake of E. coli Outbreak”

Danielle Steel Redefines Family in ‘The Apartment’ [REVIEW]

Four friends in New York City
Four very different women become a new kind of family when they share a Hell’s Kitchen loft in Danielle Steel’s THE APARTMENT. (Photo by Delacorte Press)

In Danielle Steel’s latest novel, The Apartment, a loft in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen is home to four vastly different young women who become roommates out of necessity but a family by choice. Continue reading “Danielle Steel Redefines Family in ‘The Apartment’ [REVIEW]”

Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond The Ice Limit’ Left Me Speechless [REVIEW]

Ship in Antarctica
Terror lies below the surface in Preston and Child’s BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT. (Photo by Jeremy T Hetzel, Flickr)

In Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s new novel, Beyond the Ice Limit, something is growing on the ocean floor… something so insidious that if it isn’t stopped, it will mean certain extinction for the human race. But there’s only one man for the job, Gideon Crew. Continue reading “Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond The Ice Limit’ Left Me Speechless [REVIEW]”

‘A Mother’s Love Will Stay’ [POEM]

Mother Son Beach
A mother’s love lasts forever. (Photo by Eduardo Merille, Flickr)

I’ve been blessed to know some very special women in my life, women who were moms not only to their own children, but also mother figures to their children’s friends. One such woman, Nelda, was my friend Paul’s mom. From the time I was a young boy, she was always there, proud and nurturing to her three sons, who she watched grow up, get married, and become fathers themselves. Sadly, death claimed her almost five years ago, much too soon. But I always admired her loving spirit, her kindness, and her devotion to her family. Mothers like Nelda, my own mom Darcy, and countless others like them inspired me to write this poem. I hope you enjoy it. Continue reading “‘A Mother’s Love Will Stay’ [POEM]”