In 2011, the price of beef per pound increased by about 10% from 2010. Prices are expected to increase this year as well.  Farmers are claiming that the cost for everything they need to run their farm has inflated, which explains the price increase in beef. Why isn’t the price for poultry increasing as much [...]

Every weekend my grandma goes grocery shopping and buys hundreds of dollars worth of food. She buys ingredients to make many dishes for my whole family. Last weekend, I decided to assist my grandma with her grocery shopping. I knew that we had a huge party planned for my grandparent’s birthdays and that she would [...]

Grocery shopping is expensive. Bottom-line. There’s no way of getting around the high prices. Or is there? Grocery shopping with a list and on a set budget is the best way to go. However, whenever I go grocery shopping on an empty stomach I end up buying more than my list and budget allowed me [...]

Whenever I go grocery shopping, I always need to write down a list of things to buy. There are always too many items to be able to memorize it all and I usually come home forgetting a very important item. Since I jot down items on a small sheet of paper, I tend to misplace [...]

There is constantly new technology coming out each and every year. Mobile phones are able to do a lot more now than they were a few years ago. Imagine going to the supermarket and being able to pay with your mobile phone. Well, now that is possible through something called the “mobile wallet.” The mobile [...]

If you cook often, you probably know that there are a variety of cooking oils that you could use. However, did you know that some oils are healthier for you than others? There are cooking oils that have certain health benefits due to their chemical properties. Vegetable Oil Vegetable Oil is probably the most commonly [...]

When I think about Coffee, my first impressions are bitter, excessive amounts of caffeine and calories, and also how it would stain my teeth. If I needed something to keep me awake for school in the mornings or staying up late to study, Coffee would be my last resort. I never gave it a chance [...]

As a child, fish was never a meal I looked forward to eating at dinner. My mother would often make fish every week and I dreaded it every time. However, the more I ate fish the more it grew on me. Recently I discovered consuming fish has a number of long-term benefits. Maybe my mother [...]

How many times have you delayed going to the grocery store because there was a sports game on and you didn’t want to miss it? Well what if I told you that you could watch live sports and shop for groceries at the same time? British grocery store, Sainsbury, in Kensington, West London has decided [...]

Many people are naïve when the subject of organic foods comes up. Most people’s view of organic foods is that it is more expensive than conventional foods. I’ve even heard people saying that it’s just a fad and that there really isn’t a difference between them. The main difference between organic foods and conventional foods [...]