ShareArticle By: John Fontana You’re flipping back and forth between the pages of a menu trying to figure out, “What do I want to eat?” But you’re finding little luck. Your first move was to look at the salads, since they are generally regarded as the healthi ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana From 1946 to 1964, more than 76 million babies were born in the United States, a generation now holding the most popular nickname of all time “Baby Boomers.” 2010 is now an inverse year for them, as the oldest (born in 1946) are now 64 and t ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana Mushrooms are one of the most under recognized super foods that I can think of. They are a nutritional powerhouse filled with loads of vitamins and minerals, yet we almost forget about them. Even better, there is a wide variety of mushrooms availabl ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana Healthy Or Not? Bread from Shadow Fit on Vimeo. – I encourage any questions or comments, please: Leave a response at the bottom of the article, E-mail me personally at jfontana@shadowfit.com or Tweet me @johnnyfontana on Twitter Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana I remember I was pretty young when I first found out that yogurt had living cultures in it. And being a young kid with a wild imagination, I couldn’t help but think of these little communities that were in my yogurt. I pictured something ... Continue Reading
ShareCarbohydrates, especially bread, is one of America’s favorite foods. Our obsession with different types of breads starts in the morning with bagels, english muffins and pastries, then continues throughout the day. The thing that many do not realize is how much a smal ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana I have recently become addicted to a dish by one of my new favorite LA restaurants called M Cafe. It is the Curried Tempeh Salad and honestly tastes so good that you would never guess it is good for you. I am a big fan of curry foods because they ... Continue Reading
ShareWhat’s the difference between leading nutritional bar brands Kashi, Balance, Odwalla, Kind, Fiber One and Luna? Although they are all trying to get you to believe they have a healthy snack bar, do they? Each brand has its up’s and its downs, some having more th ... Continue Reading
ShareArticle By: John Fontana For some reason, olive oil has become the king of all cooking oils. It’s our nature to get stuck on certain things as “the only option,” and olive oil has definitely landed in that category. Years ago an FDA study stablished that the f ... Continue Reading
ShareLast week Oprah dedicated an entire episode to food. She had guest Michael Pollan, author of four best selling books about food, Alicia Silverstone and Steve Ellis, founder of Chipotle. I am a big Michael Pollan fan as I have a lot of similar beliefs as him in regards to f ... Continue Reading