Matcha has become increasingly popular over the last few years. If you're not familiar, matcha is a Japanese green tea powder that's whisked into hot water, that can then be added to a latte or other beverage. As a diehard coffee drinker…
Despite my commitment to be healthier this year, I'm going to cave and buy some Girl Scout cookies, because another resolution I've made is to spread goodness as much as possible. When I was reminded that I can buy Girl Scout cookies onl…
Today on Twitter, the one and only Lady Gaga introduced perhaps my favorite food collab ever: Lady Gaga edition Oreo cookies . As if I needed another reason to buy Oreos. I desperately need cases of the metallic pink packages, each one p…
If you're looking for something to get your mind off of current events right now, but wouldn't mind an educational tour of America in some way, this is a perfect week to add Taste the Nation to your Hulu queue. I've watched more than my …
If you haven't noticed, it's summer. And it's hot. Like, miserably hot. My family thought we'd enjoy a relaxing dinner al fresco on the back porch and, just...nope. But it got me thinking...is there anything to the saying that spicy food…
Although I've ordered plenty of takeout over the last few months ( support your local restaurants , y'all!), I haven't eaten in a restaurant since February. I know I'm not alone. But recently, there's been a huge surge in interest about …
At a time we're all looking for just tiny glimmers of joy and good news in our days, here comes some. At least if your'e a fan of Necco Wafers. It seems... Necco Wafers are back ! For real. After two long years away. They're basically th…
This week on Spawned, we got wind of one of the coolest cool picks of the week: Move For Hunger . Recommended by our guest, Art of Happy Moving author Ali Wentzke. She recommends Move For Hunger to her clients and readers as an incredibl…
Like we don't have enough food recalls and assorted food fears to contend with, now it's the so-called #icecreamchallenge, also known as the ice cream lickers. It goes like this: Person removes ice cream lid in store. Person licks ice cr…
Over the past week, I've been reading the World Wildlife Federation's Future 50 Foods Report: 50 foods for healthier people and a healthier planet (PDF) and thinking a lot about how to families can incorporate more of these Future 50 Foo…
Let's see...trying delicious ice cream flavors. Saving a few calories. Getting a better night's sleep. Yep, Nightfood ice cream checks off all three boxes for me. A 1/2-cup serving of this new ice cream (should you, unlike me, be able to…
The release of Canada's new food guidelines this week is causing quite a stir in food circles, and for good reason. The authors of this new study refused to base their recommendations on any study that was funded by the food industry. So…
For ages, we've talked about the joys of serving breakfast for dinner for our kids. But dessert for breakfast? I'm all in for that. Especially when it's the Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream for Breakfast collection (no longer available, many ot…
No sooner do we finish writing about ways you can buy a beer for a a furloughed federal worker during the government shutdown , but we've gotten another notification, this time from a big brand helping to feed DC-area families who could …
-- We haven't been able to find these Pillsbury cookies just yet this season, but will update the post here when we do! For more holiday cookie ideas, check out these amazing holiday cookie recipes provided by our readers! -- Normally I …
I never need an excuse to visit Trader Joe's, but these cool new products for fall have given me even more reason to fight for a parking space -- and throw budgetary caution to the wind at my favorite grocery destination. Seriously, thes…
The quick answer is that yes you may need a permit for your kid's lemonade stand or bake sale. Sigh. Remember when we could just set up our own lemonade stands with a makeshift table, a tub of Country Time mix and some plastic cups, for …
I've always refrigerated my butter. It's what my parents did. It's what my friends did. Which is why I was (pleasantly) surprised to hear recently that storing butter in the fridge might not be necessary. Could it be true? Are my dreams …
A new CDC report has lead the Consumer Federation of America to call chicken "America's most dangerous food," which may sound a bit alarmist, but a press release about the situation I received late yesterday had me seriously disturbed. I…
This week, the American Association of Pediatrics issued a statement about food additives and child health that parents will definitely want to check out because it touches on a lot of the issues we've all expressed concern about -- the …
I've always heard that spicy foods actually keep you cool, but data nerd that I am, I didn't actually look into the research until now. If you've also been wondering whether sweating over a plate of Chicken Vindaloo, a huge helping of ki…
Leave it to Jell-O to give kids even more incentive to watch it wiggle, see it jiggle, generally play with their gelatin-based food products in the cutest way ever -- a brand new new set of six Jell-O Play boxes just launched today. CMP …
If you suffer from celiac disease or you're gluten-intolerant, you may have reason to be, if not overjoyed, at least cautiously optimistic about adding bread back into your diet. That's because an Italian research study we found indicate…
You may have seen CBD oil pop up in your Instagram feed, in recipes, on wellness blogs and even in the recent issue of Martha Stewart Living . I’ve noticed CBD touted as an ingredient in beauty products and on fancy cocktail menus. While…