KFC Is Planning To Go Meatless With Plant-Based Options
Bella Breakdown First Burger King, then Qdoba and now KFC might be making the switch over to plant-based food options. The chicken fast food chain has seen the meatless meat craze and with the lack of alternative chicken, options plan to test out their own meatless menu. “We don’t see chicken as the big trend right now,” KFC’s U.S. president Kevin Hochman told CNN Business. “But we are definitely looking at it in earnest and meeting with the big suppliers of alternative proteins to understand the market and where it’s headed. The trend of going meatless has been on...
The Side Effects Of Spinach You’ll Want To Know
Bella Breakdown Popeye may not have had it completely right with his love of spinach. While spinach has many health benefits with its various vitamins and minerals, there is a down side to the leafy superfood when consumed excessively. First, eating too much spinach can cause your body to struggle to absorb vital minerals like calcium, magnesium, zinc. Due to the oxalate acid that can be found in the greens exiting your body in the form of urine other minerals in your body can also be bound into those oxalates. This makes it difficult for your body to absorb...
Don’t Give A Care About These Foods’ Bad Reputations
Bella Breakdown While growing up there have been a few foods that we all were warned about eating. From coffee to whole milk there are some foods that we may have been told are bad for us, but research shows you may want to start putting them in your diet. Everyone was told coffee had many detrimental effects that didn’t seem to make the caffeinated beverage worth it. Now studies are proving that those who drank at least three to five cups a day were 15% less likely to die from any cause compared to non-coffee drinkers. So head...
Stealthy Healthy Desserts
Just Because It’s Dessert Doesn’t Mean it Has to Be Unhealthy! Dessert- who doesn’t love it? The more sugary, creamy and decadent the better. However, as much as we all scream for ice cream, there are several unfortunate downfalls to imbibing in sugary and high-fat treats. My whole life, I never had to worry about what I ate. I had a high metabolism and always was able to maintain my weight, even when I treated myself to yummy things. However, after having my 3rd child, something crazy happened- I couldn’t do this anymore without suffering the consequences of my...
Guess Which Classic Cereal Just Got That Much Better?!
Bella Breakdown Alright Bellas, you’re in for a real treat because one of your favorite breakfast meals just got a whole lot sweeter! No not literally, but the coolest thing about them is that they officially have gone gluten-free. It’s a healthy trend that’s sweeping the nation and Cheerios couldn’t help but to hop on board (and we are soooo glad they did!) Cheerios have always been made of oats, which are naturally gluten-free, but many farmers who grow oats rotate their crops, which mean they also grow grains that have gluten such as wheat, barley, and rye. Unfortunately,...
