1st Choice Nutrition

Do you know these ‘Grinches’ who stole Salvation Army kettle?

Surveillance video shows two people stealing the money intended to go toward Salvation Army services. The thieves appear to have used bolt cutters to remove the donation bucket from its stand outsi…

Top Four Best Places to Buy and Sell Antiques

If you’re up for the travel and antique shipping, here are four places to start your search for the best place to buy and sell your antiques away from home.

Things you cannot donate to the thrift store

Cleaning our your garage or storage unit might sound like a great idea to make room for all the new stuff you’re going to acquire this holiday, but don’t forget to be smart about what you donate to your local thrift shop. There are a lot of commonly jettisoned items that many secondhand charity stores …

I'm a 'cart girl' on a golf course. I make good money and the tips are steady, but customers can...

Ellie Dressler loves being a cart girl, but always watches for creepy patrons: "I always try to keep the cart between myself and someone who's pushing the boundaries."

10 reasons why thrift stores are awesome

It's cheap, funky, and recycled. You really can't go wrong with second-hand shopping.

Here's What Goodwill Actually Does With Your Donated Clothes

How to Find Designer Brands at Thrift Stores

How to find designer dresses when shopping at thrift stores.

Nutrition Labels 101 Selecting Nutritious Foods with Confidence

There is so much information on food packages, it’s often hard to understand if the food is healthy or why it’s a good source of calcium.

Healthy choices: How to help kids make sense of nutrition labels

On our constant quest for better health, reading nutrition labels certainly can be a drag. Calories, sodium, fat, fiber, carbohydrates … so many numbers, so many benefits, so many drawbacks.

How to Read Nutrition Labels

Grocery stores can be overwhelming, but healthy choices start when you choose what to put in your cart! These 5 nutrition label tips will help you efficiently determine which foods are better for you.

You Can't Go To The Grocery Store Until You Pass This Nutrition Facts Quiz

*Eats entire package. Finds out it was actually three servings*

Lifestyle Choices for optimising health: exercise, nutrition, sleep

By Dr Nicky Keay Lifestyle factors of exercise, nutrition and sleep are vital for optimising health. As in the illustration shown, ideally we should be in the green zone – representing a balance between these lifestyle factors. Slipping into the peripheral red zone represents an imbalance: either too much or too little of any of these [...]Read More...

What Our Food Choices Really Say About Our Beliefs

Best-selling author and food expert Michael Pollan says that food is an important link to other people, from those we dine with to those who produce what we eat. In light of that connection to others through food, Michael says mealtime is an opportunity to express what you believe in and learn about others' values as well.

Burning Question: Which foods would we refuse to give up?

Healthy Choice of the Week: CUCUMBER!

Healthy Choice of the Week: CUCUMBER! Treat toothaches and your gums with cucumber! Did you know periodontal disease can be effectivel...

5 foods that help your body age well