Drinking Coffee or Café Could Save Your Life
Diet & Nutrition, Health
Moderate consumption of coffee is not a bad thing (for most people) in life. It induces a feeling of well-being, makes you more alert and aahh...who can resist the aroma? Really? Caffeine-related studies have conflicted over the years. A 2011…
Living with Celiac Disease
Diet & Nutrition, Health
For the first few years of her life, Kayla Lafi seemed to be a perfectly normal little girl—until she reached the age of six. At that point, she stopped growing, and no matter how much she ate, she lost weight. Checkups with her pediatrician…
Taco Nazo Shrimp Ceviche Recipe
Diet & Nutrition, Health
The best nachos I ever ate can be found at Taco Nazo in Los Angeles. Taco Nazo has been around since 1978 and has six locations BUT, to get the best nachos in the world, YOU MUST GO TO THE TACO NAZO IN BELLFLOWER. I can’t stress this enough.…
Are Nachos Really Mexican?
Diet & Nutrition, Health
UPDATED August 1st, 2016
WHY ASK ME?
Ok, I knew. I knew the moment I decided on “Nacho Mama” as my blogging moniker that it would come up a lot. I remember thinking, “I might be answering questions about nachos for a long, long…
Fat Girl Follies: Diet Disasters & Triumphs
Diet & Nutrition, Fitness & Exercise, Health
THE FAT BRIDESMAID
I was 17. My cousin was getting married in a BIG Catholic ceremony and had asked me to be a bridesmaid. My prima was very stylish and instead of the usual frumpy, taffeta nightmare she had chosen a slim black sheath from…
Diary of a Diabetic, Part 1
Diet & Nutrition, Health
Editor’s Note: Diabetes has been described as an epidemic among Latinos and is expected to affect half of the U.S. population by 2020. Type 2 Diabetes affects 1 in 10 Latinos, and Mexican-Americans are the most affected by this disease,…
Bean Burritos: Curse or Pride of School Lunches?
Diet & Nutrition, Health
I did something for my kids today that I absolutely dreaded when my mom did for me as a child. I made them burritos for lunch.
Specifically, bean and cheese burritos. I had to make my lovies their lunch for school today, and the most…
Party Recipes with Latin Flavor
Diet & Nutrition, Health
With the Super Bowl, Grammys and Oscars all happening this month, there will be parties across the land. Regardless of whether you love football more than music or movies or vice versa, we’ve cooked up a menu that will work for any party.…
Are Latinos Doomed to be Diabetic?
Diet & Nutrition, Health
Are Latinos doomed to be diabetic? As quickly as the U.S. Census numbers for the Hispanic population rise, so do the percentages of Latinos being diagnosed with diabetes. The National Diabetes Education Program reports that 10.4 percent…