Featuring interesting tidbits on Texas food, restaurants and fiber.
Food as fuel: The Olympian diet
By Amanda Hill The 2012 Olympics are in full swing, and I am officially addicted. I admit, the Summer Olympics have always captivated me. As a little girl, I was glued to the TV—watching hours of gymnastics, swimming, diving and just about any other sport I could find. It's pretty extraordinary to watch America's finest [...]
A new food perspective
By Nathan Smith Imagine walking five to 10 miles each day for drinking water. Imagine not knowing where tomorrow’s food is coming from. Imagine living in a home with a thatch roof and dirt floor–a single pan for cooking all meals. We’ve all seen the pictures and videos from third-world countries. We’ve heard the stories [...]
Grocery Price Watch: Texans celebrate July Fourth for less
By Amanda Hill This July 4th we have much to celebrate in Texas—our freedom, our families and, though not as important as the first two, lower grocery prices. Each quarter, Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) surveys food prices on 16 common items in its Grocery Price Watch survey. For the second quarter of 2012, food prices fell [...]
Grilled Veggies with Balsamic Dipping Sauce
By Kelly Bogard A few weeks ago, I got a Facebook message from my friend Angela about Texas Table Top. We grew up together, and now we share our lives through Facebook and the occasional accidental meeting around town. She told me how much she enjoyed reading the recipes each week and how she adapted [...]
The Weight of America: A heavy issue for us all
By Amanda Hill As I was driving last night, I heard a radio interview about a HBO documentary series called "The Weight of the Nation." It's a four-part series, based on a report by the Institute of Medicine, aimed at tackling America's obesity epidemic. Obesity and weight gain have become heavy issues. According to the documentary, two-thirds of [...]
