Forcing your family to eat healthy is not a simple 1-2-3. Most often than not, it involves cajoling on your part and a series of arguments to force them to take a bite off a healthy salad greens, or even a simply protein-rich casserole. Children especially like fried things too much that they refuse to eat anything that are not deep fried in oil.

So, here are simple ways to make your family eat healthier:

1. Start by adding gradually-increasing amounts of vegetables to your casseroles, stews and meat dishes. The idea is to avoid the inevitable resistance by sneaking the good food into your meals.
2. To increase your family’s fiber intake,…

Surprisingly, the US Food and Drug Adminstration (I just found out) have little jurisdiction to regulate bottled water in the country. While town waters are required to publish reports in water testing, bottled water companies, on the other hand, are not required to do so.

A recent report by the Environmental Working Group found that less than 2 percent of popular bottled waters in the country are revealing where they are getting the water, how it was being purified and the possible chemical pollutants it contain.

And unlike tap water, “bottled water doesn’t have to be tested by a certified laboratory.” They are also not required to inform customers within 24 hours…