Toxic Food 1: Refined Carbohydrates Are grain-based foods that have been heavily processed, making them less nutritious but more appealing. Common examples include bread, crackers, cereal, pasta, pretzels, rice cakes, and granola bars. These foods quickly convert to sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream, giving them a...

who invented mofongo?  it like a flag, the Dominican Republic swears it's theirs, and Haiti, Jamaica, and Ecuador all have a version they call their own. But the truth nobody wants to say out loud is this: mofongo's real origin isn't in the Caribbean at...