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Did you know most store-bought bubble bath products are loaded with toxic chemicals? Here’s a DIY Homemade Bubble Bath recipe – it’s just 4 ingredients.Closeup of bubble bath bottles with towels and soap on a tableIt never fails. Every time I take my toddler to the store and we pass by the bath and body aisle, he asks asks for the colorful bottle of bubble bath. It’s got cute cartoon characters on it. It’s in a bright red or yellow bottle. He wants it. He begs for it. EVERY single time. So I decided to have a go at a...

a staple in and around Rome and the type of dish Italian college kids cook when they miss Mama's cooking. The beauty of the dish is that just a few strips of bacon infuse an entire pot of pasta with a rich, meaty flavor, cut perfectly by the sweet of the tomatoes and the heat of the pepper flakes. No fatty sausage links, greasy ground beef, or fist-size meatballs are necessary for this spaghetti recipe.NUTRITION: 370 calories, 5 g fat (1.5 g saturated), 560 mg sodiumSalad with shrimp in tomato sauceSERVES 4YOU'LL NEED4 strips bacon1 small yellow onion, diced4 cloves...

Craving these popular foods may mean your body is trying to tell you something important.Craving ice?Some people really love chewing ice, it’s true. But if you find yourself craving the cold stuff it might be a sign of anemia. A 2016 study in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners concluded that doctors should ask patients if they crave ice as it’s a sign of iron deficiency. Ice cravings are a form of pica—a desire to eat non-food items like dirt and laundry soap—and are linked to low iron levels. The researchers hypothesized it might be because chewing...

It turns out, you do need to wash avocados—unless you want to risk coming into contact with potentially harmful bacteria.When it comes to washing produce, I always assumed the rules were pretty straightforward. If you don’t eat the peel, don’t wash it. I never bother rinsing my bananas or oranges—so why bother with avocados?Why should you wash avocados?In December 2018, the FDA released a four-year report that studied over 1,500 avocados for bacteria. There was good news and bad news: Less than 1 percent of avocados tested positive for salmonella, but around 18 percent tested positive for listeria. That means...

Stay warm this season with these ultra-cozy hot chocolate recipes.Rich Hot ChocolateTry this rich hot chocolate in various flavour combinations like pumpkin-spiced and chocolate-orange for a different take on this classic winter beverage.Dulce de Leche Hot Chocolate Pods“Who doesn’t love a steamy mug of hot chocolate on a snowy day? Now you can give friends, neighbours, co-workers or anyone who deserves a treat the pleasure of this indulgent drink with these giftable hot chocolate pods.” —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, WisconsinHazelnut Hot Chocolate“Vanilla beans and a hazelnut like Frangelico lend a sophisticated flavour to this hot chocolate. With such...