White wheat bread = 75 (plus or minus 2) Whole wheat bread = 74 (plus or minus 2) Specialty grain bread = 53 (plus or minus 2) White rice = 73 (plus or minus 4) Brown rice = 68 (plus or minus 4) Udon noodles = 55 (plus or minus…
“Cutting soda out of your diet not only lowers your risk for weight gain, but may help you actually lose weight as well,” says Dr. Rodriguez-Lopez. Cutting Down on Soda is a Must to Lose Weight . If you regularly consume one 12 oz. can per day, you will be…
Creeping Thyme spreads by sending runners underground that choke out other plants, including weeds. It has a maximum growth height of about four inches, which is considered the ideal height for lawns, and beautiful pink, purple or blue flowers. Make sure the area has good drainage and some kind of…
Red creeping thyme adds attractive, deep green color to your landscape throughout spring, but it’s most beautiful in summer when it erupts in gorgeous crimson flowers. It really, really chokes out the weeds, forming a thick mat. If you are worried about weeds growing in your garden and disrupting the…
If possible, spray Scotch broom before and after bloom when it is growing vigorously. Water stress in late summer can cause reduced herbicide effectiveness. Garlon 3A or 4, glyphosate, and Crossbow are all effective. Yes No scotch broom is nasty. It’s invasive and just doesn’t care. Score one for crossbow.…
Crows will harass, peck, annoy and mob an owl, sometimes to the death, if they discover one in the daylight. A roosting owl discovered during the day will be brutalized and occasionally killed by a mob of angry crows. Owls are birds of prey, they will feed on nestlings or…
Variety Cruises resumed limited sailings on July 24, 2020. Victory Cruise Lines has not announced a restart date for its sailings. Update: In late April 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informed cruise lines in the U.S. that they may be able to resume sailings in July 2021,…
One of the most widely held beliefs about UTIs is that drinking cranberry juice (or taking cranberry supplements) can prevent and get rid of them. “There is an active ingredient in cranberries that can prevent adherence of bacteria to the bladder wall, particularly E. coli,” explains urologist Courtenay Moore, MD.…
While cranberries are known as a UTI treatment in humans, they can also be used to treat a cat UTI. The acidity of cranberries can lower the pH of your cat’s urine, which can help treat a UTI and stop it from coming back. Many cranberry juices are high in…
Crappie can and will ruin a bass pond, according to Bardin. Are crappie bad for a pond? MISSISSIPPI STATE — Many landowners would like to fish for crappie in their ponds and small lakes, but crappie can cause major problems in smaller waters. The diet of crappie is very similar…