Blanch is a word you may hear often in regards to cooking. Some of you may know what it means and some of you are guessing.

We've all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But why? Well for starters, it provides the nutritional kick-start we all need to get our engines running. Eating a proper breakfast keeps us more alert through the day, gives us more energy and jump starts our metabolism. Students will perform better in school and adults will perform better at work, be it in the office or raising their family.

Come on. Is that even a question anymore? We've all been exposed to information about the dangers of fast food via movies like Super Size Me and Food Inc. and reality t.v shows like The Biggest Looser. Not only does fast food blow through your daily allotment of calories, it also has little to no nutritional value. I know, I know, it's convenient. Well that's what I'm here for.