The Nutrition Facts food label is getting a much needed makeover. More than twenty years since its debut, the label is catching up to current thinking in nutrition science. Expected to be phased in by 2018, consumers will have better, more eye catching information to guide their food choices. Below are some the highlights of the new label design. Added Sugars

When our children were young, we had our own version of the Oregon Trail adventure, many times over.  We live in Oregon and both sets of grandparents live in Western Nebraska near the Oregon Trail landmark, Chimney Rock. While we didn’t have the same physical hardships of the early pioneers, we had our own stress-inducing mental hardships each summer involving