Lifestyle

Eating whole grains is one way to make your diet healthier. Most Americans don’t get enough whole grains in their diet. Refined grains have only a fraction of the vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and dietary fiber — or roughage — of whole grains. Cardiovascular health benefits from whole grains which lower…

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Gamma Xi Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society met on Sept. 21 at Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery. President Missy Wells called the meeting to order and Noel Dennis gave the invocation. After the meal, Teresa Coleman introduced guest speaker Janet Miller of Bladen County Department…

DUBLIN — Sprit Week t West Bladen concluded Friday with the annual Homecoming football game, followed by a bonfire. At halftime of the game with West Columbus, the Knights crowned their king and queen — the king was Scott Bowen and the queen was India Rhodes. https://www.bladenjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_WBroyalty.jpg

Dietary fiber has become a household word. Most food labels in the supermarket now list dietary fiber. Even though fiber is not considered a nutrient, health professionals agree that most Americans don’t get nearly enough in their diet. Dietary fiber is found only in plant foods like fruits, vegetables, grains…

Roger Lee Grunder, the father of the late Roger Lee Theodore Grunder, brought three blankets to the Bladen Journal as a donation to the newspaper’s fifth annual Roger’s Wish project. His donation brought the first-week total to 22 items. The collection for the county’s homeless and needy will continue through…

Imagine baking whole-grain breads, rolls or muffins. Or maybe you prefer cakes, cookies and bars. Whatever you bake, it will fill your kitchen with wonderful smells. Family baking projects teach kids cooking skills. And they create lifetime memories. Here are five tips to make every baking project a success. 1.…

It is possible to eat out and still eat healthy. Many restaurants offer delicious meals that are low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol. That’s good news for your health because a diet high in saturated and trans fats raises blood cholesterol. High blood cholesterol is a major risk…

The pear is a fruit that has been cultivated for centuries. Though there are thousands of varieties of pears, only about ten are grown and sold commercially. While pear culture is somewhat similar to apple culture, several factors inhibit pear production. Nevertheless, there are quite a few roadside market growers…

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Glenn Blount of White Lake announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Frances Tyson Blount, to Max Frederick Jones III, son of Bettie Blackwell Jones and the late Max Frederick Jones Jr. of Murrells Inlet, S.C. The bride-elect is a graduate of East Carolina…