Kitchen Essentials: Your Grain Bin
Whole grains have been around for centuries, and were an important part of the early human diet. They are an excellent source of nutrients and minerals, including iron, selenium, zinc, vitamin E, and B-complex vitamins. Whole grains are also high in fiber, which is supportive for both digestion, keeping your …
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Escape the Food Rut
I love food. I love sharing healthy meals with family and friends; I love experimenting in the kitchen to create easy and delicious recipes; I love that food really matters in how we look, feel and think. But while I’d love to say we always sit down to a “perfect” …
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Braving Beets (and their greens!)
Tom Robbins of Jitterbug Perfume called beets the “most intense of vegetables”. Likely he’s referring to the intensity of color in the red beet. It has a bright pink flesh that will turn your urine or stool pink! The excitement of pink poop was how I encouraged my own daughters …
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A Peek Inside My Winter Medicine Cabinet
Last week, my daughter was sick with a winter cold – you know, the runny, icky, very gooey type that keeps kids (and mom!) up at night. Most of the time the food she eats keeps her feeling healthy and well, and then there are weeks like last week… We …
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Collard Greens: The New Kale
Move over kale, collards are in! Collard greens, a staple in the southern United States, have become increasingly popular throughout the rest of the country. A dark green member of the cruciferous family of veggies, collards are a bitter green that pack a nutritional punch not unlike their close cousin, …
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Feeling stressed? Eat THESE Foods
Lately, I’m loving grapefruits. Grapefruits are a seasonal winter fruit high in Vitamin C. Likely, you know that vitamin C gives your immune system a boost, but did you know it also reduces both the mental and physical effects of stress? Not surprising, I’m craving this super food during one …
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The Top 3 Foods You SHOULD be Eating (plus 5 free recipes!)
