Food For Thought: The importance of magnesium is greater than we thought

Every week I share articles with you that tout the health benefits of all kinds of foods. When I came across an article recently about how the majority of Americans are deficient in a mineral that is more important to our diets than previously believed, I thought it was time I started to share information […]

Healthy Foods: A hero among cruciferous veggies: Collard greens!

Collard greens have been enjoyed by human beings since prehistoric times. They’ve been a kitchen staple in the southern United States for centuries because of their great availability and fantastic mild flavor. And like their relatives—broccoli, kale, and cabbage- these leafy green cruciferous veggies are absolutely jam-packed with nutrition. We know that we should be […]

Healthy Foods: Let’s go get some romanesco

This beautiful vegetable is an easy one to get into kids. It is just so pretty! It’s not broccoli. It’s not cauliflower. So what the heck is it? It’s an edible flower called romanesco! Well, depending on where you are. In the US and Canada, it’s called romanesco broccoli. In Germany, it’s romanesco cabbage. The […]

Healthy Foods: It’s tea time . . . green tea for me!

We’ve been hearing for years that green tea is good for us, but do you know why? And do you know how much good it really does once you’ve consumed it? Well, let’s take a look. First of all, why is green tea different than black tea? Both come from the same tea bush but […]

Healthy Foods: Bee pollen, royal jelly.
What’s all the buzz about?

Y’all know how much I L-O-V-E honey. I have my own bees, so I am very passionate about our fuzzy buzzy friends. I’ve been hearing lots of buzz lately about a couple of bee by-products; bee pollen and royal jelly, so I thought I’d use today’s Healthy Food article to go over the benefits and […]

Healthy Foods: The choice isn’t hard, eat swiss chard!

It’s so exciting in the spring of the year to see the beautiful rainbow-colored leaves of swiss chard at the farmers’ market and on my plate! More than just a pretty face, these gorgeous veggies are full of nutrition. While I like chard best in the spring when it’s at its freshest, I love eating […]

Tip, Trick & a Recipe: If the cashew fits!

That buttery little crescent-shaped snack we all know as the cashew nut is actually part of the cashew apple which grows on the cashew tree in coastal areas of Brazil. Us folks here in North America enjoy snacking on these little guys, but in the Caribbean and in Brazil, cashews are considered a delicacy. Have […]

Healthy Foods: Don’t weed seaweed out of your diet!

Does the thought of chomping down on a mouthful of seaweed appeal to you, or send you running for a tall glass of water? If you have a negative association with eating seaweed, I venture to guess that you have never actually tasted it because it is one of the most delicious vegetables you can […]

Food For Thought: Shop like a European!

A while back, I wrote about the issue of food waste in this country. It really is astonishing to think about how much perfectly good food is tossed in the trash in this day and age. We have access to more food than our mothers and their mothers had before us, and yet we’ve become […]