Healthy Foods: The Pineapple of my eye
Pineapples were first discovered on a Caribbean island (which we know now as Guadalupe). Imagine the surprise and delight of Columbus and his friends when they first opened up one of those prickly brown fruits and tasted the sweet juicy goodness inside. As we all know, pineapples are rather perishable so it wasn’t easy to […]
Healthy Foods: Please pass the peas!
We know that peas are sweet and starchy. We know they are fun to eat fresh out of the garden and we know that kids love them. But did you know that peas are coming onto the cancer prevention radar screen? Research has revealed that peas contain a polyphenol phytonutrient called coumestrol which lowers the […]
Dinner Diva: When school’s out for summer, start teaching about food!
Pop quiz: How do you get kids to eat just about anything? Answer: You get them involved in the kitchen. There’s no surefire guarantee that your kids will eat something they have had a hand in preparing, but it absolutely increases the odds of them trying and liking a dish. Get your kids right in […]
Food For Thought: Gluten-free without spending a fortune
When you stand in front of the gluten-free baking mixes and specialty gluten-free foods staring back at you from the store shelves, you might wonder how you’re expected to afford not eating wheat. And with some gluten-free baking mixes nearing the ten-dollar mark, it’s a valid concern. However, as you know, I am all about […]
Healthy Foods: Stick it to cancer – eat cucumbers!
I don’t know about you, but when things start to warm up in the spring, the first food I think of when I want to cool down is the cucumber. Cucumbers belong to the same botanical family as squashes (zucchini, pumpkin, summer squash, and winter squash) and melons (cantaloupe and watermelon) but they don’t taste […]
Clean out those condiments!
Spring is here and folks, it is time to clean! I’m not talking about the dust bunnies in the corners, either. I’m talking about those condiments that you have got to get rid of. It’s time to take stock of your pantry and toss the stuff you’ve had hanging around for way too long because, […]
Healthy Foods: All about sprouted lentils
A couple of weeks ago, I had many of you talking after I posted a note on my Facebook page about enjoying a salad of sprouted lentils. Many of you hadn’t heard of sprouted lentils before and I received many questions about them. I also had people confused, because I do eat a Paleo diet […]
Healthy Foods: I’m gonna tell ya to get some Chlorella!
A week ago I told you all about one of my favorite superfoods — spirulina. Today I’m talking about another form of algae that is every bit as good for you as spirulina is. Chlorella is most well known as being a superfood that will detoxify your body from heavy metals. If you’ve ever had […]
Dinner Diva: Healthy grilling tips
It’s barbeque season! And while we all love the thrill of the grill, it’s a known fact that cooking meat over charcoal can be harmful to our health because of the carcinogens that come from cooking over chemically charged lava rocks and from eating charred meat. Rather than giving up the grill on those hot […]