Healthy Foods: Lions and tigers and . . . pears? Oh my!
Pears are a wonderful food to add to your fruit repertoire. A perfectly ripe pear is heavenly. So juicy and sweet. Yum! I enjoy pears occasionally in my daily juicing regime . . . I toss them into soups . . . I enjoy them sliced into salads . . . poached as dessert for […]
Food For Thought: Warning—Do not read while eating store-bought bread
Let me ask you something… Would you purposely put a bowl of wood chips in front of your children in the morning, pour some milk on it, hand them a spoon and tell them to eat it? How about slicing up some pizza topped with human hair clippings, swept off the floor of a barbershop […]
Best Post-Workout Foods
Dinner Diva Best Post-Workout Foods By Leanne Ely, CNC Whenever you workout there are only three things you really want to do after: drink gallons of water, shower, and eat a nice, big and filling meal. The water and shower are easy to come by, but deciding what to eat is always a dilemma because […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Ode to Okra
Now if you’re from the South, you are genetically programmed to love okra. I’m from California, but it didn’t take me long after moving out to the South to find a fondness for it myself! Normally, okra is enjoyed as a breaded and fried side item, however breading and frying foods have a tendency to […]
After School Snacks That Make the Grade
Healthy Foods After School Snacks That Make the Grade By Leanne Ely, CNC Whenever your children hop off the bus when they get back from school, one of the first things they’re guaranteed to say is “I’m hungry.” It’s very easy to supply them with a tasty and filling snack to hold off their appetite […]
Dinner Diva: Menu Makeover – Making Side Dishes Respectable
Some of the tastiest sides to load onto your plate at a summer barbecue or any other buffet table are French fries, mashed potatoes, rice, and coleslaw. Now, sadly, none of those sides are really great for you if you’re eating the classic version of the list above. However, there is a way to make […]
Healthy Snacks for Hungry Kids – Part 1
It’s summer. They’re home. They’re whining and, most of all, they’re constantly hungry. So what’s a mom to do? Feed ’em! Kids need snacks, but not constant grazing. You need to make sure the snacks are healthy and are going to do them some good, nutritionally. Just giving them the junk that they clamor for […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Endive Made Easy
It’s time for us to explore endive–have you ever had it? Endive is extremely leafy with an almost lettuce-like appearance. It has either a light, nearly yellow, green color to their leaves, or a rich ruby red. Its flavor is unique and entirely its own. It’s crisp and light with a sweet, some say nutty, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The Forgotten Fig
Figs aren’t exactly regularly consumed fresh fruit in the USA, as much as they are overseas. Only available between June and September, it’s a pity most of us only know figs from a cookie! Figs are full of dietary fiber and potassium. Fiber as we all know is great for keeping the plumbing in working […]