Get Out Those Blenders!
For years I’ve been making smoothies for breakfast as the ultimate ‘breakfast in a glass’. They’re fast and easy to make, offer a lot of nutrition, and really help start your day right. When I went to Ireland for two weeks, I was unable to have my go-to breakfast in a glass and felt somewhat […]
A Head of the Pack
Savoy Cabbage The antioxidant protection of cruciferous vegetables is powerful. You know from previous articles here in Healthy-Foods and elsewhere that vitamins C and E and beta carotene help ward off disease and illness by helping combat harmful free radicals that naturally accumulate in the body. Free radicals damage your body, causing changes that can […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Almond Milk
You’re probably wondering what exactly almond milk is. I bet you didn’t know you could even milk an almond! Well, you really can’t but you can make a delicious healthy “milk” to be used to drink, or it can be used in recipes calling for milk. You can buy prepared almond milk or you can […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Oregano
This wonderful herb is currently staging its comeback in my garden, LOL! I love the pungent smell of oregano, especially in all its fresh in the garden glory. But dried, oregano is simply magnificent. And if the flavor of this herb wasn’t enough, there are outstanding health benefits too. It is a powerful antibacterial, antioxidant, […]
Pantry Spruce Up
Spring has definitely sprung here in North Carolina—the daffodils are smiling, the Bradford pear trees have bloomed and leafed out and it’s starting to warm up! I adore the spring. And while I am not a believer in spring cleaning, I will tell you my pantry could sure use a dose of it! Open the […]
Snack Ideas
It’s getting close to that time of year when I invariably get the emails asking for snack ideas. It’s nearly summer. They’re coming home. They’ll be whining and they’ll be 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 […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Peas
All together now, let’s hold hands, sway and sing: “Let there be peas on earth and let it begin with me…” What? Not that kind of peas, its peace? Oh well. Don’t shoot me for trying! LOL Let’s talk about peas then—they’re in season right now and wonderful! (In fact, this picture was taken from Nikki’s (from […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Coconut Milk
Coconut milk has been my new beverage of choice to add to my smoothies so I wanted to tell you a little bit about this fabulous food. First off, it’s fatty. Love that! But good fatty. It’s full of short and medium-chained fatty acids which get used, not stored, unlike long-chained fatty acids. Medium-chain fatty […]
Ground Beef
Ground beef is a ubiquitous family favorite when it comes to dinner. Think about all the possibilities—there’s sloppy joes, hamburgers, meatloaves, meatballs, skillet dinners—and endless variations of all of the above. How can you not love it?Even if ground beef doesn’t do it for you, there is something ground up that will work for you, be […]