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Think Leafy Greens for Spring!
A deliciously healthy way to honor the spring season is adding more leafy greens to your menus.
Carrots, Tomatoes and Kale – Oh My!
With spring on the way, more fresh fruits and veggies are coming in season and we know eating a colorful rainbow of fruits and veggies is linked with vibrant health. One important family in the fruit and veggie kingdom are carotenoids.
Sweet Benefits of Honey
Recently my husband and I stopped in a shop close to St. Stephens for a jar of honey.
10 Ways to Reduce Plastic Use in 2021
A great goal for 2021 is to reduce the use of plastic. Plastic is a product the earth cannot digest.
2021 – Focus on Health instead of Weight
What are you focusing on in 2021? Close to 70% of Americans are overweight or obese, with 38% reported trying to lose weight in 2019 (1). There were probably not this many during the covid year of 2020!
Beat Holiday Stress with Food to Improve Your Mood
Most people talk about the holidays being a stressful time with decorating, cooking, shopping, dealing with family dynamics and more mess!
8 Tips for Healthy Holiday Baking
This special season from Thanksgiving to New Years brings all types of delicious foods in the name of tradition and celebration. Baking is a must
Spooky Treats of Pumpkin Skin, Flesh, Guts and Seeds
Pumpkins are one of my favorite signs of fall and Halloween.
10 Delicious Ideas for Better Breakfast Month
Do you eat breakfast? Some people wake up hungry and won’t go without breakfast and others report not feeling hungry, not having time, on a diet such as intermittent fasting, or don’t think breakfast is important.
Ginger – An Amazing Spice
Ginger (Zingiber officinale)has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal spice.
8 Tips To Keep You Hydrated!
In the good ole summertime, there are tons of fun activities to enjoy outside. With higher temperatures and more outdoor activities our bodies lose more water and the risk of dehydration increases.
9 Hot Tips for Healthy Grilling
It’s summer time, and that means the grill is hot instead of the kitchen!
Get Started with Healthy Meal Prep
In this day and age of cheap, addictive high fat, high salt, high sugar convenience and fast food, it can be easy to fall back into this unhealthy habit.
Foods for a Healthy Gut
Have you heard of the microbiome? This refers to the millions of bacteria and fungi that reside in our bodies.
Go for the Gold with Turmeric
Turmeric is an herb used in Indian and Asian cooking and is also known for many medicinal properties and is used regularly in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
Healthy Habits for Healthier Families
Healthy Habits for Healthier Families
What happens at your house when you serve up healthier foods? Do you meet groans and resistance when you offer kale or quinoa?
Update on High Intensity Sweeteners
You sit down to a cup of coffee and wonder if you should sweeten it with what’s in the blue, pink, yellow or green packet.
Sugar vs Artificial Sweeteners: Less is Best–of Both!
Sugar occurs naturally in healthy foods like fruit, milk and plain yogurt.
14 Tips for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
Type 2 diabetes, rare in children only 30 years ago, is now, unfortunately, commonplace.
