Honey Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas
These chickpeas are delicious, simple, affordable and nutritious. This easy recipe uses only 5 ingredients and is budget approved at only $0.27 per serving. A smart snack providing 5 grams of protein and fiber is perfect to take to work, keep handy in your purse, or feed your kids after school. Ingredients 15 oz can [...]
Corporate America Making Food Healthier and More Affordable
I’ve recently been given a very unique opportunity to help millions of Americans eat healthier foods at affordable prices and I’m very excited to share the news with all of you. Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, launched a five-year healthy foods initiative in 2011. Walmart committed to helping American families put healthy, affordable food on [...]
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Foodie Friday: Okra
Okra was first discovered in Ethiopia around the 12th Century B.C. and became popular throughout Africa and the Middle East. It came to America through the slave trades and became very popular in the South. Okra, like many vegetables, is high in nutrients and low in calories and fat. A have cup of cooked [...]
Foodie Friday: Pattypan Squash
Squash is commonly thought of as a fall vegetable, but there are also some great varietals that are at their best during the summertime. One such squash in the pattypan squash, also known as sunburst squash. This oddly shaped vegetable, which somewhat resembles a flying saucer, comes in yellow, green and white varieties. When eaten [...]
The Important Nutrient that Most Americans are Lacking
Are you getting enough dietary fiber? According to statistics, you are most likely falling short. The average American consumes a meager 12 to 17 grams per day, which is only about half the amount recommended. Dietary fiber is a type of carbohydrate that is present in the plant foods we eat. What makes it different [...]
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10 Healthy Spring Foods
Spring is arriving and with it an onslaught of fresh fruits and vegetables to be enjoyed. Nothing beats the flavor of a crisp asparagus tip or the crunch of a sweet radish picked at their prime. This spring, take advantage of all of the great produce available at your local farmers market and stock up [...]
Spice Spotlight: Parsley
You already know about all the health benefits of herbs and spices and their ability to give your food antioxidant boosts, now let’s focus on just how on earth you can use the various types of herbs out there. First stop…parsley. Whether you are using fresh or dried parsley, here are some of my favorite [...]
Foodie Friday: Almonds
What’s the best nut to eat? I’m asked that again and again, and my answer is always the same. Packing more protein, calcium,fiber, vitamin E, niacin and riboflavin than any other tree nut out there, almonds are my hands down favorite! During the low-fat diet craze, one of nature’s most wholesome and nutritionally dense foods was ruthlessly [...]
4 Reasons to Add Oats to Your Breakfast Lineup
What comes to your mind when you think of oatmeal? Is it an image of the plain porridge you used to have to scarf down as a child? Or is it an image of a package of instant, just-add-water oatmeal? Well, not to worry – oatmeal has come leaps and bounds from being the “boring [...]
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