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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Coffee Is Good For Your Health New Research Says
Many believe that the act of indulging in a daily coffee habit is a vice; however, growing research suggests that this may be a total misconception. Several studies have shown that there are substantial benefits to moderate coffee consumption including reduced risk of stroke, depression, dementia and several cancers. This shouldn’t come as a total [...]
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3 Ways to a Healthy Valentines Day
The day of cupids and arrows is quickly approaching and love is in the air! Stores are lined with amorous cards, cutesy stuffed animals, and of course, loads of chocolate. Valentines Day can be a treacherous day for those watching their weight as it is filled with sweet temptations. However, it can also be a [...]
Foodie Friday: Mangosteen
The mangosteen, looks nothing like a mango, in fact its’ deep blood red colored outside and egg-like creamy inside is an interesting contrast. Native to the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas (everyone knows where that is right?) it is and exotic fruit with a wonderful combination of popular flavors. The mangosteen can be described as [...]
Foodie Friday: Bananas
Did you know that there’s a “food holiday” almost every day of the whole year? Some of them are silly (National Food-on-a-stick Day?!), and some of them promote foods that I don’t think necessarily need more advertising (National Cheese Doodle Day?!), but some of them feature good old fruits and veggies! Friday August 27th is [...]
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 [...]
Go Meatless on Monday!
Improve Your Health . . . It Only Takes 1 Day a Week! What do the following people and places have in common: Sir Paul McCartney; Israel’s top restaurants; Kim O’Donnel of the Washington Post; Ghent, Belgium; and Michael Pollan? They’re all going meatless on Mondays! Meatless Monday is a non-profit initiative, in association with [...]
