Grilling! We all love the taste of a great barbecue—and it helps to know the pros and cons of grilling. First, the potential health benefits of grilling: • It reduces the fat you consume, because fats within the food typically melt and drip off rather than adhering to the food as they might in sautéing or even baking or broiling. …
Enjoy the Freedom of Eating Free
How many people have you heard say they were asked by their doctor to eat gluten free or dairy free or “whatever” free? (You might be thinking, what’s left?) Although it may be a change, and a difficult change at first, it’s totally doable! More and more these days, people are finding that if they cut out certain foods, they …
Continue your food adventure!
One food item (if you can call it that!), that is loaded with sugar, is soda. Did you know? A can of coke contains 39 grams of sugar! For an adult at normal weight, the recommended daily allowance is 25 grams of sugar. This is a problem. Many people find it difficult to quit that sugary, addictive drink. Let me …
Skip the resolutions!
Instead of a New Years Resolution, which a large percent of us never keep, why not make a New Year Adventure? Most people want to eat healthier, but they don’t know where to begin. Start 2017 with an adventure…an adventure to find and explore new, healthier choices. I’m always on the look out for healthier options. And, I have found amazing …
The Truth about Olive Oil
So whats the big deal when choosing olive oil? We have all heard about the health benefits of olive oil, so I want to focus on helpful tips for finding fresh and genuine oil, but first some background. Learn what negatively affects the industry Sadly, the olive oil market is full of fake, mislabeled, or diluted product. It’s such a …
Sweet Potatoes Stuffed with Chipotle Black Bean and Corn Salad
A zippy, fast and flavorful dish that can stand on its own as a meal or a complement to your favorite Mexican dish.
Is there such thing as a healthy snack?
We have all heard that we need to boost our metabolism by eating many small meals throughout the day. Because we all know that a faster metabolism burns more calories! However, there has been some research on the subject of snacking and metabolism and it doesn’t seem to be panning out. In many other countries throughout the world, 2-3 solid …
Healthy Four Ingredient Breakfast Brownies
When you are having trouble getting your family to eat breakfast, this just might do the trick. For me, its more of an afterschool treat or something I would bring to a function to share.