If you’re trying to stay healthy, don’t be tricked by all the treats, at Halloween! In just one day, it is easy to destroy all your good efforts to eat right and exercise, by loading up on sugary, high-calorie sweets. I know it is tempting; you tell yourself that you’ll have just one mini Hershey candy. Before you know it you’ve eaten the entire bag, … Continue reading Healthify Your Halloween!
Since I don’t normally cook from recipes, I find myself fusing different ethnic tastes, and many times I’ve surprised myself with the outcome. One such meal is the dish pictured here, which I called Mediterranean Tilapia with Pasta & Vegetables: The preparation for this dish was relatively easy and quick. I used simple ingredients: whole wheat angel hair pasta, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, fire-roasted diced … Continue reading Healthy Food Fusion: Mediterranean Tilapia with Pasta & Vegetables
Each season produces a variety of fruits and vegetables; fall is no exception. During the fall season, the variety of colorful vegetables is abundant. You can find, at the grocer and your local farmers market, a selection of vegetables in hues of : orange, yellow, green, red, and white. Certainly, some fall vegetables are available at other times of the year, but they are at … Continue reading Fall Veggies: A Rainbow of Variety
The human body is amazing! It will give you signals and warnings to let you know when something is out of whack. When I start to feel rundown, and cold symptoms like a runny nose and sore throat creep up, I know my body is giving me signals to: slow down, get some rest, and boost my immune system, to keep from getting sick. If … Continue reading Don’t Ignore Your Body’s Language
While I love the hot, summer season for enjoying family vacations at the beach, eating sweet, ripe watermelon and tropical fruits, and preparing quick, healthy salads, I look forward to the cooler temps of the fall season and my favorite comfort foods. As soon as the summer season is about to end, I start reminiscing about all my favorite fall foods that I love to … Continue reading Get Cozy with Favorite Fall Foods
With so many food choices available, it can be difficult for one to choose foods that are healthy, and foods that shouldn’t be eaten. One way we can simplify our diets is by eating real food. Michael Pollan, best-selling author, in his book: In Defense of Food, writes: “Don’t eat anything that your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.” Back in the day, before convenience … Continue reading Simplify Your Diet with Real Food
I’ll admit that I’m a foodie. I love cook books, watching cooking shows, playing Diner Dash, and writing about cooking. Despite the fact that I love cooking, there are moments when I don’t want to cook, which is usually after I’ve worked my 9-to-5 and driven 45 minutes in traffic. The one nice thing about my drive home is having the time to think of … Continue reading Easy Ways to Eat Healthy; Even When You Hate Cooking
When my children were younger, I took extra precautions to make sure they ate healthy at school. Being a working parent meant I wasn’t always around to monitor their eating habits. Since my children had vegetarian diets, I made it a priority to make the school aware of their dietary habits. So, when school started and the little darlings headed to school, they each had … Continue reading Is Your Child Eating Healthy at School?
Summer squash is plentiful during the month of July. The farmers markets and grocers are stocked with yellow squash, zucchini, and pattypan (the big, green and yellow squash). Yet, with so much variety and abundance of squash, it can be difficult to think of new ways to prepare it. There are many ways that summer squash can be prepared: grilled, sauteed, fried, and roasted are … Continue reading New Ways to Enjoy Summer Squash
In my previous post, I talked about the idea of juicing leftover salad mix. Well, this week I finally got around to trying out this idea. Before I juiced, I bought 3 cans of fruit nectar: Jumex peach, pear, and mango. There were many varieties, but since these are a few of my favorite fruits, I decided to buy these. I also thought that these … Continue reading My Love-Hate Affair with Veggie Juice
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