Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
OK, so that headline up there is a LITTLE tongue-in-cheek, but here’s the deal: a new actualfacts scientific report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest found that fruits and vegetables are cheaper than packaged snacks. And I don’t need a scientific report to tell you that fruits and veggies are healthy...
This week I got an email from a new reader asking for ideas for low-glycemic index snacks for kids. Never heard of the glycemic index? It has to do with how fast your body releases insulin when you eat a food. Kids (and adults) with diabetes need a low GI diet, but these foods...
I’ve got an allergy-free treat for you today! Shirley Plant—author of Finally… Food I Can Eat!: A Dietary Guide and Cookbook Featuring Tasty Non-Vegetarian and Vegetarian Recipes for People with Food Allergies, sent over some SH-WEET treats that all of us can eat and enjoy, even if you have food allergies! These goodies are...
I just ADORE this “tool” from Mark Bittman at the New York Times which offers up dozens of interchangeable ideas for what to put in your crock pot during the summer. A lot of us think of crock pots as wintertime tools—for stews and braised meats, primarily. But they can work wonders when you don’t...
So, remember these low-fat chocolate cookies I posted a while back? I’m kind of obsessed with them. (And I’m not the only one.) So, I decided to see if I could make other flavors with the same basic idea—using low-fat yogurt as a base. Guess what? You can. 😀
There is just something about summer that screams for popsicles, isn’t there? I don’t care how old you are. I had been looking for some super cute popsicle molds and when I came across some rocket pop molds at HomeGoods, I was sold. (They’re BPA-free, too!)
Most of my previous meal plan suggestions have started with a “Sunday” roast and then stretched the meat and other leftovers over the rest of the week. This one is a little different, in that it’s pretty meat-lite, and doesn’t start with a roast at all! In fact, this menu is extremely hot-weather friendly;...
Whipped this fresh and tasty quinoa salad up with the kiddo on yet ANOTHER spring snow day. Luckily, I had everything on hand for this recipe except the olives—but they do make a very tasty addition. This is the kind of cooking I like best, when you just throw together what you need to...
I’m putting the finishing touches on a talk I’m giving this Saturday (OMG! My first TALK!) to a group of moms who are interested in tips and tricks to help their families eat more healthfully. I’m going to break down an average day by meal time, so of course I’m starting with breakfast. One...
I’ve got a sick baby this week (just a cold—but with a 2-year-old it’s never JUST a cold…), so we’ve been watching more TV than usual. As we were waiting for dinner to finish the other night (sweet pea and chicken sausage risotto=baby comfort food), I was flipping channels, and when I got to...