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Healthy Meals in 10 Minutes or Less
By Susan Male Smith, R.D.
My friend Caroline recently lamented that all too often, she finds herself wandering the supermarket aisles at day's end in de... Read more
Into the Mouths of Babes-8 Easy Tips for Feeding Your Kids: the Medicine Mom
Dr. Tara Kompare, Pharm.D.
"I tell kids they should throw away the cereal and eat the box. At least they'd get some fiber."
-Richard Holstein, D.D.S-
T... Read more
Maximum Nutrition
By Steve Gelman
Yes, yes, we know that you know that eating broccoli is good for you. But did you know that cooking it incorrectly can destroy the healt... Read more
Whether you're expecting family for the weekend or a dozen friends for a party, feeding a lot of people can be challenging. But with some creativity and wallet-stretching tips, you can satisfy the hungry hoards without breaking the bank.
Weekend Menu
Friday Night Dinner: Home-style Comfort Meal. Make a one-pot meal that's ready whenever they arrive: lasagna, layered potato casserole, a big pot of soup or stew. Offer plenty of cornbread, biscuits or good bread and butter.
We all wish we had the time and talent to make it, but face it, a lot of us don't. Heck, the majority of us are so busy, we wish it would just "appear" at the dinner table. We want the best for our babies, but making our own baby food seems like so much work.
Lori Karis, Owner of Sweet Cheeks Baby Food, loves making organic baby food. Lori's been making organic baby food for over 20 years and is licensed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, so customers can be confident that she knows what she is doing.
It should not come as a surprise that what we have for breakfast, lunch or dinner has an effect on how well we think. After all, our brain is very particular about food requirements. If it is possible to boost mind performance through diet, it must definitely be worth a try. So, how would the smart food plan be?
Any eating plan aiming to high mental performance should include the following:
Steady supply of glucose - and this means first, do not skip
breakfast; second, eat at regular intervals, and grab a snack when needed to keep glucose
... Continue reading Eat Smart.
Oodles of Noodles! : Still Me - Allergy Free
by Melisa Priem
"My child wants macaroni and cheese everyday!" Does this sound familiar? And who can blame them? Who doesn't love to nosh on the warm comfort of noodles swimming in a tang of soothing cheese sauce? But as good mothers, we want our children to have balanced nutrition. So we try to offer a variety of foods, only to quickly realize that sometimes the only way to get our children to eat anything at all is to dish up those famous, beloved noodles from the blue box. But what if they could get nutritious variety by simply eating noodles everyday?
Lately I've been comparing apples and oranges, only to come to a troubling conclusion: boring! This wouldn't be a problem if the USDA's ubiquitous "5 A Day" fruit and vegetable recommendation didn't entail two servings of fruit a day. Thus, I decided that if I was going to make the grade, I'd have to look beyond the usual suspects. Turns out there are more choices than I could possibly carry home.
"A lot of exotic fruits are very rich in antioxidants, compounds that destroy disease-causing free radicals," says Colleen Lammel-Harmon, R.D., a spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic
... Continue reading Strange Fruit.
Gold-Medal Nutrition
Food is the fuel that keeps everyone going, whether you're a student, a mom or a professional athlete. As our U.S. Olympic Team prepares for the Olympic Games in Beijing, they know that eating right can make the difference between winning and losing.
To help properly fuel the U.S. athletes, Tyson Foods is supporting the U.S. Olympic Committee's Performance Nutrition program, which promotes healthy food choices for optimal athletic performance. Based on the USDA's Dietary Guidelines and the American Heart Association Eating Plan for Healthy Americans, Performance Nutrition combines heart-healthy fats, whole grains, fr
... Continue reading Gold-Medal Nutrition .
Blueberry Cobbler
By Jill Borash
Our family always went berry picking in the summer time. It was always a lot of fun and often made for upset tummies because of too many berries! I remember one time my sister ate so many blueberries from her pail (we used to use gallon ice cream pails to put the berries in) that she got sick. So sick in fact that she could not eat blueberries again (still can't to this day). Which is really too bad because they were her favorites before that blueberry picking outing. And merciless siblings that we are, we all still tease her about it to this day!
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