Are you hungry for Spring and could you use help coming up with some new recipes? Take a moment to think about all the beauty of spring. When a new season of nature emerges from winter, the landscape becomes alive with color, birdsong, and bees. Many possibilities also emerge for making recipes and meals from early spring foods such as spinach, kale, Swiss chard, garlic shoots, spring onions, radishes, asparagus, green peas and a little later, strawberries. Here are 3 recipes to add spring freshness to your meal plans with the special foods of spring. And, to make life easier, here … [Read more...] about 3 Recipes for Spring with Grocery Shopping Lists to Match
How to Upgrade Your Grocery Shopping Skills in 4 Steps
If your grocery trip is costly and no darn fun then your skills may need an upgrade. When you take time to do this you will restore your cash and your confidence. There are so many skills we need to learn. For example, grocery shopping at a reasonable cost, high nutritional quality, and 'match' with meals we decide to make at home. Times change, food budgets change, and food preferences change, not to mention time demands in different phases of life. To manage your home food supply well and feel good about how it affects your health, grocery shopping skills need to be upgraded from … [Read more...] about How to Upgrade Your Grocery Shopping Skills in 4 Steps
5 Common Mistakes Made when Reading Food and Nutrition Labels
When you choose a food at the grocery store, do you roll your eyes, toss it in your cart, and ignore the label? Or, do you read, digest, and try to understand it? For most of us, understanding food labels is a lifelong effort. Not only has the look of food labels changed over the years, but their information hasn't always been standard from product to product. Today's labels include the List of Ingredients and the Nutrition Facts Label and both can be very useful in guiding us to healthier foods. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the US government updated and standardized the … [Read more...] about 5 Common Mistakes Made when Reading Food and Nutrition Labels
Finding Dietary Fiber at the Grocery Store
Fiber's a mysterious nutrient. Most of us believe it's healthy to eat dietary fiber and yet we aren't sure where to find it at the grocery store. Fiber is a mysterious nutrient, isn't it? We hear that we should consume it every day and some people realize its importance in probiotics and nurturing a healthy gut. There are hundreds of 'dietary fiber target' foods lurking in every grocery store and yet many of us feel overwhelmed and confused. Where are they hiding? And, how much do I need? Here are some answers for you: While strolling through your grocery store, get to know … [Read more...] about Finding Dietary Fiber at the Grocery Store
The Hardest Part about Grocery Shopping, Nutritionally Speaking
Do you stress out before, during, or after a grocery trip? Do you worry that the nutrition you choose isn’t what you really want and need? Is Grocery Shopping Hard for You, Nutritionally Speaking? In the most basic way, good nutrition begins at the grocery store because what goes into your cart also goes into you. With all good intentions of buying quality nutrition in an amount we will use and not waste, many of us feel lost while at the store. For some, the hardest part is buying too much and for others, spending too much. For some, it’s feeling frazzled and disorganized. For … [Read more...] about The Hardest Part about Grocery Shopping, Nutritionally Speaking
Oats are for Breakfast and So Much More!
Cooler weather inspires a lot of us to bring out the oats for breakfast. But don't stop there... Oats have a whole lot going for them. They're a whole grain that tastes delicious, cooks quickly, is very affordable, and has many applications in the culinary world. The problem is that most of us have labeled oats as a hot breakfast cereal. Period. It's time to shake off the label and broaden your view of oats. You will be amazed. 7 Ways to Enjoy Oats Oatmeal as a hot breakfast cereal. Old fashioned oats and Quick oats are identical in their high quality nutrition yet they vary … [Read more...] about Oats are for Breakfast and So Much More!