A Healthy Salad for Spring is Colorful! Have you noticed that you eat with your eyes? For me, that's really true and especially for salads. Colors make me want to dig in right away. Also, if you're trying to get your kids interested in eating more salad veggies, count on colors to get their attention for better nutrition. A Healthy Salad for Spring is Textured! Do you like crunchy textures in food? Do you like soft textures? There is something delicious about combining these 2 in a healthy salad for spring. The edamame, or soy beans, are soft and the roasted, unsalted almonds are … [Read more...] about A Healthy Salad for Spring!
Featuring Spring Gardening, Spinach Salad Recipes & Homemade Dressing!
April 2014 Planting a Veggie Garden Starts Now! Are you a back yard gardener? Actually, I’m a front yard gardener because the space is right and the sunshine is right for growing. One of my spring gardening tasks includes a clean-up of my fresh herb ‘box garden’, so I pull off the dead leaves, turn over the soil with a trowel and re-plant if necessary. My very large rosemary bush died this winter so I re-planted a new, tiny one yesterday! My mint and oregano are already coming back from last year! I will be cleaning out a couple other ‘raised bed’ garden boxes … [Read more...] about Featuring Spring Gardening, Spinach Salad Recipes & Homemade Dressing!
Healthy Easter Basket Treats & Bunny Rabbit Salad Recipe!
Healthy Easter Basket Treats are Fun for Everyone! I'm excited about Easter partly because my son will be home from college. And, believe it or not, I will be putting together some healthy Easter Basket treats for him, a 20-year-old who likes a good laugh and a good surprise. Over the years, his basket included some creative and unusual things and it always gave me great pleasure to hunt for what I knew were healthy Easter Basket treats. Here is my short list and I welcome your ideas as well: Ideas for Healthy Easter Basket Treats! School gadgets such as pens, mechanical or colored … [Read more...] about Healthy Easter Basket Treats & Bunny Rabbit Salad Recipe!
Healthy Recipes for Leftover Easter Eggs!
This is a guest blog by Kaylie Chrismon. Healthy Recipes for Leftover Easter Eggs! Dying eggs for Easter is a fun family tradition, but who wants to waste those eggs? Not us! Hard-boiled eggs are highly nutritious for you. Just one has less cholesterol than the daily recommendation, and one egg holds 6 grams of protein, as well as vitamin B12, vitamin D, and iron. One egg has only 70 calories, making this a healthy snack to keep you feeling energized throughout the day, too. Try these ideas for using up Easter eggs! Anytime Recipe: Spring Green Deviled … [Read more...] about Healthy Recipes for Leftover Easter Eggs!
A Healthy Dessert for Mother’s Day!
Mother's Day & Blueberries! A healthy dessert for Mother's Day reminds me of all the blueberries I've picked in my life. As a kid, along with my brother and sister, I picked blueberries as a summer yard chore in Washington state. As an adult, in North Carolina, I pick blueberries in my front yard - not so much a chore as a pleasure. Here's a picture of me with my blueberry bushes just for fun. Blueberry Crisp Recipe! As a mother and a lover of blueberries, I want to share this special recipe for Mother's Day. I have probably made it 100 times and every time it turns out the same … [Read more...] about A Healthy Dessert for Mother’s Day!
Healthy Tuna Salad for Lunch!
What's Your Idea of Healthy Tuna Salad? There are quite a few ways to make healthy tuna salad. From what I can tell, it all gets down to favorite mix-ins. In elementary school, for example, I used to crunch up potato chips and mix them with tuna salad - not so healthy, but it sure was fun. Healthy Tuna Salad Mix-Ins! Really, anything goes. Here are some mix-ins that I like and, when you comment, please add yours: celery, onion, olives, raisins, thyme, nonfat plain yogurt, lemon juice, spicy mustard, dried apricots, chopped fresh apple, water chestnuts, cucumber, coarse black … [Read more...] about Healthy Tuna Salad for Lunch!