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 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!
Featuring Easy Meals for Mom & Refreshing Smoothie Recipes!
May 2014 Easy Meals for Mom! Since May 11th is Mother’s Day, this issue celebrates all the wonderful moms in your lives. One way to do this is to toss out some ideas for moms to make easy and healthy meals. Another is to toss out some ideas for dads and kids to make an easy meal – for mom! The example my mother set for me was a balanced and healthy meal, but never hard to make. Keeping it simple is often a win-win all around because it saves you time, energy and money. Happy Mother’s Day!! 3 Easy Meals for Mom! Weekday Omelet Meal: Omelet with lightly sautéed, sliced … [Read more...] about Featuring Easy Meals for Mom & Refreshing Smoothie Recipes!