What is a Healthy Pizza Recipe? If you are trying to get your arms around the question, What is a healthy pizza recipe?, then here are some ideas. First, consider the crust which can be whole grain. It's super easy these days to order whole wheat crust or make your own personal size pizza crusts by using half of a whole wheat pita bread. Next, consider the sauce which can be tomato based, olive oil based or basil pesto based. Finally, consider the toppings which can be cut-up veggies like olives, spinach, broccoli or sweet Bell peppers. The light sprinkling of cheese on top finishes a … [Read more...] about A Healthy Pizza Recipe!
Featuring Nutrition Month, Healthy Green Foods and Green Recipes!
March 2014 March is Nutrition Month! It’s time to celebrate National Nutrition Month and Spring! I decided that the color green represents both of these nicely so I hope it’s your favorite color. When I think of green food, I think fresh, crunchy, vitamin-rich, fiber and fun. The fun part might be a ‘Shrek Smoothie’ where you add some spinach to a healthy mix of fruits and yogurt and it turns green. Or, it might be my childhood favorite breakfast of ‘Green Eggs and Ham’. Whatever fun green food you choose, make it a month of excellent nutrition! 3 Green Food Tips! Try … [Read more...] about Featuring Nutrition Month, Healthy Green Foods and Green Recipes!
A Healthy Salad for Spring!
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!