A snack attack calls for a quick solution -- like the grocery store. When you need a healthier snack then take a quick dash into the closest grocery store. It's efficient and it can work beautifully in your home town or on a road trip out of town. Here are lots of options to choose from as you fill a hunger-gap between breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dash to the Produce Department for these single serving choices: Bananas Apples Clementines or tangerines Baby carrots Cut-up melon, mango, or pineapple Cut-up carrots and celery Dash to the Deli for these creative … [Read more...] about Grab and Go Healthier Snacks from the Grocery Store
7 Steps to a Successful Picnic
Picnic Month is a July celebration we can all enjoy. When you combine a picnic with good nutrition, it's a successful meal mixed with a lot of fun! Here are 7 steps to a successful July picnic: Invite a comfortable number to your picnic. For experienced hosts/hostesses, this might be 15 or 20; for the less experienced, this might be 3 or 4. Plan ahead to make the special treats. A few examples are deviled eggs, pinwheel sandwiches, blueberry crisp. Take time to include simple, healthy choices. These might include celery sticks filled with peanut butter, cucumber spears, popcorn, … [Read more...] about 7 Steps to a Successful Picnic
A Grocery Bag for a Simple, No Worry Picnic
An impromptu picnic begins at the grocery store...and so does a well-planned one. When was the last time you went on a picnic? If you have to think about it for more than a minute then it was too long ago, for sure. So this month, get your grocery store to help with all the details as you remember how much fun it is to go on a fresh-air picnic! Grocery Store Basics for a Picnic Make your list with what looks good below and you'll be in and out of the store quickly with just what you need. Bread, whole wheat Something to put in the bread (choose 1-2:) A pouch of tuna Some … [Read more...] about A Grocery Bag for a Simple, No Worry Picnic