Time for School = Time for Smart Nutrition If you’re like most parents or grandparents of school age kids, you have butterflies in your stomach right about now. Fortunately, butterflies go away after the first week of school, but other challenges take their place. Nutritious foods and beverages are a great solution to quiet kids’ growling stomachs and to set them up for a fun and successful year of learning. Back-to-school or not, kids’ bodies are very special machines - so feed them well. Breakfast is a must for fueling kids' high-energy, productive day. For time’s sake, keep the … [Read more...] about Time for School = Time for Smart Nutrition
Need an Easy Recipe? Try Peppers & Lean Beef
Cooking at home has many advantages including the flavors of simple ingredients and quality nutrition. There are awesome advantages to cooking from simple and nutritious ingredients in your own kitchen. For example, the flavors are tasty, the nutrition reflects your ingredients and everyone appreciates a meal together. Here's an easy recipe for you! Peppers & Lean Beef Recipe Ingredients: 1 lb beef steak or 'stew beef', cut into strips; 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 green pepper, or 2 colors of peppers, half each, seeds removed and cut into small strips; 1 large can diced … [Read more...] about Need an Easy Recipe? Try Peppers & Lean Beef
Trying Something New: Easy Black Bean Recipe
Black Beans & Good Nutrition Have you every tried black beans? If not, I recommend you do. You can eat black beans as part of breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can combine them with rice, couscous or quinoa, 3 healthy and tasty grains. The nutrition of black beans is excellent and, due to their very high fiber and protein contents, they keep you feeling full for hours. Easy Black Bean & Sweet Pepper Salad Recipe Ingredients to gather: 1 can black beans (15-16 oz); 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 sweet Bell pepper or other sweet pepper (red or green); 1/2 onion; 1 stalk celery; 2 … [Read more...] about Trying Something New: Easy Black Bean Recipe
It’s Pumpkin Time!
Fall, Pumpkins & Kids! There's nothing more fun than carving a beautiful, orange pumpkin into a fun jack-o-lantern. Kids love the funny faces while watchful parents guard the sharp knife. Everyone enjoys pumpkin season ~ picking one out ~carving it ~ cooking with it in the kitchen! Pumpkins Offer Great Nutrition! If you're looking for a vegetable that's low in calories and high in health-promoting antioxidants like vitamin A, then pumpkin is the answer. Pumpkins are a hard, Fall squash that offers powerful nutrition with tasty flavor. In seasons of the year when fresh pumpkins are … [Read more...] about It’s Pumpkin Time!
Need an Easy, Fall Dinner? Chili Works!
Colorful Peppers Add Flavor I have become a believer in colorful peppers this summer-into-fall. Not only are they a feast for the eyes, but they also add a sweet, rich flavor to your kitchen recipes. In the last month, I've chopped up colorful peppers for cold salads, cooked them in a stew, sauteed them for a side item, and made them into black bean chili. Beautiful, versatile, nutritious, delicious is what you can discover with peppers! Making Fall Chili with Peppers Making chili starts with a favorite recipe and there are plenty of them in cookbooks, online and in your family … [Read more...] about Need an Easy, Fall Dinner? Chili Works!