Slow Cooker Meals Use Simple Ingredients Do you have a slow cooker in your kitchen tool box? If you do, there are homemade flavors at low to medium cost awaiting you. Many slow cooker recipes are easy and easy to find. Flavors of the World Suit a Slow Cooker The world offers cuisines with amazing flavors. For example, my slow cooker recipe shown at the left, features Mediterranean flavors with characteristic ingredients. I also love the traditional flavors of Mexico and they typically include fresh lime juice, chili powder, garlic and cumin. Korean cuisine is another favorite with … [Read more...] about A Slow Cooker Makes Mealtime Easy & Exotic
Valentine’s Dinner Tip: Fish For the Heart
Learning About Fish There's a lot about fish you may not know. Jake learned that tilapia is a vegetarian fish that loves to eat algae. Jackie was interested in how wild salmon is caught in the waters off Alaska, flash frozen and transported to her home town. Their younger brother, Rocco, was most interested in watching the live lobsters in a tank at the other end of the seafood department. Who could blame him? Fish Can Protect Your Heart Fish is a powerful protein food that can add quality to everyone's meals and snacks. Not only that - fish contributes omega-3 fat to your plate and, … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Dinner Tip: Fish For the Heart
A Colorful Meal …Is a Healthy Meal
Color and Good Nutrition Need some help getting out of a hum-drum eating rut? The easiest way is to gather a rainbow of colorful foods at the grocery store. Not only do colors please the eyes but they pack in powerful nutrition. Colorful Combinations When I think of an artist's palette, I really get going on combinations for my meal plate - what about you? A snack of blueberries and yogurt is a good start. A lunch salad with a variety of shades of green lettuces, shredded purple cabbage and tomatoes is beautiful, too. Or imagine this...a dinner stir-fry with sugar snap peas, … [Read more...] about A Colorful Meal …Is a Healthy Meal
Spring in the Supermarket & Kitchen is Simple, Nutritious
Spring Favorites: Step 1: Shop for nutritious fruits and veggies: kale to lightly saute, radishes for a salad, late season oranges/tangerines for a snack Step 2: Shop for nutritious whole grains: farro for a side dish, barley for a soup, light popcorn for a snack Step 3: Shop for nutritious dairy foods: plain yogurt to mix with fruit, 1% milk for homemade coffee latte, string cheese for a snack Simple Meals for Spring: Step 1. Breakfast: Whole grain toaster waffle + vanilla yogurt + berries + herb tea Step 2. Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla wrapped around canned tuna or salmon + … [Read more...] about Spring in the Supermarket & Kitchen is Simple, Nutritious
Mediterranean Flavors Make Meal Planning Easier!
Flavors from the Mediterranean Do you like the flavors of Italy? Do you like the flavors of Greece? Do you like the flavors of Turkey or Spain? All of these countries have coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea and, because of this, they share similar climates and some similar food ingredients and flavors. Menu Planning from the Mediterranean Whether or not you live near the Mediterranean Sea, you can enjoy eating a meal that is traditional to that area. It's fun, too. Maybe you'll want to plan a simple pasta dinner with red sauce made from garlic, basil and tomatoes. Or maybe you'll … [Read more...] about Mediterranean Flavors Make Meal Planning Easier!
Creative Ideas for Healthy, Quick Salad Meals
Salad Brings Good Nutrition to the Table When the weather heats up, I feel like a light and crunchy salad meal. It's cool and refreshing, full of flavor and so easy to toss together in my kitchen. What about you? I don't necessarily think about all the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants lurking in my salad starter greens. But, when I do, I feel even better about the powerful nutrition on my plate. Start with Greens A salad meal typically starts with greens. Any greens. Dark green spinach, Romaine lettuce and/or arugula are tasty. Shredded green cabbage or soft leaf lettuces work … [Read more...] about Creative Ideas for Healthy, Quick Salad Meals