How to Power-Up * Pick up at least 2 fruits and 2 veggies in your weekly grocery shopping basket - fresh, canned and/or frozen * Make a colorful plate of fruit/veg your goal * Taste one new fruit and one new veggie every week How to Inspire Your Family * Keep a bowl of colorful fruits on the kitchen counter * Teach the kids to peel a carrot...and eat it * Learn to make homemade vegetable soup and practice often September is Fruit & Veggie Month Feeling great and staying healthy are 2 awesome reasons to power-up with fruits and veggies. Try plums, raspberries, … [Read more...] about Power-Up with Fruits & Veggies!
Mediterranean Cooking, Eggplant & A Tasty Recipe!
Mediterranean Cooking is Full of Flavor & More! There's no doubt in my mind that Mediterranean style recipes are some of the best in the world. Best because they are not hard to make. Best because they are full of delicious flavors. Best because they are combinations of plant-based ingredients that support good nutrition and good health. Eggplant is a Vegetable of the Mediterranean Cuisine! There are many vegetables that are used when cooking Mediterranean style. Eggplant, for example, is a mild-tasting vegetable that can be made into a stew, a side dish or a main dish. Sometimes … [Read more...] about Mediterranean Cooking, Eggplant & A Tasty Recipe!
Nutrition Month is Full of Tasty, Healthy Surprises!
Nutrition Month is Here! I look forward to March every year for a few reasons, including Spring, Nutrition Month and my birthday. All 3 of these special occasions is like a new beginning - for nature, for everyone who seeks good flavors and good health and... for me, another year to be thankful for. Nutrition Month is a fun, full-of-flavor opportunity and I treat it as such. Will you join me in the celebration? Healthy Surprises! When I visited Turkey last fall, I truly enjoyed many cultural, natural and edible surprises. I experienced an Islamic culture, I swam in the Aegean Sea and … [Read more...] about Nutrition Month is Full of Tasty, Healthy Surprises!
Summer Vegetable Surprises & How to Cook Them!
My Surprises this Week! Normally, I have a pretty good grasp on identifying summer vegetables. In fact, I love to learn about and try new varieties of local favorites like kale or leaf lettuce or tomatoes. But this week, I was surprised 3 times by summer vegetables. Elephant garlic caught me off-guard with its mild flavor and huge cloves; blue potatoes amazed me when the color didn't disappear in the pot; and Turkish orange eggplants (see photo to the left) totally fooled me at the Farmer's Market. Cooking with Summer Vegetables! It can be a little overwhelming to put 1 or 2 brand new … [Read more...] about Summer Vegetable Surprises & How to Cook Them!
Summer Vegetables Give You Good Nutrition & Dipping Fun!
Fresh Summer Vegetables! I'm not sure which summer month is my favorite for fresh vegetables - probably July. I'm joyful and overwhelmed at the same time when I see all my choices. I'm also grateful for farmers who work so hard to grow all that good nutrition. There's tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, fennel, carrots, peppers, corn-on-the-cob, potatoes, eggplant, later season leafy greens and more. Sorting Out All Those Vegetables! There is only one way I've found to sort out July's fresh vegetables. Whether you shop at the grocery store, a fresh market, a Farmer's market … [Read more...] about Summer Vegetables Give You Good Nutrition & Dipping Fun!
World Vegetarian Day & 5 Easy Recipes for Good Nutrition!
Vegetarian Recipes are Worth a Try! Cooking vegetarian recipes is not hard. In fact, here are 31 easy, fast and healthy vegetarian recipes to try with a friend or your family. If you dive in and try some of these, I think you'll be amazed at how the flavors of these recipes pop and the timing is great since World Vegetarian Day is October 1st! 5 Recipes to Help You Eat More Vegetables! Vegetarian quiche works for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Make a healthier crust by cutting several whole wheat tortillas and laying them in a single layer on the bottom of your quiche/pie … [Read more...] about World Vegetarian Day & 5 Easy Recipes for Good Nutrition!