Grilled chicken, hearty greens, and fruit make a satisfying, healthful meal. A creamy dressing made with yogurt adds great flavor and keeps it light. Chicken salads can still be light, healthful meals, even with a creamy dressing. Plain, low-fat yogurt provides both smooth texture and a tangy taste—without the fat and calories of sour cream…
Roasted vegetables are intense in flavor and easy to prepare. From parsnips, fennel, and asparagus to eggplant, onions, and tomatoes: roasting rules. Roasting vegetables concentrates the sweetness and earthiness of any vegetable you’re roasting. It’s a simple, easy way to make healthful, delicious side dishes while the oven does most of the work! Roasted Parsnips…
Forming healthy, conscious eating habits can be hard but rewarding. Find out how to eat more consciously and live in better health. Healthy eating habits require a conscious decision each time you eat for what you eat, how you eat, where you eat, and whom you eat with. These choices can make a difference in…
Most of us run to the store and buy prepackaged cheese; but make your own homemade soft cheese just one time, and your traditions will change. Arouse your taste buds to homemade delight. Soft store-bought cheese just cannot compete with this back-to-basics soft cheese recipe. The ingredients are completely up to you. So, bring your…
Agave nectar comes from the agave plant and is a light syrupy sweetener that can be used instead of table sugar or artificial sweeteners. Agave nectar comes from the agave plant (pronounced ah-GAV-ey), Agave is best known as being the plant that tequila is traditionally made from. Agave has been used in Mexican cooking as…
Roasted beets add a sweet earthiness to tasty salads. Serve this dish as a side to grilled steak or chicken or as a hearty lunch by itself. This hearty vegetable and fruit salad makes a great side dish to a main meat course when you’re not preparing other sides. Or, simply add some crusty bread…
Low carb finger-food appetizers start with the simple Belgian endive. A must-have recipe for fresh & healthy gourmet appetizers. Get creative with fillings. Looking for a delicious, gourmet appetizer recipe that’s low carb, tasty and makes an elegant presentation? Start with Belgian endives and fill them with a variety of healthy food combinations. Shaped like…
We know iron is important, but do you know the best dietary sources? Read on to help plan a diet for iron deficiency. Iron is an essential mineral in the human diet. It is the basic building block of hemoglobin, the portion of our red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body. Where do…
Chicken soup is like no other. If you can boil water, and enjoy chicken, this wonderful broth is yours. It was in my teens that I decided not to replicate my mother’s cooking. For one thing I had no knowledge of cooking and found it a mundane process of constantly thinking what to make. The…
If you have celiac disease, it is important to stay on a gluten free diet to be healthy. Try these tips for eating and baking gluten free at Christmastime. With all the festive foods and baked goods, some people may find it difficult to stay true to a gluten free diet during the Christmas season….