Red cabbage, also known as purple cabbage, is crisp, slightly sweet, and nutritious. Tickle your taste buds with this fresh, filling meal. Why should you eat cabbage? According to The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, my favorite nutrition reference guide, written by Michael Murray and associates, cabbage is a “nutrient-dense, low-calorie food”. Some of its nutritional highlights…
Truvia is a new all natural zero calorie sweetener intended to be used as a sugar substitute, but Is this sweetener safe? For years scientists have been look for a safe, zero calorie sugar substitute. Is Truvia, also known as rebiana, the sweetener they have been looking for? Rebiana is an all natural sweetener derived…
Quinoa, a leafy plant relative to spinach, is a highly nutritional plant that is gaining popularity throughout the world. The ancient Inca civilization, once a vast and amazingly organized community, revered many plants for their nutritional and spiritual values. Spain’s invasion halted cultivation of these plants, in favor of European cultivation. Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa), a…
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…
Ice cream contains additives, some of which are dangerous chemicals, so ice-cream lovers should reconsider before ingesting this frozen health threat. Most people like ice cream. Some even love it. In fact, my brother has a heaping bowlful every night of the week and has been doing so for years. He enjoys it, but he…
This article discusses the difference between natural and organic foods. It can be very hard currently to differentiate between what different food labels mean, understand them properly, and then make the right food choices for you and your family. Natural and organic are two words that we hear all the time lately – words that play a…
Fruit and vegetables are supposed to be good for you, but some contain as many as 67 different pesticides, most of which cannot be washed off. Include more fruits and vegetables in your diet to increase your health. We have all heard this advice, but just how healthy are the fruits and vegetables we are…
Food borne diseases kill 5,000 Americans each year. Salmonella is one of the most serious risks to the general public and you must keep your family safe. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attempts to carefully monitor the nation’s food supplies in an effort to keep them safe from such dangers as salmonella. There are…