Category: Healthy Eating
A Peek at Parsnips
It may look similar to a carrot and comes from the carrot family, but parsnips are quite a different vegetable. Because they have no beta-carotene, p [...]
A New Year’s Veggie Resolution
January is the month of resolutions. Each year a significant portion of resolutions have to do with dieting and weight loss. Yet you have probably he [...]
New Year’s Resolution: Healthy Meal Planning
New Year’s resolution time is upon us! For many us, this includes making promises to ourselves to be healthy this year—to eat healthier and make a str [...]
A Butter Like No Other
You’ve heard of coconut oil, but what are these jars of coconut butter that stores are displaying these days? Often labeled as “coconut manna”, cocon [...]
Paleo Chocolate Bread
How many of us are trying to reduce our grain? It’s a tough effort for sure, particularly for those afternoon carb cravings that we get on a daily bas [...]
Eating During the Holidays is a Balancing Act
Life is a balancing act. We are constantly balancing our jobs, our families, and our health, to name a few things. Sometimes we are out of balance and [...]
Getting Through the Holiday Season Without Falling off the Wagon!
The wonderful part of the holidays is that they are a great time to connect with family and friends with so many events, parties and gatherings. The c [...]
Butternut “Rice” Pilaf
Unlike the past, today’s butternut squash flesh is sweet and tender, palatable to both kids and adults alike. But many folks don’t realize how much n [...]
Strategies to Ignite Your Fat-Burning Potential during the Holiday Season
Wouldn’t it be great if you could burn fat all day long instead of just during your exercise session? Especially during the holidays that involve par [...]
The Beauty of Brussel Sprouts
I didn’t grow up eating Brussels sprouts. I guess this is a good thing because it seems many folks develop a prejudice against these adorable little [...]
The Colorful Side of Collards
Unless you grew up in the south, collard greens may be at best mysterious and at worst misunderstood. Most people think of them as a southern special [...]
Maximizing the Harvest in the Here and Now
Whether you are a CSA member, grow your own garden, or shop at farmer’s markets, maximizing the summer harvest is an important objective. Much is wri [...]
When Cucumbers Become Common
It is always exciting when the cucumber harvest starts, but within a few weeks of the season we are often overrun with their abundance. My solution to [...]
Carve Out Some “Me” Time this Summer
I love summer! There’s really nothing like it. For many of us, our schedules don’t change drastically during the summer season. If we have school aged [...]
Baby Romaine—A Spring Darling
There are so many reasons to love the month of June - summery weather, school letting out, and the opening of farmer’s markets. It may sound weird bu [...]
What to bring to a Barbeque!
Close your eyes and imagine warm weather, a light breeze, the perfect summer day… June is always the time when we get excited for fresh foods and fres [...]
Head Out to our Local CT Farmers Markets this Summer
The sun has finally come back to our state, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing and spring has arrived, and with it: farmers market season! Many co [...]
Spring for Dandelion Greens
I always find myself craving fresh spring greens as the weather warms. Something about the bracing bitterness of the greens awakens my palate and pro [...]
Healthy Eating for Busy Moms
Imagine this scene—a day in the life of a busy mom… It’s the morning witching hour. You’ve got two kids (or more!) to corral. They’re moving ‘slowly’. [...]
Making Your Own Homemade Broth
Broth is an undeniably key staple in cooking. Yet many folks are intimidated by the prospect of making it. However, homemade broth is one of the simpl [...]
Finding Fertility in the Grocery Store Aisle
The secret ingredient to improving fertility might just be in the grocery store. While no single food can magically help someone conceive, a well-roun [...]
For the Love of Diets! Americans Love Diet Trends
The standard American diet (SAD diet) is always changing and Americans are always up for a new trend. In the late 1980s, we saw a turn to low fat diet [...]
Got Milk? Get real! Coca Cola super processes milk
Message from the American Dairy Association: Please buy this homogenized, pasteurized, defatted, fortified “milk”, from animals that have been fed G [...]
There Is No “One-Size-Fits-All” Diet
There are so many diet books out there in stores, on TV and online. Each one offers “the answer” to what ails us. High fat, low carbs, no carbs, high [...]