Processed Food for Thought

Add eggs, sugar, butter, flour, and mix… this is as processed as your food needs to be because the thing about processed food is this: you never know what’s in it.  And, what’s in your food is what feeds your body so it’s worth to learn about processed food to resist the irresistible allure of it. Continue reading “Processed Food for Thought”

To Stay Healthy, Think Five Colors

You read about it in the paper, hear it on the radio, see it on TV and now we are here to remind you of it as well: eat five colors a day. And that’s five colors a day from fresh fruits and vegetables you’ve prepared yourself.  While you’re at it fill at least half your plate with those five colors, fruits and vegetables, leaving the remaining half for your protein and starches (including potatoes). Continue reading “To Stay Healthy, Think Five Colors”

Swimming Upstream with the Salmon

This week’s post is delivered to you straight from New Zealand where I am catching up with friends and gathering inspiration for  fresh and easy meals. When it comes to food, globalization has not yet taken over NZ; the markets are packed with products from small family-owned businesses that shy away from industrialized food manufacturing. If the fresh, delicious food abundantly available NZ is any proof, smaller is better. Continue reading “Swimming Upstream with the Salmon”

B is for Broccoli, That’s Good Enough For Me

As you may have gathered by now, we are big on vegetables: as meals, as sides, as snacks, and even as liquid treats served in fresh made juices and smoothies.  Vegetables pack a powerful punch, there’s no two ways about it; they are full of vitamins and minerals, and contrary to popular belief they are a good source of calcium AND protein.  What’s more, they are relatively inexpensive when compared to the price of meat, and even processed foods.  And, as we will show you, they are easy to prepare and delicious to eat. With that in mind, this week is dedicated to broccoli, an easy to prepare, year-round vegetable, both healthy and delicious. Continue reading “B is for Broccoli, That’s Good Enough For Me”

Common Problems and Solutions: I don’t know what to cook…

It happens to all of us.  It’s time to make dinner, or think about dinner, or shop for dinner (once again), and you just don’t know what to make. If you’re cooking seven, or five, or even three nights a week, it can get pretty monotonous, and sometimes that monotony freezes your creativity.  Here’s how each of us deals with the monotony of having to cook, often, as well as how some of our friends tackle it as well.  We hope these ideas will help inspire you to keep up the good fight, and cook fresh food as often as you can! Continue reading “Common Problems and Solutions: I don’t know what to cook…”