Quick and healthy produce recipes
I'm all for quick and easy meals. Though I'm not a bad cook, I've never really enjoyed it so I often find myself in a cooking rut. New ideas that benefit my family's health are always appreciated. Today, while on Fruits and Veggies More Matters, I found a page that has some recipes that all take 30 minutes or less -- they sound like winners in my book! I've got the ingredients for the veggie chili written down -- that's going to be on my family's dinner plates next week!
I adopted my son at age 10. Which means that he had 10 years of developing food preferences before he ever met me. Ten years of not-so-great habits that he developed. When he first moved home our family dinners were accompanied by the sound of him gagging and pretending to throw up. Suffice it to say, his reactions weren't terribly motivating for me.
For many people, when they change their eating habits in an effort to lose weight, their menu becomes a little limited. When you're used to cooking with butter and covering everything in cream sauces, your recipe box can become a little useless. But healthy eating certainly doesn't have to be boring and your options are limitless. 
Today is my very first Mother's Day as a mom and it's been wonderful. My son (adopted at age 10) made me a card at school and he picked flowers for me yesterday. Today, he's granting my Mother's Day wish by entertaining himself while I work and not begging me to take him to the skate park or the arcade or any of the other places he likes to haunt. 
My mom is one of those hard-to-buy-for types. She and my dad are, thankfully, in a position where if they need or want anything, they can go out and get it. But when birthdays and holidays like Mother's Day roll around, it leaves my siblings and me with very few options. This year, I think I'll try to give my mom something in keeping with her healthy lifestyle. If you're thinking along the healthy lines for Mother's Day gifts too, here are some ideas to consider:
There is always room for an occasional treat in any healthy diet. (Occasional is a concept I have trouble with!) But though an occasional treat won't bust your good nutrition track record, if you're serious about lowering the amount of fat and calories you eat, you can 
I don't know about you, but I love flipping through the pages of 
Outside my front window is a good foot of ice-covered snow. It's about as wintry as it can get around here. But it's that time of year when you can just smell spring lying right around the corner. I can't wait until my local farmer's market opens up again and all the delicious spring veggies are for sale. 
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Each week, we'll be offering original recipes and unique ways to use those Super Foods that pack nutritional power. After all, you are what you eat -- make it count!
Each week, we'll be offering original recipes and unique ways to use those Super Foods that pack nutritional power. After all, you are what you eat -- make it count!
Summertime makes me crave some of those all-American foods we all love: apple pie, chocolate chip cookies, potato salad and root beer floats, just to name a few.
Often, when we talk about diet and nutrition, we talk about what we shouldn't be eating -- processed foods, trans fats, processed sugars, etc. But 
When I first decided to make a conscious effort to start eating healthfully, I scoured the internet for recipes that are healthy; low-fat, low in calories, high in fiber, free of processed or refined stuff like sugar and flour. Looking for healthy recipes can be a bit of a challenge but it's made so much easier by this magical thing we call the internet. There are healthy ideas everywhere! So if you're making some healthy changes in your life and you like to cook, check out 
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Summer Slimdown Guide: Calorie-free foods (or close to it)
