Making fruit bars at home (0)

7/19/11 •

The quickest way to cool off in the hot city when you don’t have access to swimming is to eat a fruit bar or a popsicle. But people who prefer natural products with less sugar will find that natural fruit bars can be very expensive. I’ve seen some that are twice as expensive as the regular ice pops [...]

Change your mind, change your life (0)

6/14/11 •

Imagine trying to run your car with no fuel. Even though most cars have about a gallon of gasoline after the line hits E, you still shouldn’t ride around for long with out re-fueling. Our bodies are similar and we shouldn’t expect that we’ll perform well if we don’t eat well in the morning.

Veggies delight (1)

6/01/11 •

I hate it when I see huge people in the summer with rolls of fat hanging off their bodies and wearing the most inappropriate clothing. Do they actually think they look good? Don’t they know better? Apparently not. As Americans, we eat far too much fat-saturated food and way too much meat. If we switch our plates around [...]

Leftover salad (1)

5/19/11 •

There was only enough steak for three people and six people were at my house, expecting dinner. My son’s friends had dropped in unexpectedly and I knew from him that everyone was starved.

A ready-to-go breakfast of pancakes (0)

5/12/11 •

I was making pancakes for breakfast when I had what I believe to be a brilliant idea: Load their pancakes with fruit and then roll the pancakes so they can walk out the door with a ready-to-go breakfast.

A brunch for me and Mom on Mother’s Day (0)

5/08/11 •

It’s just Mom and me this year celebrating Mother’s Day together. My children are all off in their own worlds, which is just fine with me. One by one they called me on the phone, and now, I am making brunch for my mom.

Spring cleaning (0)

4/26/11 •

Deep house cleaning isn’t the only thing we should be doing in the spring. Our bodies, just like our homes, need a change of pace and food.

An apple a day (0)

4/21/11 •

Children actually welcome the opportunity to eat healthy food, particularly when you educate them from a very young age about the need for good nutrition to build strong bodies.

Feeding your children well (1)

4/06/11 •

It certainly doesn’t take a brain surgeon to see that the typical American diet is fat-infused, laced with chemicals and not conducive to developing strong minds and bodies. I’ve penned quite a few thoughts about my picky youngest child, who eats practically nothing and is so rail thin that I’m always afraid she’ll blow away. The other [...]

Popping blueberries like they are candy (0)

3/30/11 •

As a southerner, I grew up on blackberries. I have very good memories of picking them as a child in the area in back of where we lived in Georgia. My cousins and I spent as much time dodging wasps as we did picking and eating berries. These berries became pies or preserves with biscuits. I’ve recently discovered [...]

Got a good biscuit recipe? (0)

3/25/11 •

As a woman who grew up in the South, you’d think that I’d know how to cook a good biscuit. I have to confess that I don’t. I never stood around watching my grandmother – who made great biscuits – cook them. Neither did I watch my mother, who doesn’t bake biscuits often but loves making cakes (her [...]

Peasant food to the rescue (0)

3/10/11 •

It was late and neither one of us felt much like cooking anything healthy, or buying any take out. So, she offered her brand of peasant food, derived from her Portuguese back ground. It was both satisfying and nourishing

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink ? (0)

2/17/11 •

There are several options for improving water quality but first it’s important to understand how essential water is and how much we need to drink daily to maximize the proper functioning of the human body.

Picky Eaters (0)

2/11/11 •

today she surprised me when I asked her for a week-end shopping list which had to have at least three healthy choices. Baby girl chose clementines, other fruits and juice, which isn’t bad for a girl who normally only wants to eat junk.

Convenient Super Bowl Snacks (0)

2/06/11 •

Super Bowl Sunday snacks don’t have to be unhealthy or expensive. And by serving them individually instead of offering your fare family style, you’re not only adding a personal touch for your guests but you’re also cutting down on germ spreading as well.

Yellow split pea soup (0)

1/26/11 •

There’s nothing more nourishing on a freezing cold day than a delicious bowl of steaming hot soup served warm crusty bread or a muffin. Soup is also inexpensive to make and you can eat it for a few days.

Oodles of quick and easy soup (0)

1/18/11 •

oodles of Noodles is loaded with preservatives and salt, among quite a few other ingredients that are detrimental to our health. But not to worry. You can make your own version of a quick soup by using prepared frozen dumplings and broth.

Sunshine soup for winter (0)

1/07/11 •

Soup is the perfect meal.

Add some cornbread or a hearty roll and you’re good go. Soups are also great because you can get so many

healthy nutrients into one bowl. Nourishing food that our grandmothers taught us sticks to our ribs and always

make us feel better, no matter what the ailment.

Holiday turkey leftovers (0)

12/28/10 •

If you served a big holiday dinner on Christmas Day, you’re probably wondering what to do with the leftovers. One of our favorite turkey sandwiches uses almost the entire meal, and it’s simple. Just set the food out, and let everyone make their own.

Quick and easy salsa (0)

12/22/10 •

My friend Angie Brown, a Creole chef, taught me how to use prepared salsa as a base and enhance it with fresh ingredients. This is especially important in the winter when fresh tomatoes aren’t as ripe.