March is National Nutrition Month®! This year’s theme, “Celebrate a World of Flavors,” demonstrates how flavors from cultures around the world are a tasty way to nourish ourselves and appreciate our diversity. Throughout March and the rest of the year, embrace the foods and flavors of your heritage and other global cultures. My team and…
Did you know breakfast is the perfect time to get most of your nutrients such as fiber, protein, carbs, and mono- and polyunsaturated fats? Breakfast should be easy, quick, and taste really good. Don’t you agree? Giving your body the healthy start it needs and keeps you feeling satisfied and ready for the day. Begin…
I’m concerned about the rapidly evolving risks of Coronavirus (COVID-19) a serious respiratory virus. The CDC recommends people at higher risk of contracting this virus to have an action plan including getting medications and stocking up on groceries. If you’re preparing to stay at home for an extended period of time, I want to make…
Wild Mushroom Soup is a lighter savory soup perfect as an appetizer or as part of a meal. Low in calories and cholesterol-free, mushrooms contain a modest amount of fiber and over a dozen minerals and vitamins, including copper, potassium, magnesium, zinc and a number of B vitamins such as folate. This recipe is adapted from…
Growing up my Mom always cooked collard greens and black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. It’s a simple meal she passed down to me and my siblings. The tradition of eating black-eyed peas originated in Africa and spread throughout the Southern region of the United States. According to Southern food researcher John Egerton, black-eyed…
Summer season is salad season for me and this roasted beet and goat cheese salad is simple and delicious. Beets are a nutritional powerhouse filled with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, or molecules that help prevent certain diseases by fighting off the damage inflicted by free radicals. The prep and cooking time is about an…
The dynamic duo, Wendy Lopez MS, RD, CDE and Jessica Jones MS, RD, CDE (no relation I think) of Food Heaven Made Easy are the final dietitians I’m highlighting for National Nutrition Month AND Women History Month. I reached out to four registered dietitians nutritionists (Andrea Postell, Marisa Moore, Basheerah Enahora, and Wendy & Jessica)…
“Eating healthy is way too expensive.” Do you know how many times I’ve heard that statement? Too many to count. Do YOU think eating healthy is impossible? I make a living teaching people how to eat nutritious and delicious foods to meet their budget needs. It’s not as difficult as you may think. However, saving…
This is a no-bake nutritious snack that only takes 10 minutes to make. Peanut Butter Bliss Bites have 5 delicious ingredients destined to please the sweetest tooth. Packed with protein and carbs it’s the ideal pick me up snack or pre/post workout snack. Just 2 peanut butter bliss bites are less than 200 calories!
Purple cabbage also is known as red cabbage brightens up any meal. Just look at that color! It contains a type of group of phytochemicals or compounds found in plant foods with disease-fighting properties known as polyphenols. What’s so important about polyphenols? Polyphenols may offer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer benefits. In other words, it’s…
